Clonca

74 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Clonca, from 321 m² to 536,166 m² (53.62 ha, 132.49 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 43 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Clonca in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application.

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 28 Jan 2022Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH INSTALLATION OF AN ON-SITE SEWAGE SYSTEM, TOGETHER WITH ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2250093

• 25 Jul 2017Conditional

  (A) ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY DOMESTIC GARAGE AND (B) ERECTION OF AN EQUIPMENT STORAGE SHED AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 1751170

• 10 Jul 2017N/a

  (A) ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY DOMESTIC GARAGE AND (B) ERECTION OF AN EQUIPMENT STORAGE SHED AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 1751093

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Clonca.

Recorded monuments

• DG012-001001 Standing stone
  Description

  The standing stone recorded here (M. R. Calhoun) has now collapsed. It is 1.95m long × 0.9m maximum width and there is a depression, 8.5cms deep × 4cms in diameter, at one end. Situated on level pasture land to the SW of the Church at Clonca. A cross-slab (DG012-002009-) came from the same field. The above description was derived from the 'Archaeological Survey of County Donegal. A description of the field antiquities of the County from the Mesolithic Period to the 17th century.' Compiled by: Brian Lacey with Eamon Cody, Claire Cotter, Judy Cuppage, Noel Dunne, Vincent Hurley, Celie O'Rahilly, Paul Walsh and Seán Ó Nualláin (Lifford: Donegal County Council, 1983). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated. Date of upload: 22 September 2008

• DG012-001002 Enclosure
  Description

  The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.

• DG012-002001 Church
  Description

  This early ecclesiastical site consists of a sub-rectangular modern graveyard (DG012-002011-) enclosing Clonca Old Church (DG012-002001-). The surviving rectangular gabled church is a seventeenth century building incorporating earlier fragments. It was built post 1622 and continued in use until 1827 (Leslie 1937, 155; Bonner 1972, 70, 93). The remains are vested in the Office of public Works and are a National Monument (No. 25). The ruins of this single hall, 14.15m by 6.15m internally stand to original height and the E gable is surmounted by a small stone cross. The church, which has an external plinth, is built of rubble and split stone, with ashlar quoins. The latter incorporate a number of punch-dressed blocks, two of which have small chamfers and two others in the NE and SE quoins, have each a small roll-moulded arris. These fragments may be from an earlier church, although the moulded pieces could be the remains of memorials. The E gable is lit by a large, round-headed window with slightly splayed ingoings. Doherty (1891, 52) records that it was of cut stone and that many of the dressed fragments and mullions (DG012-002002-) were scattered on the ground; none of these were located during the survey. There are two smaller round-headed windows, retaining indications for timber frames in the N and S walls. The church interior retains some plaster and sections of the exterior rendering survive. Above the W door into the church is a badly weathered, carved, stone-lintel but the figures represented and unclear. The lintel is checked for a narrower opening. Set into the outside wall of the church at the NW corner is a small stone (DG012-002003-) bearing a mallet and chisel device above an inscription. Inside the church in the SW corner is a small portable bullaun stone (DG012-002004-). At the NE end of the church fixed to the wall are two medieval grave slabs (DG012-002005; DG012-002012-). In the field W of the graveyard is the stem and part of one arm of a restored, decorated, stone cross (DG012-002007-) carved from a single slab. Further W in the same field is the ringed-head of a second large cross (DG012-002008-). In the NW corner of the field across the road to the S is a holy well (DG012-002008) (M. R. Colhoun). To the W of the adjoining road is a field in which a small cross-slab (DG012-002009-) was found. This has been removed for safety but is very similar to a slab set into the wall at the entrance to Fahan graveyard (DG038-013004-). The church is located in generally good land sloping slightly to the S where there is an extensive area of bogland. A tochair or roadway across the bog was found some time ago (M. R. Colhoun) probably leading to the nearby Carrowmore site (DG011-049001-). (Gwynn and Hadcock 1970, 376). The above description was derived from the 'Archaeological Survey of County Donegal. A description of the field antiquities of the County from the Mesolithic Period to the 17th century.' Compiled by: Brian Lacy with Eamon Cody, Claire Cotter, Judy Cuppage, Noel Dunne, Vincent Hurley, Celie O'Rahilly, Paul Walsh and Seán Ó Nualláin (Lifford: Donegal County Council, 1983). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated. DG012-002001-_01.JPG Church viewed from NW DG012-002002-_01.JPG Carved lintel above W doorway DG012-002003-_01.JPG Church viewed from E DG012-002004-_01.JPG Church viewed from E DG012-002005-_01.JPG Interiror viewed from W Date of upload: 13 January 2020

• DG012-002002 Architectural fragment
  Description

  This record refers to displaced fragments of cut stone which came from the 17th-century church (DG012-002001-). Doherty (1891, 52) records that the E window of the church was originally of cut stone, and that many of the dressed fragments and mullions were scattered on the ground. They were not located by the Donegal Survey. (Lacy et al. 1983, 254, no. 1539). Date of upload: 13 January 2020

• DG012-002003 Inscribed stone
  Description

  Set into the wall of Clonca church (DG012-002001-), National Monument (no. 25). Built into the external wall face at the N end of the W wall is a small stone (L 0.32; H 0.15m) bearing a mallet and chisel device above a now fragmentary inscription which reads: '(. . . . . .) An O'Dubdagan do Ri (gne. . . . . . cl) og so do Domnall o (R. . . . . .)’ [Translation: …O'Dubdagan who made. . . this stone for Domnall O R]. (Macalister 1949, 115-6, No. 948). The above description is derived from the 'Archaeological Survey of County Donegal. A description of the field antiquities of the County from the Mesolithic Period to the 17th century.' Compiled by: Brian Lacy with Eamon Cody, Claire Cotter, Judy Cuppage, Noel Dunne, Vincent Hurley, Celie O'Rahilly, Paul Walsh and Seán Ó Nualláin (Lifford: Donegal County Council, 1983). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated. Attached images: DG012-002003_01.JPG DG012-002003_02.JPG Date of upload: 22 September 2008

• DG012-002004 Bullaun stone
  Description

  In Clonca church (DG012-002001-), National Monument (no. 25). The Donegal Survey noted that ‘Inside the church in the SW corner is a small portable bullaun stone.’ (Lacy et al. 1983, 255, no. 1539). Compiled by Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 15 December 2015

• DG012-002005 Graveslab
  Description

  In Clonca church (DG012-002001-), National Monument (no. 25). At the NE end of the church fixed to the wall are two grave slabs (DG012-002005-; DG012-002012-). This one is 1.75m long × 0.45m to .3m wide and is undecorated except for a thin incised frame around the edge (Lacy et al. 1983, 255, no. 1539). Its tapered shape is typical of medieval graveslabs. Attached image: DG012-002005-.JPG Date of upload: 15 December 2015

• DG012-002006 Cross - High cross
  Description

  This high cross, which is a National Monument in state ownership (No. 25) is recorded by the Donegal Survey as follows: ‘In the field W of the graveyard is the stem and part of one arm of a restored, decorated, stone cross carved from a single slab. It is 3.95m high, the shaft is .4m wide and the arms c. 0.9m wide. The cross is .2m thick. The W face of the shaft is divided into three panels. The top and bottom panel consist of two types of double-band interlace inside a frame. The central panel is divided into two parts: on top are two affronted kneeling animals with wedge-shaped faces. Above the back of each animal is what appears to be the head of a volute crozier. The bottom section has two seated figures with hands folded in front of them. The bottom part of a circle can be seen at the top of the shaft, which is carried through on the surviving right arm of the cross, only recently replaced after being missing for some time. There are other interlace and geometric designs on the arm. The left arm and top of the cross are missing but an outline restoration has been made. The surviving arm shows a slight convexity to the W. This is carried through on the restoration. The E face of the shaft is divided into four panels. The bottom panel consists of two spirals one on top of the other. These begin at their centres with triangular knots and end with opposed and adjoining zoomorphic designs reminiscent of contemporary metalwork. Gaps between the spiral ends are filled with interlace designs. The second panel from the bottom is covered with an irregular fret-pattern. The third panel consists of a double-banded interlace. The top panel, which is slightly incomplete at the top shows a figure seated on a chair. He is holding up a circular 'plate' on which are five small 'buns' arranged in the form of a cross. Beneath this, and pointing towards the figure's legs, is a small fish and on top a larger fish. The scene possibly depicts the miracle of 'the loaves and the fishes'. The surviving arm on the left side is almost fully taken up by a small figure in an 'orans' position. The left part of a circle can be seen beside this figure. This, presumably, would have been carried through on the missing parts.’ (Lacy et al. 1983, 255-56, no. 1539). The following description is taken from: P. Harbison (2002) The High Crosses of Ireland: An Iconographical and Photographic Survey, 3 vols., Habelt, Bonn, vol. 1. 44. East Cross - 'St. Buadan's Cross' 'The East Cross stands to a height of about 5m, and the shaft is 42cm wide and 22cm thick. The sole surviving arm was replaced in position when the remainder of the head was reconstructed in concrete around 1980. There are roll mouldings at the corners, and the panels without figure sculpture are framed by a raised rib. The narrow sides are undecorated. EAST FACE E1 : Two animals, with tails coiling into triangular interlace top and bottom, and which by-pass one another at the centre of the panel. The head of the animals, seen from above, have squared snouts and ear-lappets, and the front paws project forwards beside the head. Two of the spaces in the panel have been filled with a triangular interlace. E2 : A decorative fretwork pattern. E3 : A loose and jerky two-strand interlace. E4 : (?) THE MULTIPLICATION OF THE LOAVES AND THE FISHES - (Crawford, Granger and Weir - (?) Saints Paul and Anthony receiving the bread; Killanin and Duignan, Rowan - The Miracle of the Loaves and Fishes). A figure in profile on the left is seated on a high-backed chair with decorative top. He holds up a disc representing a basket or tray containing five circular loaves, beneath which there are two fish. The two fish would strongly favour the interpretation as THE MULTIPLICATION OF THE LOAVES AND FISHES first suggested by Killanin and Duignan. Arm : An ORANS figure. - Beside the fragment of a circle at the centre of the head, there is an unidentified figure raising its hands in the ORANS attitude. WEST FACE The bottom of the shaft is undecorated. W1 : A two-strand interlace. W2 : SAINTS PAUL AND ANTHONY IN THE DESERT - (Rowan - St. Paul and St. Anthony in the desert). Two figures sit frontally side-by-side beneath a hood-moulding and with their hands folded. Above them, two lion-like creatures with somewhat human heads cross their front paws while the head of a volute crozier appears above the backs of each of them. The two figures are presumably Saints Paul and Anthony, to whom the croziers belonged, and the lions are those who came to assist St. Anthony in digging a grave for St. Paul. W3 : A panel of two-strand interlace. At the very top of the shaft there is part of a circle which is continued on the head, as seen on the surviving arm fragment, where it encloses a two strand interlace. There is a debased fret pattern on the arms itself.' Attached images: DG012-002006-_01.JPG High cross –W face DG012-002006-_02.JPG High cross –E face DG012-002006-_03.JPG High cross –detail of W face: repaired upper section DG012-002006-_04.JPG High cross –detail of W face: Paired animals; two seated figures DG012-002006-_05.JPG High cross –detail of E face: 'orans’ figure DG012-002006-_06.JPG High cross –detail of E face: seated figure Compiled by Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 15 December 2015

• DG012-002007 Cross - High cross
  Description

  Located 70m W of a church (DG012-002001-) and graveyard (DG012-002011-). This high cross, which is a National Monument (No. 25), is recorded by the Donegal Survey as follows: ‘Further W in the same field is the ringed-head of a second large cross (DG012-002007-). This is 1.65m wide. It now survives only 1m high, however, part of a limb of the same cross is now lying inside the church. This fits on to the ringed-head and would bring its height to about 1.55m. The ringed-head is now lying on the ground and the underside was not examined; however the detached section inside the church gives some impression of what a part of the design is like. The upper, visible side of the cross consists of a ringed head with hollowed angles which, however, have not been carved right through. At the centre of the cross is a circle inside which eight coils connected by C-curves are arranged in cruciform fashion. There is a small circle at the very centre. In each of the hollowed angles of the cross there are two concentric circles. On the two arms and the top of the cross four triquetras are arranged inside a circle. The back of the top detached section of the cross has a design similar to the centre of the visible side and by analogy with the front it is likely that this is repeated on the two arms. Just beside this cross-head which is lying on the ground, is a large boulder into which a socket .6m long N-S, .17m wide and 0.22m deep has been cut.’ The following description is taken from, P. Harbison (2002) The High Crosses of Ireland: An Iconographical and Photographic Survey, 3 vols., Habelt, Bonn, vol. 1. 44-5. West Cross 'Of the West Cross, only the head and probably the base survives. They lie about 50m west of the standing cross (DG012-002008-), and almost in the centre of the field. The base measures c. 1.30m wide and 1.40m broad. The head of the cross is 1.68m high and was originally more than 1m across the arms. The head is imperforate, and the cylinders are attached to the inner surface of the ring. Around the edges of both shaft there is a roll moulding. At the centre of the head there is a roundel with five interconnected C-shapes with their backs to a central boss with central depression. A similar roundel is found on the shaft, while that on the top may have had a fretwork pattern. Stored in the ruined church nearby is an arm-fragment which presumably belonged to this cross. One side is decorated with a roundel very similar to that in the centre of the cross, while the roundel on the other side is much abraded, and may have borne an interlace pattern'. Attached images: DG012-002007-_01.JPG High cross and socketed stone viewed from W DG012-002007-_02.JPG High cross and socketed stone viewed from W DG012-002007-_03.JPG High cross viewed from W DG012-002007-_04.JPG High cross viewed from E DG012-002007-_05.JPG Socketed stone Compiled by Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 15 December 2015

• DG012-002008 Ritual site - holy well
  Description

  This early ecclesiastical site consists of a sub-rectangular modern graveyard (DG012-002011-) enclosing Clonca Old Church (DG012-002001-). The surviving rectangular gabled church is a seventeenth century building incorporating earlier fragments. It was built post 1622 and continued in use until 1827 (Leslie 1937, 155; Bonner 1972, 70, 93). The remains are vested in the Office of Public Works and are a National Monument (No. 25). Inside the church in the SW corner is a small portable bullaun stone (DG012-002004-). At the NE end of the church fixed to the wall are two grave slabs (DG012-002005-; DG012-002012-). In the field W of the graveyard is the stem and part of one arm of a restored, decorated, stone cross (DG012-002007-) carved from a single slab. In the NW corner of the field across the road to the S is a holy well (M. R. Colhoun). To the W of the adjoining road is a field in which a small cross-slab (DG012-002009-) was found. The above description was derived from the 'Archaeological Survey of County Donegal. A description of the field antiquities of the County from the Mesolithic Period to the 17th century.' Compiled by: Brian Lacey with Eamon Cody, Claire Cotter, Judy Cuppage, Noel Dunne, Vincent Hurley, Celie O'Rahilly, Paul Walsh and Seán Ó Nualláin (Lifford: Donegal County Council, 1983). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated. Compiled by Caimin O'Brien Date of upload/revision: 02 November 2011

• DG012-002009 Cross-slab
  Description

  Situated on level pasture land to the SW of the Church at Clonca. A stone, wheeled cross-slab (DG012-002009-) came from the same field as a standing stone (DG012-001001-). The cross-slab has been removed for safety. It is very similar to a slab set into the wall at the entrance to Fahan graveyard (DG038-013004-). The site is located in generally good land sloping slightly to the S where there is an extensive area of bogland. The above description was derived from the 'Archaeological Survey of County Donegal. A description of the field antiquities of the County from the Mesolithic Period to the 17th century.' Compiled by: Brian Lacey with Eamon Cody, Claire Cotter, Judy Cuppage, Noel Dunne, Vincent Hurley, Celie O'Rahilly, Paul Walsh and Seán Ó Nualláin (Lifford: Donegal County Council, 1983). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated. Date of upload: 22 September 2008

• DG012-002011 Graveyard
  Description

  This early ecclesiastical site consists of a sub-rectangular graveyard (DG012-002011-) enclosing Clonca Old Church (DG012-002001-). The surviving rectangular gabled church is a seventeenth century building incorporating earlier fragments. It was built post 1622 and continued in use until 1827 (Leslie 1937, 155; Bonner 1972, 70, 93). The remains are vested in the Office of public Works and are a National Monument (No. 25). The ruins of this single hall, 14.15m by 6.15m internally stand to original height and the E gable is surmounted by a small stone cross. The church, which has an external plinth, is built of rubble and split stone, with ashlar quoins. The latter incorporate a number of punch-dressed blocks, two of which have small chamfers and two others in the NE and SE quoins, have each a small roll-moulded arris. These fragments may be from an earlier church, although the moulded pieces could be the remians of memorials. The E gable is lit by a large, round-headed window with slightly splayed ingoings. Doherty (1891, 52) records that it was of cut stone and that many of the dressed fragments and mullions (DG012-002002-) were scattered on the ground; none of these were located during the survey. There are two smaller round-headed windows, retaining indications for timber frames in the N and S walls. The church interior retains some plaster and sections of the exterior rendering survive. Above the W door into the church is a badly weathered, carved, stone-lintel but the figures represented and unclear. The lintel is checked for a narrower opening. Set into the outside wall of the church at the NW corner is a small stone (DG012-002003-) bearing a mallet and chisel device above an inscription reading (. . . . . .) An O'Dubdagan do Ri (gne. . . . . . cl) og so do Domnall o (R. . . . . .) O'Dubdagan who made. . . . . . this stone for Domnall O R. (Macalister 1949, 115-6, No. 948). Inside the church in the SW corner is a small portable bullaun stone (DG012-002004-). At the NE end of the church fixed to the wall are two grave slabs (DG012-002005; DG012-002012-). One 1.75m long × 0.45m to .3m wide is undecorated except for a thin incised frame around the edge. Beside this is the 'Magnus and Fergus' grave slab. This measures 1.85m long × 0.55m to .44m wide. The slab which is decorated with a cross, foliage, a sword, a playing stick and ball also bears an inscription indicating by whom and for whom it was made. Fergus mak Allan do rini in clach sa magnus mec orristin ia fo Tr?l seo. Fergus Mac Allan made this stone Magnus Mac Orristin under this (Macalister 1949, 116-7, No. 949). A tradition that this grave-slab was brought here from Scotland (Hamilton 1896, 143) has recently been dismissed, and an Irish origin for the slab confirmed (Steer and Bannerman 1977, 43). In the field W of the graveyard is the stem and part of one arm of a restored, deco-rated, stone cross (DG012-002007-) carved from a single slab. It is 3.95m high, the shaft is .4m wide and the arms c. O.9m wide. The cross is .2m thick. The W face of the shaft is divided into three panels. The top and bottom panel consist of two types of double-band interlace inside a frame. The central panel is divided into two parts: on top are two affronted kneeling animals with wedge-shaped faces. Above the back of each animal is what appears to be the head of a volute crozier. The bottom section has two seated figures with hands folded in front of them. The bottom part of a circle can be seen at the top of the shaft, which is carried through on the surviving right arm of the cross, only recently replaced after being missing for some time. There are other interlace and geometric designs on the arm. The left arm and top of the cross are missing but an outline restoration has been made. The surviving arm shows a slight convexity to the W. This is carried through on the restoration. The E face of the shaft is divided into four panels. The bottom panel consists of two spirals one on top of the other. These begin at their centres with triangular knots and end with opposed and adjoining zoomorphic designs reminiscent of contemporary metalwork. Gaps between the spiral ends are filled with interlace designs. The second panel from the bottom is covered with an irregular fret-pattern. The third panel consists of a double-banded interlace. The top panel, which is slightly incomplete at the top shows a figure seated on a chair. He is holding up a circular 'plate' on which are five small 'buns' arranged in the form of a cross. Beneath this, and pointing towards the figure's legs, is a small fish and on top a larger fish. The scene possibly depicts the miracle of 'the loaves and the fishes'. The surviving arm on the left side is almost fully taken up by a small figure in an 'orans' position. The left part of a circle can be seen beside this figure. This, presumably, would have been carried through on the missing parts. Further W in the same field is the ringed-head of a second large cross (DG012-002008-). This is 1.65m wide. It now survives only 1m high, however, part of a limb of the same cross is now lying inside the church. This fits on to the ringed-head and would bring its height to about 1.55m. The ringed-head is now lying on the ground and the underside was not examined; however the detached section inside the church gives some impression of what a part of the design is like. The upper, visible side of the cross consists of a ringed head with hollowed angles which, however, have not been carved right through. At the centre of the cross is a circle inside which eight coils connected by C-curves are arranged in cruciform fashion. There is a small circle at the very centre. In each of the hollowed angles of the cross there are two concentric circles. On the two arms and the top of the cross four triquetras are arranged inside a circle. The back of the top detached section of the cross has a design similar to the centre of the visible side and by analogy with the front it is likely that this is repeated on the two arms. Just beside this cross-head which is lying on the ground, is a large boulder into which a socket .6m long N-S, .17m wide and 0.22m deep has been cut. In the NW corner of the field across the road to the S is a holy well (DG012-002008) (M. R. Colhoun). To the W of the adjoining road is a field in which a small cross-slab (DG012-002009-) was found. This has been removed for safety but is very similar to a slab set into the wall at the entrance to Fahan graveyard (DG038-013004-). The site is located in generally good land sloping slightly to the S where there is an extensive area of bogland. A tochair or roadway across the bog was found some time ago (M. R. Colhoun) probably leading to the nearby Carrowmore site (DG011-049001-). (Gwynn and Hadcock 1970, 376) The above description was derived from the 'Archaeological Survey of County Donegal. A description of the field antiquities of the County from the Mesolithic Period to the 17th century.' Compiled by: Brian Lacey with Eamon Cody, Claire Cotter, Judy Cuppage, Noel Dunne, Vincent Hurley, Celie O'Rahilly, Paul Walsh and Seán Ó Nualláin (Lifford: Donegal County Council, 1983). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated. Date of upload: 22 September 2008

• DG012-002012 Graveslab
  Description

  In Clonca church (DG012-002001-), affixed to the inner wall face of the N wall at its E end. This stone, with its striking and elaborate decorative carvings, is known as the 'Magnus and Fergus' graveslab, and is a National Monument in state ownership (no. 25). It is recorded by the Donegal Survey as follows: ‘This measures 1.85m long × 0.55m to .44m wide. The slab, which is decorated with a cross, foliage, a sword, a playing stick and ball, also bears an inscription indicating by whom and for whom it was made. 'Fergus mak Allan do rini in clach sa magnus mec orristin ia fo Trl seo’ [Translation: Fergus Mac Allan made this stone Magnus Mac Orristin under this] (Macalister 1949, 116-7, No. 949). A tradition that this graveslab was brought here from Scotland (Hamilton 1896, 143) has recently been dismissed, and an Irish origin for the slab confirmed (Steer and Bannerman 1977, 43).’ (Lacy et al. 1983, 255, no. 1539). A raised border defines the edge of the tapered slab and the carvings are in false relief. The central cross spans the length and width of the slab, dividing it into four quadrants, each of which bears carvings. The arms of the cross each terminate in a triple-leaf motif, and the shaft splits at top into two intertwined long-necked birds-like figures. Towards its base the shaft splays into a symmetrical swirl of delicate foliage which expands to fill the lowermost portion of the slab. The lower two quadrants flanking the cross bear, on one side, a sword with decorative pommel, and a hurley stick and sliotar (ball), and on the opposite side, a vertical symmetrical vine-like design. The two upper quadrants are filled with the inscription carved in slanting lines, three lines on each side. Two fleur-de-lys fill the space where one line of inscription ends abruptly. A line of inscription is also carved on one arm of the cross. No date is inscribed on the stone, but the style of carving suggests it dates to the 16th century. A medieval graveslab (DG012-002005-) is affixed to the wall beside this one, and a late 17th-century graveslab (DG012-002013-) is set in the floor of the church. Attached images: DG012-002012-_01.JPG Graveslab DG012-002012-_02.JPG Detail: Inscription DG012-002012-_03.JPG Detail: Intertwined birds DG012-002012-_04.JPG Detail: Sword hilt DG012-002012-_05.JPG Detail: Hurley and ball DG012-002012-_06.JPG Detail: Foliage motif Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 28 October 2021

• DG012-002013 Graveslab
  Description

  In Clonca church (DG012-002001-). This plain, rectangular graveslab (L 2.12m; Wth 0.91m; T 0.14m) lies on the ground at the E end of the church. The inscription, carved in 10 regular lines, fills the upper half of slab, and names Charles Davenport esquire, who died in 1697, and his wife Margaret. Attached images: DG012-002013-_01.JPG Graveslab viewed from SE DG012-002013-_02.JPG Inscription on graveslab Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 28 October 2021

• DG012-047 Cist
  Description

  In pasture, dug into the top of a prominent rise or small low hill, which has a gently domed profile with broadly sloping sides. The location provides extensive views in all directions of the surrounding gently undulating, lowlying grassland and bog, which is ringed in the far distance by the Inishowen uplands, with the distinctive peak of Slieve Snaght visible to SW. A stream is located 150m to E, with a burnt mound (DG012-048----) located on its banks to NE. This cist was uncovered during farm reclamation works in 2019. The discovery was notified to the National Monuments Service (NMS) and the National Museum of Ireland (NMI), and the NMI carried out a rescue excavation (licence: 20E157) at the cist in 2020. The cist consisted of a rectangular box-like cavity (L c. 0.75m N–S; Wth c. 0.45m; D 0.45-0.5m) with walls neatly constructed of upright slabs, roofed with a single, large roughly rectangular-shaped capstone (L 1.4m N-S; Wth 1.03m; T 0.12m) which generously oversailed the walls. The cist was oriented NNE-SSW (for convenience it is described below as if oriented N−S). The narrow N and S sides of the cist were each formed by a single upright slab. The E side wall had a single large upright forming the lower course of the wall, above which were two courses of drystone walling, with the interstices filled with small stones, and a small upright slab stood at the NE angle of the E wall. The W side wall was constructed with a large upright slab, with a smaller upright at the N end. A number of small, horizontally-laid stones were ranged along the top of the W wall, levelling it up to take the capstone. The floor was paved with a single large slab, with small stones packed into gaps between the edges of the floor slab and the side walls. The cist was filled to between a third and half of its depth with soil which was densely mixed with fragmentary cremated bones. At the base of the soil and bone layer, there was a concentrated deposit (diam. c. 0.25m; D 0.02m ) of highly fragmentary cremated bone and grey-white ashy material which lay directly on the floor slab, just to S of centre. A small deposit of burnt bone lay underneath the floor slab. A flint flake was found towards the base of the fill, in the SE end of the cist. The cist was constructed within a flat-based oval pit (1.6m NNE-SSW; 1.25m WNW-ESE; D c. 0.7m). Post-excavation analysis is in progress, and this record will be updated with the results in due course. Attached images: DG012-047----_01.JPG Capstone of the cist in situ DG012-047----_02.JPG Cist during excavation, showing a concentrated deposit of cremated bone lying on the floor slab DG012-047----_03.JPG Cist following excavation of its contents DG012-047----_04.JPG Oval pit which contained the cist Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 26 October 2021

• DG012-048 Burnt mound
  Description

  In pasture, located on the E bank of a canalised stream (Wth base c. 1.2m; D c. 1.8m). The ground immediately around the mound is damp and lowlying, but rises very gradually to E. This burnt mound appears to have been partly levelled in the past. It is evident as a low, grass-covered D-shaped mound (12m E–W; 12m N–S; H 0.3-0.4m), with the straight side at W bordered by the stream. It is composed of black soil and fragments of stone with a heat-shattered appearance. Attached images: DG012-048----_01.JPG: viewed from NE DG012-048----_02.JPG: viewed from S Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 10 March 2020

Architectural heritage

• House, 1840–1880 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached four-bay single-storey vernacular house, built c. 1860, with windbreak porch to front and modern extension to rear. Rounded straw thatched roof with roughcast rendered chimneystacks to gables. Flat concrete roof to porch. Smooth rendered walls. Square-headed window openings with two-over-one horned timber sash windows and painted concrete sills. Square-headed door opening with replacement timber panelled door. Single-storey outbuildings to north and south gables, comprising of pitched corrugated-metal roofs and smooth rendered walls. Set within own grounds, set back from road.

Designated sites: National Parks and Wildlife Service. Recorded monuments: Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service. Buildings: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Works at or in relation to a recorded monument need two months' written notice to the National Monuments Service (National Monuments (Amendment) Act 1994, section 12).

Radon

About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility moderately high, moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.

Terrain model

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Clonca.

Flooding

The flood maps of the Office of Public Works: floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency; Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland; both CC BY 4.0. LiDAR: contains Irish Public Sector Data (Geological Survey Ireland & the Office of Public Works) licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence.

No address of the register names Clonca with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Donegal.

Name

Clonca · Cluain Catha

Area

3,159,009 m² (315.9 ha, 780.61 acres)

Civil parish

Clonca, and its townlands

Barony

Inishowen East

Electoral division

Culdaff, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Culdaff electoral division: 1,027 people in 366 households; 76% of households own their home; 38% of homes were built since 2001; 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 32% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Baskill, Carrowmore, Cashel, Drumaville, Dunross, Laraghirril, Templemoyle

Placenames

Clonca on logainm.ie, the Placenames Database of Ireland

Townlands, civil parishes, baronies and electoral divisions, National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics by electoral division, Central Statistics Office, CC BY 4.0. A townland is the smallest land division of Ireland, and the unit of a rural address; old registers such as the 1901 and 1911 censuses file it under its civil parish and barony.