# Gortanny, Co. Donegal: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Upper Moville, barony of Inishowen East, Co. Donegal. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 506,532 m² (50.65 ha, 125.17 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 67 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 2,386 m² (0.24 ha, 0.59 acres) - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement - Planning (National Planning Applications): 8 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Upper Moville, https://everytownland.com/donegal/parish/upper-moville.md - Barony: Inishowen East - Electoral division: Whitecastle, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 977 people lived in 336 households in the Whitecastle electoral division. 87% of households owned their home. 49% of homes were built since 2001. 10% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 10% were holiday homes. - County: Co. Donegal, https://everytownland.com/donegal.md - Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/15410 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 51398 - Centre: latitude 55.133003, longitude -7.217586 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 67 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Gortanny, from 2 m² to 127,672 m² (12.77 ha, 31.55 acres); 26 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 1345826: 127,672 m² (12.77 ha, 31.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1345826.md - Parcel 1372259: 44,775 m² (4.48 ha, 11.06 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1372259.md - Parcel 1424705: 36,468 m² (3.65 ha, 9.01 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1424705.md - Parcel 1301724: 35,917 m² (3.59 ha, 8.88 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1301724.md - Parcel 1352208: 34,634 m² (3.46 ha, 8.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1352208.md - Parcel 1310334: 26,528 m² (2.65 ha, 6.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1310334.md - Parcel 1310306: 22,184 m² (2.22 ha, 5.48 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1310306.md - Parcel 1410834: 14,272 m² (1.43 ha, 3.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1410834.md - Parcel 5538375: 11,348 m² (1.13 ha, 2.8 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5538375.md - Parcel 1421985: 10,603 m² (1.06 ha, 2.62 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1421985.md - Parcel 3696617: 9,711 m² (0.97 ha, 2.4 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3696617.md - Parcel 1373126: 8,457 m² (0.85 ha, 2.09 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1373126.md - Parcel 4651988: 8,209 m² (0.82 ha, 2.03 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4651988.md - Parcel 1352120: 7,608 m² (0.76 ha, 1.88 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1352120.md - Parcel 4813408: 7,426 m² (0.74 ha, 1.83 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4813408.md - Parcel 4813465: 7,031 m² (0.7 ha, 1.74 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4813465.md - Parcel 1313877: 5,141 m² (0.51 ha, 1.27 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1313877.md - Parcel 1378799: 4,544 m² (0.45 ha, 1.12 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1378799.md - Parcel 1326357: 4,503 m² (0.45 ha, 1.11 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1326357.md - Parcel 1330589: 3,849 m² (0.38 ha, 0.95 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1330589.md - Parcel 4813501: 3,715 m² (0.37 ha, 0.92 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4813501.md - Parcel 1317798: 3,393 m² (0.34 ha, 0.84 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1317798.md - Parcel 4813423: 3,365 m² (0.34 ha, 0.83 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4813423.md - Parcel 1352530: 3,132 m² (0.31 ha, 0.77 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1352530.md - Parcel 1364972: 3,066 m² (0.31 ha, 0.76 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1364972.md - Parcel 1314333: 2,872 m² (0.29 ha, 0.71 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1314333.md - Parcel 1347276: 2,869 m² (0.29 ha, 0.71 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1347276.md - Parcel 1316575: 2,837 m² (0.28 ha, 0.7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1316575.md - Parcel 1339681: 2,808 m² (0.28 ha, 0.69 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1339681.md - Parcel 1398008: 2,792 m² (0.28 ha, 0.69 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1398008.md - Parcel 1380676: 2,619 m² (0.26 ha, 0.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1380676.md - Parcel 1312248: 2,603 m² (0.26 ha, 0.64 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1312248.md - Parcel 1329887: 2,415 m² (0.24 ha, 0.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1329887.md - Parcel 1348901: 2,386 m² (0.24 ha, 0.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1348901.md - Parcel 1318807: 2,363 m² (0.24 ha, 0.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1318807.md - Parcel 1349632: 2,328 m² (0.23 ha, 0.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1349632.md - Parcel 1350600: 2,295 m² (0.23 ha, 0.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1350600.md - Parcel 1395607: 2,253 m² (0.23 ha, 0.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1395607.md - Parcel 1318303: 2,219 m² (0.22 ha, 0.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1318303.md - Parcel 4619691: 2,043 m² (0.2 ha, 0.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4619691.md - Parcel 1365705: 1,996 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1365705.md - Parcel 1346691: 1,966 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1346691.md - Parcel 4813348: 1,964 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4813348.md - Parcel 1375253: 1,896 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1375253.md - Parcel 1310341: 1,658 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1310341.md - Parcel 1322956: 1,338 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1322956.md - Parcel 5534619: 1,327 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5534619.md - Parcel 1426857: 1,305 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1426857.md - Parcel 4813396: 1,264 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4813396.md - Parcel 1407916: 995 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1407916.md - Parcel 4788421: 868 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4788421.md - Parcel 1310768: 808 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1310768.md - Parcel 1402795: 791 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1402795.md - Parcel 5534636: 659 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5534636.md - Parcel 1316945: 553 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1316945.md - Parcel 4895594: 450 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4895594.md - Parcel 1341028: 380 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1341028.md - Parcel 3662016: 359 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3662016.md - Parcel 1310322: 352 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1310322.md - Parcel 1311467: 280 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1311467.md - Parcel 1313074: 149 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1313074.md - Parcel 4895583: 96 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4895583.md - Parcel 5534620: 93 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5534620.md - Parcel 5534635: 34 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5534635.md - Parcel 1389086: 21 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1389086.md - Parcel 5534614: 11 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5534614.md - Parcel 5534618: 2 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5534618.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) No zone of a development plan covers Gortanny 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) 8 applications, newest first. - 10 Feb 2026, Donegal County Council 2660162: Refused. Permission, 1 home. CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW SINGLE STOREY DWELLING AND PROPOSED NEW WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT AND PERCOLATION AREA TOGETHER WITH ASSOCIATED SITEWORKS AND CONNECTION TO EXISTING SERVICES. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660162/0 - 29 Jan 2026, Donegal County Council 2660116: Conditional. Permission. RETENTION AND COMPLETION OF AGRICULTURAL SHED AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660116/0 - 4 Jul 2025, Donegal County Council 2561146: Conditional. Permission. (1) RENOVATION AND EXTENSION OF EXISTING COTTAGE, (2) RELOCATION OF EXISTING ENTRANCE AND (3) DECOMMISSIONING OF EXISTING SEPTIC TANK AND INSTALLATION OF NEW EFFLUENT TREATMENT PLANT AND PERCOLATION AREA AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2561146/0 - 9 May 2023, Donegal County Council 2350626: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. CONSTRUCTION OF A SPLIT LEVEL PART SINGLE STOREY, PART TWO STOREY DWELLING, A DETACHED DOMESTIC GARAGE WITH PROVISION OF A WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2350626/0 - 16 Feb 2022, Donegal County Council 2250258: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE AND DETACHED DOMESTIC GARAGE WITH AN ON-SITE SEWAGE SYSTEM, TOGETHER WITH ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2250258/0 - 28 Apr 2021, Donegal County Council 2150765: Conditional. Permission. (1) CONTRUCTION OF AN EXTENSION TO FRONT AND SIDE OF EXISTING DWELLING (2) MINOR ALTERATIONS TO ELEVATIONS (3) ERECTION OF A DETACHED OUTBUILDING TO HOUSE HOME OFFICE & GYM AND CONNECTION TO EXISTING SERVICES AND ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2150765/0 - 23 Jan 2020, Donegal County Council 2050065: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. (A) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DWELLING INCLUDING DECOMMISSIONING OF EXISTING SEPTIC TANK AND (B) ERECTION OF A REPLACEMENT DWELLING HOUSE, DOMESTIC GARAGE, TREATMENT PLANT AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2050065/0 - 11 Jan 2019, Donegal County Council 1950019: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. COMPLETION OF DWELLING GRANTED UNDER PLANNING REF: 06/71116, MINOR AMENDMENTS TO GRANTED HOUSE TYPE, COMPLETION OF DETACHED DOMESTIC GARAGE AND ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/1950019/0 Applicants are not shown. ## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service) No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Gortanny. ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) No recorded monument lies in the townland of Gortanny. ## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Gortanny. ## 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 Gortanny, about 1 in 10 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. - Terrain model: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Gortanny. - 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/gortanny.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/donegal/gortanny.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/donegal/gortanny.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) - Gortanny, Quigley's Point: 6 sales, https://everytownland.com/donegal/gortanny-quigleys-point.md ## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann) - Cabry: https://everytownland.com/donegal/cabry.md - Carrowkeel: https://everytownland.com/donegal/carrowkeel-50517.md - Crockglass: https://everytownland.com/donegal/crockglass.md - Magheralahan: https://everytownland.com/donegal/magheralahan.md - Tromaty: https://everytownland.com/donegal/tromaty-52566.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. --- Everytownland reads the registered freehold land and the statutory boundaries of Tailte Éireann, the national zoning, planning file and heritage records of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, and the Residential Property Price Register. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. The owner's name is in the Land Registry of Tailte Éireann: a copy of the folio can be ordered on landdirect.ie, for a fee; this site names no owner. A price is the price recorded for a past sale, not a valuation. 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. - Page: https://everytownland.com/donegal/gortanny - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/donegal/gortanny