# Contycro, Co. Donegal: townland, land parcels and planning

Townland in the civil parish of Glencolumbkille, barony of Banagh, Co. Donegal; in Irish Cointe Cró.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 1,356,436 m² (135.64 ha, 335.18 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 25 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 8,336 m² (0.83 ha, 2.06 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 3 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Glencolumbkille, https://everytownland.com/donegal/parish/glencolumbkille.md
- Barony: Banagh
- Electoral division: Malinbeg, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 373 people lived in 151 households in the Malinbeg electoral division. 75% of households owned their home. 21% of homes were built since 2001. 18% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 22% were holiday homes.
- County: Co. Donegal, https://everytownland.com/donegal.md
- Gaeltacht: in an Irish-speaking area
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/14959
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 50685
- Centre: latitude 54.702044, longitude -8.700602 (WGS 84)

## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann)

25 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Contycro, from 68 m² to 665,673 m² (66.57 ha, 164.49 acres); 32 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 1367247: 665,673 m² (66.57 ha, 164.49 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1367247.md
- Parcel 5142419: 137,689 m² (13.77 ha, 34.02 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5142419.md
- Parcel 1388801: 112,339 m² (11.23 ha, 27.76 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1388801.md
- Parcel 1306200: 95,225 m² (9.52 ha, 23.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1306200.md
- Parcel 1409777: 83,258 m² (8.33 ha, 20.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1409777.md
- Parcel 1369172: 69,098 m² (6.91 ha, 17.07 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1369172.md
- Parcel 1309679: 50,226 m² (5.02 ha, 12.41 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1309679.md
- Parcel 1421691: 32,289 m² (3.23 ha, 7.98 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1421691.md
- Parcel 1382470: 22,278 m² (2.23 ha, 5.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1382470.md
- Parcel 3662828: 18,583 m² (1.86 ha, 4.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3662828.md
- Parcel 1375649: 13,580 m² (1.36 ha, 3.36 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1375649.md
- Parcel 5615516: 11,892 m² (1.19 ha, 2.94 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5615516.md
- Parcel 1357845: 8,336 m² (0.83 ha, 2.06 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1357845.md
- Parcel 1426603: 7,194 m² (0.72 ha, 1.78 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1426603.md
- Parcel 5915781: 6,808 m² (0.68 ha, 1.68 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5915781.md
- Parcel 6012761: 3,968 m² (0.4 ha, 0.98 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/6012761.md
- Parcel 1398436: 3,191 m² (0.32 ha, 0.79 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1398436.md
- Parcel 5210178: 2,693 m² (0.27 ha, 0.67 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5210178.md
- Parcel 4062954: 2,440 m² (0.24 ha, 0.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4062954.md
- Parcel 1371902: 2,234 m² (0.22 ha, 0.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1371902.md
- Parcel 1375813: 2,199 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1375813.md
- Parcel 4629180: 2,149 m² (0.21 ha, 0.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4629180.md
- Parcel 4629184: 2,090 m² (0.21 ha, 0.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4629184.md
- Parcel 1412699: 1,641 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1412699.md
- Parcel 1376018: 68 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1376018.md

## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan)

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

## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

3 applications, newest first.

- 3 Jun 2026, Donegal County Council 2661018: Refused. Permission, 1 home. CONSTRUCTION OF (1) NEW DWELLING HOUSE WITH PROPRIETARY SEWERAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM AND PERCOLATION AREA AND (2) DETACHED DOMESTIC GARAGE AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2661018/0
- 6 Apr 2022, Donegal County Council 2250592: Conditional. Permission. CONSTRUCTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2250592/0
- 6 Dec 2017, Donegal County Council 1751827: Conditional. Retention. (1) SUNROOM EXTENSION TO SIDE OF DWELLING (2) EXISTING SEPTIC TANK AND (3) MINOR ELEVATIONAL CHANGES AND ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/1751827/0

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## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service)

- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Lough Unna/Lough Unshagh Bogs, site code 000167

## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service)

- DG080-018: Barrow - ring-barrow, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDG080-018----. A very much ploughed-out feature not previously marked on the OS 6-inch maps. The site consists of a low, almost circular, earthen mound c. 4.2m in diameter surrounded by a largely filled-up fosse and an exter-nal, almost ploughed out earthen bank. The latter is only .16m high. The overall diameter is 9m. There is a 2.3m gap in the bank opposite a causeway across the fosse on the E side. The site is located on marshy ground in an area of generally good pasture on a low E-W ridge on the Glencolumkille valley floor. 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
- DG080-019: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDG080-019----. Internal diam. 26m. A circular area enclosed by an almost ploughed-out earthen bank surviving up to c. 0.3m in height and an external fosse up to 2m in width. The SE sector has been divided off by a field boundary and the enclosed area is better preserved. There is extensive evidence of tillage over the rest of the site. It is located in an area of fairly good pasture on a low E-W ridge on the floor of Glencolumbkille valley. 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
- DG080-034: Megalithic tomb - court tomb, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDG080-034----. Situated on the north side of Glencolumkille valley, the tomb stands on a slight platform on reclaimed marshy land in a low-lying situation c. 155m north of the Murlin River. Given its location there are restricted views to the north, east and south. The valley opens to the west and the sea is visible on the horizon; the view in this direction is partly blocked by rising ground and a large thicket of furze and bushes growing on the near horizon. The land in this area was reclaimed in 2011 and this exposed the monument to view (pers. comm. P. O’Donovan). The remains consist of a gallery represented by three stones, a jamb-stone, an adjoining sidestone and a backstone, set in the remnants of a much-denuded sub-circular mound measuring c. 11m east–west by 10m north–south which rises to between c. 0.2m to 0.3m in height. The remains indicate that the gallery was orientated west-north-west – east-south-east with the backstone at its eastern end. This stone, 1.3m by 0.35m thick and 0.35m high, has a gently curving gable-shaped top typical of those found in court tombs. Some 3.7m to the north-west stands the sidestone, 0.58m long, 0.23-27m thick and 0.9m high. Beside this at the west is the surviving jambstone which has split into two parts. It measures 0.75m long and 0.97 in maximum height and its top slopes to the north in typical fashion where it probably functioned as support for a corbel. The original thickness of the stone would have been c. 0.48m; currently there is a gap of 0.12m between the two pieces and small slab has been wedged in this position. A low set stone between the jambstone and sidestone may be a packing stone; it measures 0.4m long, 0.14m thick and is 0.17m high. About 1m south-west of the jambstone is a prostrate slab, 0.65m by 0.10 thick and at least 0.46m if erect; its original function is unclear and may not be in its original position. Approximately 3.7m south of this a stone protrudes from the ground. It measures 0.55m by 0.37m and is 0.25m high. The function of this stone is unknown but it might represent a kerbstone. Despite the scant nature of the remains sufficient structure is present to allow classification, with confidence, as a court tomb. The surviving remains suggest a gallery of two chambers which would be typical for tombs in this part of Donegal. DG080-034----_01.pdf. Plan of the court tomb. DG080-034----_01.jpg. View of the tomb looking south-east. The ranging rod stands beside the jambstone. DG080-034----_02.jpg. View of the tomb looking west-north-west with the backstone in the foreground. The ranging rod on the right stands beside the jambstone and the ranging rod on the left stands beside the possible kerb stone. Compiled by: Paul Walsh Date of upload: 1 September 2014
- DG090-016: Standing stone, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDG090-016----. Located on a NW-facing slope in rough heather- and sedge-covered upland terrain, overlooked at NE by Contycro hill, with a small lake/bog pool 20m to W and a larger lake 200m to E. This standing stone is not indicated on any edition of the OS 6-inch maps. Upright, flat-topped, roughly rectangular-shaped slab (H 0.61m; L 0.52m; max T 0.09m) with long axis aligned NW-SE. It is roughly triangular in cross-section. There is a narrow slab laid on edge along the base of the stone on the SW side; probably a support. The standing stone is no longer earth-fast. Attached images: DG090-016----_01 DG090-016----_02 DG090-016----_03 DG090-016----_04 Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 31 January 2022

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).

## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage)

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Contycro.

## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland)

- Radon: at the centre of the townland of Contycro, about 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home: https://www.epa.ie/environment-and-you/radon/radon-testing/#d.en.82887
- Landslides: The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as high, moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred. Parts of the land are water.
- Terrain model: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Contycro.
- Flooding: the flood maps of the Office of Public Works, https://www.floodinfo.ie/map/floodmaps/, linked only: their licence does not allow re-use.

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.

## Downloads

- DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, for a drawing program: https://everytownland.com/donegal/contycro.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/donegal/contycro.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/donegal/contycro.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Contycro with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Donegal: https://everytownland.com/donegal.md

## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann)

- Braade Lower: https://everytownland.com/donegal/braade-lower.md
- Cashel: https://everytownland.com/donegal/cashel-50546.md
- Drumroe: https://everytownland.com/donegal/drumroe.md
- Gannew and Curreen: https://everytownland.com/donegal/gannew-and-curreen.md
- Kilgoly: https://everytownland.com/donegal/kilgoly.md

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.

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Sources: Cadastral Parcels Freehold, Townlands, Civil Parishes, Baronies, Electoral Divisions and Buildings, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0; national zoning of development plans (GZT, MyPlan) and National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0, applicants not shown; designated sites, National Parks and Wildlife Service, CC BY 4.0; Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service, CC BY 4.0; National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, CC BY 4.0; Residential Property Price Register, Property Services Regulatory Authority, re-used with the source acknowledged.

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