Crockahenny

3 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Crockahenny, from 2,891 m² (0.29 ha, 0.71 acres) to 2,727,869 m² (272.79 ha, 674.07 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 9 neighbouring parcels touch it.

Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.

No zone of a development plan covers Crockahenny 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.

• 7 Jul 2026Conditional

  A PERIOD OF 10 YEARS FOR A LONG DURATION ENERGY STORAGE FACILITY WHICH WILL CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING ELEMENTS: INSTALLATION AND OPERATION OF 1 NO. ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM COMPOUND CONTAINING ENERGY STORAGE CONTAINERS, CONNECTED TO THE NATIONAL GRID SYSTEM VIA C. 50M OF UNDERGROUND CABLE TO THE CUSTOMER SUBSTATION, UPGRADES TO THE EXISTING CUSTOMER SUBSTATION, ELECTRICAL TRANSFORMERS AND INVERTER UNITS, UNDERGROUND CABLING AND DUCTING, BOUNDARY FENCING, SECURITY ENTRANCE GATES, CCTV, INTERNAL ACCESS ROADS, ANCILLARY SITE DEVELOPMENT, LANDSCAPING AND REINSTATEMENT WORKS. THE OPERATIONAL LIFESPAN OF THE DEVELOPMENT WILL BE 35 YEARS AND THE SITE OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT HAS A TOTAL AREA OF C. 0.54 HECTARES. THE DEVELOPMENT IS COVERED BY THE PROVISIONS OF THE (RED III) RENEWABLE ENERGY DIRECTIVE III (DIRECTIVE (EU) 2023/2413)

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2661260

• 1 Jul 2026Conditional

  A PERIOD OF 10 YEARS FOR THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT WHICH WILL CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING ELEMENTS: INSTALLATION AND OPERATION OF 1 NO. NEW 38KV SUBSTATION, INCLUDING A NEW 38KV BUILDING AND COMPOUND, 38KV ESB LINE BAY, RELOCATION OF THE EXISTING 38KV CABLE MAST, UPGRADES TO THE EXISTING CUSTOMER SUBSTATION AND 38KV LINE, C. 50M OF UNDERGROUND CABLE TO THE CUSTOMER SUBSTATION, ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, UNDERGROUND CABLING AND DUCTING, BOUNDARY FENCING, SECURITY ENTRANCE GATES, CCTV, INTERNAL ACCESS ROADS, ANCILLARY SITE DEVELOPMENT, LANDSCAPING AND REINSTATEMENT WORKS. THE OPERATIONAL LIFESPAN OF THE DEVELOPMENT WILL BE 35 YEARS. THE SITE OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT HAS A TOTAL AREA OF C. 0.54 HECTARES. THIS DEVELOPMENT IS COVERED BY THE PROVISIONS OF THE (RED III) RENEWABLE ENERGY DIRECTIVE III (DIRECTIVE (EU) 2023/2413)

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2661220

• 24 Mar 2026N/a

  A 10 YEAR PLANNING PERMISSION FOR A LONG DURATION ENERGY STORAGE FACILITY CONSISTING OF: INSTALLATION AND OPERATION OF 1 NO. BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM COMPOUND CONTAINING BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE CONTAINERS, 1 NO. ELECTRICAL SUBSTATION AND COMPOUND, CONNECTION TO THE NATIONAL GRID SYSTEM VIA 50M OF UNDERGROUND CABLE TO THE ESB CROCKAHENNY 38KV SUBSTATION, ELECTRICAL TRANSFORMERS AND INVERTER UNITS, UNDERGROUND CABLING AND DUCTING, BOUNDARY FENCING, SECURITY ENTRANCE GATES, CCTV, INTERNAL ACCESS ROAD, ASSOCIATED ANCILLARY SITE DEVELOPMENT, LANDSCAPING AND REINSTATEMENT WORKS. THE OPERATIONAL LIFESPAN OF THE DEVELOPMENT WILL BE 35 YEARS AND THE SITE OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT HAS A TOTAL AREA OF C. 0.54 HECTARES. THE DEVELOPMENT IS COVERED BY THE PROVISIONS OF THE (RED III) RENEWABLE ENERGY DIRECTIVE III (DIRECTIVE (EU) 2023/2413)

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2660496

• 18 Mar 2026N/a

  A 10 YEAR PLANNING PERMISSION FOR A LONG DURATION ENERGY STORAGE FACILITY CONSISTING OF: INSTALLATION AND OPERATION OF 1 NO. BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM COMPOUND CONTAINING BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE CONTAINERS, 1 NO. ELECTRICAL SUBSTATION AND COMPOUND, CONNECTION TO THE NATIONAL GRID SYSTEM VIA 50M OF UNDERGROUND CABLE TO THE ESB CROCKAHENNY 38KV SUBSTATION, ELECTRICAL TRANSFORMERS AND INVERTER UNITS, UNDERGROUND CABLING AND DUCTING, BOUNDARY FENCING, SECURITY ENTRANCE GATES, CCTV, INTERNAL ACCESS ROAD, ASSOCIATED ANCILLARY SITE DEVELOPMENT, LANDSCAPING AND REINSTATEMENT WORKS. THE OPERATIONAL LIFESPAN OF THE DEVELOPMENT WILL BE 35 YEARS AND THE SITE OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT HAS A TOTAL AREA OF C. 0.54 HECTARES. THE DEVELOPMENT IS COVERED BY THE PROVISIONS OF THE (RED III) RENEWABLE ENERGY DIRECTIVE III (DIRECTIVE (EU) 2023/2413)

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2660441

• 10 Mar 2026N/a

  A 10 YEAR PLANNING PERMISSION WITH A 35 YEAR OPERATIONAL LIFESPAN FOR DEVELOPMENT OF THE FOLLOWING: (1) INSTALLATION AND OPERATION OF 1NO. BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM COMPOUND CONTAINING BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE CONTAINERS, (2) 1NO. ELECTRICAL SUBSTATION AND COMPOUND, (3) CONNECTION TO NATIONAL GRID SYSTEM VIA 50M OF UNDERGROUND CABLE TO THE ESB CROCKAHENNY 38kV SUBSTATION, (4) ELECTRICAL TRANSFORMERS AND INVERTER UNITS, UNDERGROUND CABLING AND DUCTING, BOUNDARY FENCING, SECURITY ENTRANCE GATES AND CCTV, (5) INTERNAL ACCESS ROAD, (6) ASSOCIATED ANCILLARY SITE DEVELOPMENT, LANDSCAPING AND REINSTATEMENT WORKS. THE DEVELOPMENT IS COVERED BY THE PROVISIONS OF THE (RED III) RENEWABLE ENERGY DIRECTIVE III (DIRECTIVE (EU) 2023/2413)

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2660373

• 2 Dec 2025Conditional

  A 10-YEAR PLANNING PERMISSION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF TWO WIND TURBINES WITHIN THE LANDHOLDING OF THE CROCKAHENNY WINDFARM AND ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS INCLUDING TWO WIND TURBINES THAT WILL HAVE AN OVERALL BLADE TIP HEIGHT OF UP TO 135 METRES; SITE WORKS INCLUDING THE CONSTRUCTION OF WIND TURBINE FOUNDATIONS, TURBINE HARD STANDINGS AND ASSEMBLY AREAS WITH ASSOCIATED DRAINAGE; A PROPOSED 38 KV ELECTRICAL SUBSTATION TO REPLACE THE EXISTING ELECTRICAL SUBSTATION AND CONTINUED USE OF THE EXISTING ELECTRICAL COMPOUND; TWO EXTENSIONS OF EXISTING ACCESS TRACKS WITHIN THE SITE; INSTALLATION OF UNDERGROUND ELECTRICAL CABLE IN EXISTING ELECTRICAL DUCTS AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT AND ANCILLARY WORKS. THE PROPOSED WIND TURBINES WILL CONNECT TO THE PROPOSED SUBSTATION AND WILL AVAIL OF THE EXISTING TRACKS AND ENTRANCE. THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT WILL HAVE A 30 YEAR OPERATIONAL LIFE FROM THE DATE OF COMMISSIONING. THE DEVELOPMENT IS COVERED BY THE PROVISIONS OF THE (RED III) RENEWABLE ENERGY DIRECTIVE III (DIRECTIVE (EU) 2023/2413)

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2562117

• 24 Oct 2025N/a

  A 10-YEAR PLANNING PERMISSION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF TWO WIND TURBINES WITHIN THE LANDHOLDING OF THE CROCKAHENNY WINDFARM AND ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS INCLUDING TWO WIND TURBINES THAT WILL HAVE AN OVERALL BLADE TIP HEIGHT OF UP TO 135 METRES; SITE WORKS INCLUDING THE CONSTRUCTION OF WIND TURBINE FOUNDATIONS, TURBINE HARD STANDINGS AND ASSEMBLY AREAS WITH ASSOCIATED DRAINAGE; A PROPOSED 38 KV ELECTRICAL SUBSTATION TO REPLACE THE EXISTING ELECTRICAL SUBSTATION AND CONTINUED USE OF THE EXISTING ELECTRICAL COMPOUND; TWO EXTENSIONS OF THE EXISTING ACCESS TRACKS WITHIN THE SITE; INSTALLATION OF UNDERGROUND ELECTRICAL CABLE IN EXISTING ELECTRICAL DUCTS AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT AND ANCILLARY WORKS. THE PROPOSED WIND TURBINES WILL CONNECT TO THE PROPOSED SUBSTATION AND WILL AVAIL OF THE EXISTING TRACKS AND ENTRANCE. THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT WILL HAVE A 30 YEAR OPERATIONAL LIFE FROM THE DATE OF COMMISSIONING. THE DEVELOPMENT IS COVERED BY THE PROVISIONS OF THE (RED III) RENEWABLE ENERGY DIRECTIVE III (DIRECTIVE 2023/2413)

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2561856

• 11 Mar 2025Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF TWO WIND TURBINES WITHIN THE LANDHOLDING OF THE CROCKAHENNY WIND FARM. THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT SEEKS A 10-YEAR PERMISSION FOR THE PROPOSED TWO WIND TURBINES AND ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS. THE DEVELOPMENT WILL INCLUDE TWO WIND TURBINES THAT WILL HAVE AN OVERALL BLADE TIP HEIGHT OF UP TO 119.5 METRES; SITE WORKS WILL INCLUDE THE CONSTRUCTION OF WIND TURBINE FOUNDATIONS, TURBINE HARDSTANDINGS AND ASSEMBLY AREAS, TRANSFORMERS AND ASSOCIATED DRAINAGE; TWO EXTENSIONS OF EXISTING ACCESS TRACKS WITHIN THE SITE (OF 21M AND 29M IN LENGTH); INSTALLATION OF UNDERGROUND ELECTRICAL CABLE IN EXISTING ELECTRICAL DUCTS AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT AND ANCILLARY WORKS. THE PROPOSED WIND TURBINES WILL CONNECT TO THE EXISTING SUBSTATION AND WILL AVAIL OF THE EXISTING TRACKS AND ENTRANCE. THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT WILL HAVE A 30-YEAR OPERATIONAL LIFE FROM THE DATE OF COMMISSIONING

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2560337

• 22 Feb 2021Conditional

  ERECTION OF A DWELLING WITH EFFLUENT TREATMENT SYSTEM, DOMESTIC GARAGE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2150288

• 29 Jul 2019Refused

  CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW DWELLING HOUSE TOGETHER WITH INSTALLATION OF ONSITE SEPTIC TANK

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 1951164

• 18 Jul 2019N/a

  CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW DWELLING HOUSE TOGETHER WITH INSTALLATION OF AN ONSITE SEPTIC TANK

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 1951111

• 25 Jun 2019N/a

  CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW DWELLING HOUSE TOGETHER WITH INSTALLATION OF AN ONSITE SEPTIC TANK

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 1950975

• 13 Jun 2019N/a

  CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW DWELLING HOUSE TOGETHER WITH INSTALLATION OF AN ONSITE SEPTIC TANK

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 1950903

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

Designated sites

• Natural Heritage Area: Camowen River Bog NHA 002405

Recorded monuments

• DG030-016 Field system
  Description

  Excavation licence number 98E0003. The proposed site of Crockahenny Wind Farm lies around the summit of Crockahenny Hill (OD 326m) and stretches across the col between it and the lower slopes of Leamacrossan (OD 392m) to the east. There are no known archaeological sites recorded in the immediate vicinity of the hill. Field-walking took place on 10 September 1997. No sites of archaeological interest were identified in the area of the wind generators, four of which are positioned close to the 1000ft contour. The proposed access road traverses the southern flank of the hill, running approximately west to east. About a third of the way along, its line crosses that of a series of relict field boundaries. Four examples were noted, two of which ran downslope at right angles to the contours. The northern, upslope end of the westernmost example revealed evidence of a joining cross-wall. These features do not appear on the OS 6-inch map of the area and were in extremely poor repair, with the surviving stones deeply embedded in the subsoil. Taken together they may indicate a prehistoric field system, and, if so, it is possible that the upper slopes of Crockahenny Hill also have traces of this system surviving under the peat. Nothing of archaeological significance was noted in the area of the switch-gear and control building. Owing to the complex nature of the field system discovered during the field-walk phase, an EDM survey was undertaken to record its extent. Two distinct systems were recorded, the first on the western flank of the hill and the second centred on the area where the initial field walls were noted. The remains on the western flank consisted of a roughly circular enclosure some 170m in diameter and defined from north-west through north to east by the remains of a substantial stone wall. From east to the intersection with the trackway the enclosure appears to be preserved in the line of a broad, shallow, water-logged ditch. Its south-west arc seems to survive on the southern side of the trackway as a stone bank. However, the construction of the track has disturbed this area considerably, and therefore what is visible on the ground may be a by-product of the track construction rather than the original line of the enclosure. No trace was noted for a distance of some 70m to the north of the track on the west side. The enclosure appears to be divided in half by a cross-wall that runs from north-north-west to south-south-east. However, it was not traced beyond half distance. A subrectangular enclosure, measuring some 6m by 5m, was noted on the west side of this cross-wall. The north side of the enclosure revealed evidence of radial walls, the first running due north for some 85m. The second, to the north-east, ran for a distance of 30m before turning south-east and running up to a steep-sided rock outcrop, with a third wall running 20m from the enclosure to the rock outcrop. At a distance of some 100m to the south-east of the enclosure a possible hut circle was recorded. It was situated on the 270m contour and consisted of a level platform, backed on the upslope side by an outcrop of rock and to the front and sides by the curving arc of a bank. These features defined an oval area measuring 25m east-west by 20m transversely. A possible break in the line of the bank to the south-east appeared to be the remains of an entrance. Further to the east the line of a field wall was recorded running south-west to north-east perpendicular to the slope of the hill. It consisted of large boulders protruding from the grass- and peat-covered ground and was easily traceable for a distance of some 130m. Its northern end abutted an outcrop of bedrock. To the north of this the wall reappeared, arcing around roughly at a right angle and running for a further 40m to abut against another rock outcrop. The possible remains of a further wall were noted running across the corner created by Walls 1 and 2; however, this was not clear on the ground. A fourth wall was recorded to the south of the east end of Wall 2 and, as with Wall 1, ran perpendicular to the slope of the hill. The line of the fourth wall marked a change in the vegetation cover on the hillside. To the west, where the hill was exposed to the prevailing south-westerlies, the cover was grass, reeds and exposed bedrock. To the east, the leeward side was covered in a blanket of peat, heather and sphagnum, which has the effect of masking any further evidence of archaeology along this flank. Some bog probing took place, concentrating on two areas: at the apparent southern termini of the Walls 1 and 4 and along the proposed line of the access route up the hillside. The northern termini of Walls 1, 2 and 4 were examined, but each of these was found to run into outcrops of bedrock and was not seen to run beyond. The probing of the access route was carried out at 1m intervals starting at the upslope eastern end. The depth of bog cover was recorded, and, where rock was encountered, detailed probing took place to ascertain whether it was part of a larger, possibly archaeological feature. The termini of Walls 1 and 4 were likewise examined with detailed probing both across and along their projected lines. The probing of the field walls showed that their downslope ends more or less terminated where they were visible on the ground, with their upslope ends disappearing into natural rock outcrops. A proposed area of rock extraction was also examined and revealed nothing of archaeological significance. Finally monitoring of the open-area stripping of the switch-gear building and of the access roadway and generator pads took place. Nothing of archaeological significance was found. (Excavations Bulletin 1998) Eoin Halpin, Archaeological Development Services Ltd, Unit 48, Westlink Enterprise Centre, 30-50 Distillery Street, Belfast BT12 5BJ. Date of upload/revision: : 19 July 2010

Architectural heritage

• Strath Bridge, bridge, 1830–1870 · Regional interest
  Description

  Single-arch road bridge, built c. 1850, spanning Meenatomish River. Round-headed arch with roughly squared rubble stone voussoirs, rubble stone piers. Limestone rubble stone parapet with occasional red brick inclusions and rubble stone coping. Deck paved with tarmacadam.

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 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

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

Terrain model

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

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 Crockahenny with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Donegal.

Name

Crockahenny

Area

3,458,242 m² (345.82 ha, 854.55 acres)

Civil parish

Upper Moville, and its townlands

Barony

Inishowen East

Electoral division

Whitecastle, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Whitecastle electoral division: 977 people in 336 households; 87% of households own their home; 49% of homes were built since 2001; 10% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 10% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Aught, Carrowmore or Glentogher, Flughland, Glenard, Leamacrossan, Meenavanaghan, Three Trees

Placenames

Crockahenny 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.