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

Townland in the civil parish of Lower Fahan, barony of Inishowen West, Co. Donegal.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 1,813,184 m² (181.32 ha, 448.05 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 144 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 1,710 m²
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 18 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Lower Fahan, https://everytownland.com/donegal/parish/lower-fahan.md
- Barony: Inishowen West
- Electoral division: Buncrana Rural, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 4,039 people lived in 1,386 households in the Buncrana Rural electoral division. 70% of households owned their home. 51% of homes were built since 2001. 6% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 6% were holiday homes.
- County: Co. Donegal, https://everytownland.com/donegal.md
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/15074
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 51455
- Centre: latitude 55.1194, longitude -7.437288 (WGS 84)

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

144 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Gransha, from 8 m² to 250,325 m² (25.03 ha, 61.86 acres); 28 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 1522799: 250,325 m² (25.03 ha, 61.86 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1522799.md
- Parcel 1304399: 155,327 m² (15.53 ha, 38.38 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1304399.md
- Parcel 4343132: 150,918 m² (15.09 ha, 37.29 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4343132.md
- Parcel 4101218: 87,078 m² (8.71 ha, 21.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4101218.md
- Parcel 1383972: 85,337 m² (8.53 ha, 21.09 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1383972.md
- Parcel 1376117: 83,792 m² (8.38 ha, 20.71 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1376117.md
- Parcel 4343076: 81,069 m² (8.11 ha, 20.03 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4343076.md
- Parcel 4343079: 77,806 m² (7.78 ha, 19.23 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4343079.md
- Parcel 1418675: 75,548 m² (7.55 ha, 18.67 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1418675.md
- Parcel 1418666: 70,829 m² (7.08 ha, 17.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1418666.md
- Parcel 1410160: 66,490 m² (6.65 ha, 16.43 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1410160.md
- Parcel 1383971: 59,528 m² (5.95 ha, 14.71 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1383971.md
- Parcel 4969795: 47,877 m² (4.79 ha, 11.83 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4969795.md
- Parcel 1376782: 45,422 m² (4.54 ha, 11.22 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1376782.md
- Parcel 5549815: 41,327 m² (4.13 ha, 10.21 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5549815.md
- Parcel 1418668: 39,776 m² (3.98 ha, 9.83 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1418668.md
- Parcel 5974183: 31,015 m² (3.1 ha, 7.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5974183.md
- Parcel 5974216: 25,890 m² (2.59 ha, 6.4 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5974216.md
- Parcel 1387538: 18,848 m² (1.88 ha, 4.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1387538.md
- Parcel 1418674: 16,716 m² (1.67 ha, 4.13 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1418674.md
- Parcel 1392285: 16,519 m² (1.65 ha, 4.08 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1392285.md
- Parcel 1383840: 16,443 m² (1.64 ha, 4.06 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1383840.md
- Parcel 1418671: 14,343 m² (1.43 ha, 3.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1418671.md
- Parcel 1410093: 13,689 m² (1.37 ha, 3.38 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1410093.md
- Parcel 1305708: 13,365 m² (1.34 ha, 3.3 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1305708.md
- Parcel 1387645: 10,435 m² (1.04 ha, 2.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1387645.md
- Parcel 1422843: 10,231 m² (1.02 ha, 2.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1422843.md
- Parcel 1422938: 10,165 m² (1.02 ha, 2.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1422938.md
- Parcel 1410092: 8,531 m² (0.85 ha, 2.11 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1410092.md
- Parcel 1394193: 8,208 m² (0.82 ha, 2.03 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1394193.md
- Parcel 1383839: 7,265 m² (0.73 ha, 1.8 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1383839.md
- Parcel 1310100: 6,752 m² (0.68 ha, 1.67 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1310100.md
- Parcel 1321764: 6,417 m² (0.64 ha, 1.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1321764.md
- Parcel 1378794: 6,328 m² (0.63 ha, 1.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1378794.md
- Parcel 1371506: 6,001 m² (0.6 ha, 1.48 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1371506.md
- Parcel 1320452: 5,101 m² (0.51 ha, 1.26 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1320452.md
- Parcel 1332008: 5,100 m² (0.51 ha, 1.26 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1332008.md
- Parcel 1371433: 5,073 m² (0.51 ha, 1.25 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1371433.md
- Parcel 5870160: 3,963 m² (0.4 ha, 0.98 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5870160.md
- Parcel 4960635: 3,905 m² (0.39 ha, 0.96 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4960635.md
- Parcel 1425408: 3,894 m² (0.39 ha, 0.96 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1425408.md
- Parcel 4342961: 3,497 m² (0.35 ha, 0.86 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4342961.md
- Parcel 1361678: 3,484 m² (0.35 ha, 0.86 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1361678.md
- Parcel 1418823: 3,439 m² (0.34 ha, 0.85 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1418823.md
- Parcel 5549820: 3,377 m² (0.34 ha, 0.83 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5549820.md
- Parcel 1353686: 3,158 m² (0.32 ha, 0.78 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1353686.md
- Parcel 6123842: 2,887 m² (0.29 ha, 0.71 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/6123842.md
- Parcel 1365162: 2,836 m² (0.28 ha, 0.7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1365162.md
- Parcel 1381997: 2,832 m² (0.28 ha, 0.7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1381997.md
- Parcel 1376116: 2,802 m² (0.28 ha, 0.69 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1376116.md
- Parcel 1370989: 2,740 m² (0.27 ha, 0.68 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1370989.md
- Parcel 1418669: 2,479 m² (0.25 ha, 0.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1418669.md
- Parcel 1383524: 2,467 m² (0.25 ha, 0.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1383524.md
- Parcel 1418677: 2,452 m² (0.25 ha, 0.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1418677.md
- Parcel 1345431: 2,381 m² (0.24 ha, 0.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1345431.md
- Parcel 1308691: 2,373 m² (0.24 ha, 0.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1308691.md
- Parcel 1318300: 2,360 m² (0.24 ha, 0.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1318300.md
- Parcel 3767460: 2,316 m² (0.23 ha, 0.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3767460.md
- Parcel 4101213: 2,240 m² (0.22 ha, 0.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4101213.md
- Parcel 1383977: 2,211 m² (0.22 ha, 0.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1383977.md
- Parcel 1369405: 2,116 m² (0.21 ha, 0.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1369405.md
- Parcel 1418667: 2,103 m² (0.21 ha, 0.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1418667.md
- Parcel 1345018: 2,077 m² (0.21 ha, 0.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1345018.md
- Parcel 1401610: 2,056 m² (0.21 ha, 0.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1401610.md
- Parcel 1368911: 2,046 m² (0.2 ha, 0.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1368911.md
- Parcel 1307053: 2,023 m² (0.2 ha, 0.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1307053.md
- Parcel 1401212: 2,012 m² (0.2 ha, 0.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1401212.md
- Parcel 5270220: 1,980 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5270220.md
- Parcel 4857812: 1,929 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4857812.md
- Parcel 1317386: 1,786 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1317386.md
- Parcel 5270196: 1,766 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5270196.md
- Parcel 5793605: 1,718 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5793605.md
- Parcel 1314826: 1,701 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1314826.md
- Parcel 1401035: 1,663 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1401035.md
- Parcel 1318806: 1,659 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1318806.md
- Parcel 1383973: 1,540 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1383973.md
- Parcel 1314331: 1,529 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1314331.md
- Parcel 5793610: 1,470 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5793610.md
- Parcel 5793612: 1,387 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5793612.md
- Parcel 1313437: 1,258 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1313437.md
- Parcel 1313876: 1,225 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1313876.md
- Parcel 1346684: 1,190 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1346684.md
- Parcel 5549846: 1,186 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5549846.md
- Parcel 1340323: 1,160 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1340323.md
- Parcel 1400913: 1,124 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1400913.md
- Parcel 1425776: 1,117 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1425776.md
- Parcel 1383841: 1,117 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1383841.md
- Parcel 1416640: 1,027 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1416640.md
- Parcel 1383836: 991 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1383836.md
- Parcel 1425333: 988 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1425333.md
- Parcel 1307396: 969 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1307396.md
- Parcel 1522763: 968 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1522763.md
- Parcel 5516161: 951 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5516161.md
- Parcel 1390986: 852 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1390986.md
- Parcel 1382277: 842 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1382277.md
- Parcel 4787264: 775 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4787264.md
- Parcel 1388316: 756 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1388316.md
- Parcel 1301169: 640 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1301169.md
- Parcel 1383838: 594 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1383838.md
- Parcel 4333915: 524 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4333915.md
- Parcel 1418516: 467 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1418516.md
- Parcel 1319833: 404 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1319833.md
- Parcel 1383627: 363 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1383627.md
- Parcel 5933253: 356 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5933253.md
- Parcel 4648030: 328 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4648030.md
- Parcel 5933235: 316 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5933235.md
- Parcel 3767463: 307 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3767463.md
- Parcel 3767671: 286 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3767671.md
- Parcel 3767624: 275 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3767624.md
- Parcel 5048865: 265 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5048865.md
- Parcel 4628685: 262 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4628685.md
- Parcel 5933237: 245 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5933237.md
- Parcel 5933234: 232 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5933234.md
- Parcel 1418670: 230 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1418670.md
- Parcel 5802051: 230 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5802051.md
- Parcel 3781932: 224 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3781932.md
- Parcel 3951320: 223 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3951320.md
- Parcel 4890163: 221 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4890163.md
- Parcel 3951227: 214 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3951227.md
- Parcel 4627357: 214 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4627357.md
- Parcel 5190793: 182 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5190793.md
- Parcel 6214486: 174 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/6214486.md
- Parcel 1419120: 166 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1419120.md
- Parcel 5933251: 165 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5933251.md
- Parcel 1522798: 161 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1522798.md
- Parcel 5124844: 142 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5124844.md
- Parcel 5124869: 131 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5124869.md
- Parcel 1383842: 119 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1383842.md
- Parcel 6214465: 114 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/6214465.md
- Parcel 5802048: 109 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5802048.md
- Parcel 1522764: 107 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1522764.md
- Parcel 1371280: 104 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1371280.md
- Parcel 1383974: 103 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1383974.md
- Parcel 6227274: 101 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/6227274.md
- Parcel 6227271: 92 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/6227271.md
- Parcel 5048868: 80 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5048868.md
- Parcel 5124866: 63 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5124866.md
- Parcel 1388416: 57 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1388416.md
- Parcel 6227246: 55 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/6227246.md
- Parcel 5802054: 46 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5802054.md
- Parcel 5190830: 40 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5190830.md
- Parcel 1383837: 27 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1383837.md
- Parcel 1359710: 14 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1359710.md
- Parcel 1300886: 8 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1300886.md

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

No zone of a development plan covers Gransha 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)

18 applications, newest first.

- 28 May 2025, Donegal County Council 2560874: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH DETACHED GARAGE AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560874/0
- 16 May 2025, Donegal County Council 2560795: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW SINGLE STOREY DWELLING, INSTALLATION OF PROPOSED NEW WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT AND PERCOLATION AREA, TOGETHER WITH ASSOCIATED SITEWORKS AND CONNECTION TO EXISTING SERVICES. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560795/0
- 20 Dec 2024, Donegal County Council 2450264: Conditional. Permission. ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO THE SIDE OF EXISTING DWELLING FOR THE PROVISION OF AN EN SUITE AND WARDROBE, TOGETHER WITH INSTALLATION OF TWO FIRST FLOOR WINDOWS TO THE EXISTING DWELLING. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2450264/0
- 20 Sept 2024, Donegal County Council 2450214: Conditional. Retention. EXISTING SITE WORKS (CONCRETE FLOOR SLAB) AND PERMISSION FOR ERECTION OF STABLES AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2450214/0
- 16 Sept 2024, Donegal County Council 2450207: Conditional. Retention. AN AGRICULTURAL STORAGE SHED, TOGETHER WITH ASSOCIATED WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2450207/0
- 8 Feb 2023, Donegal County Council 2350140: Conditional. Permission. CONSTRUCTION OF AN EXTENSION TO EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE ALONG WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2350140/0
- 16 Sept 2022, Donegal County Council 2251552: Conditional. Permission, 2 homes. ERECTION OF 2 NO. SEMI-DETACHED TWO STOREY DWELLINGS, CONNECTION TO EXISTING PUBLIC SERVICES AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2251552/0
- 28 Mar 2022, Donegal County Council 2250529: N/a. Permission, 1 home. (1) DECOMMISSIONING OF SEPTIC TANK SERVING EXISTING DWELLING (2) INSTALLATION OF NEW EFFLUENT TREATMENT PLANT AND OUTLINE PLANNING PERMISSION FOR ERECTION OF A DWELLING WITH EFFLUENT TREATMENT PLANT WITH ACCESS VIA RIGHT-OF-WAY OVER AN ESTABLISHED ACCESS ROAD AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2250529/0
- 13 Sept 2021, Donegal County Council 2151810: Conditional. Retention. ALTERATIONS INCLUDING SCALE INCREASE OF PREVIOUSLY PERMITTED GARAGE (PLANNING REF NO. 15/50922) TOGETHER WITH ASSOCIATED WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2151810/0
- 28 Apr 2021, Donegal County Council 2150768: N/a. Permission. ERECTION OF AN EXTENSION TOEXISTING DWELLING HOUSE INCLUDING AN INTEGRATED DOMESTIC GARAGE. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2150768/0
- 5 Jan 2021, Donegal County Council 2150003: Conditional. Permission. ERECTION OF STABLES WITH ANCILLARY STORAGE AND ASSOCIATED WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2150003/0
- 4 Nov 2020, Donegal County Council 2051651: N/a. Permission, 1 home. CONSTRUCTION OF 8 NO. TWO STOREY SEMI DETACHED 3 BEDROOM DWELLINGS AND 6 NO TWO STOREY SEMI-DETACHED 4 BEDROOM DWELLINGS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2051651/0
- 10 Oct 2019, Donegal County Council 1951534: Conditional. Permission. CONTINUATION OF QUARRYING ACTIVITY FOR A 25 YEAR PERIOD OVER AN AREA OF APPROXIMATELY 17.8 HA; EXTRACTION OF ROCK BY BLASTING AND ROCK BREAKING MEANS FROM AN AREA OF 11.3 HA. (WITHIN 17.8 HA. AREA); PROCESSING OF ROCK USING FIXED AND MOBILE PLANT AND WASHING OF MATERIAL; CONTINUATION OF USE OF THE EXISTING WORKSHOP, OFFICE, CANTEEN, TOILET FACILITIES, WEIGHTBRIDGE, WHEELWASH, SETTLEMENT LAGOONS AND ALL OTHER ANCILLARY FACILITIES. CONSTRUCTION OF REFUELLING AREA AND ATTENUATION & SETTLEMENT LAGOONS; LANDSCAPING AND RESTORATION OF THE SITE AND ALL ASSOCIATED ANCILLARY FACILITIES/WORKS. THIS APPLICATION IS ACCOMPANIED BY AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT (EIAR) AND A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS). File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/1951534/0
- 8 Apr 2019, Donegal County Council 1950490: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING WITH EFFLUENT TREATMENT SYSTEM, DOMESTIC GARAGE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/1950490/0
- 12 Dec 2018, Donegal County Council 1851896: Conditional. Permission. ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO THE FRONT OF EXISTING DWELLING, RELOCATION OF EXISTING BEDROOM TOGETHER WITH PROVISION OF NEW GABLE END WINDOW TO EXISTING KITCHEN AND ASSOCIATED WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/1851896/0
- 11 Dec 2017, Donegal County Council 1751856: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. ERECTION OF A 2-STOREY DWELLING USING EXISTING SITE ACCESS AND WITH ON SITE WASTE WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/1751856/0
- 17 Nov 2017, Donegal County Council 1751727: N/a. Permission, 1 home. ERECTION OF A 2-STOREY DWELLING USING EXISTING SITE ACCESS AND WITH ON SITE WASTE WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/1751727/0
- 2 Nov 2017, Donegal County Council 1751658: Unconditional. Extension of duration, 1 home. ERECTION OF 2 NO. STOREY AND A HALF DWELLING HOUSES, MECHANICAL AERATION TREATMENT PLANTS, SAND POLISHING FILTERS AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/1751658/0

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## 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 Gransha.

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

- DG029-038001: Standing stone, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDG029-038001-. A standing stone c. 1.8m high × 0.57m wide × 0.43m maximum thickness; E-W. The 3rd edition of the OS 6-inch map notes two stones here but there is no visible trace of the second one. Situated on fairly level ground sloping gently W to Lough Swilly. 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
- DG029-038002: Standing stone, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDG029-038002-. A standing stone (DG029-038001-) orientated E-W. The 3rd edition of the OS 6-inch map notes two stones here but there is no visible trace of the second one. Situated on fairly level ground sloping gently W to Lough Swilly. 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
- DG029-039001: Standing stone, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDG029-039001-. Two standing stones. One is 2.77m high × 0.84m wide at base. The other, to the NE, is 1.05m high × 1.1m wide at base. Situated on rich, level, pasture land, in the next field to another standing stone (DG029-038001-). 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
- DG029-039002: Standing stone, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDG029-039002-. Two standing stones. One is 2.77m high × 0.84m wide at base. The other, to the NE, is 1.05m high × 1.1m wide at base. Situated on rich, level, pasture land, in the next field to another standing stone (DG029-038001-). 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
- DG029-044: Megalithic tomb - wedge tomb, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDG029-044----. The monument is 1.5km from the E side of Lough Swilly, at the edge of a terrace on the NE slope of Mouldy Hill and above the valley of the Mill River. The land surrounding the site bears a light cover of peat broken by numerous rock outcrops. There is a good outlook to the N and E across the central hilly area of the Inishowen peninsula. The rising slope of Mouldy Hill limits the view to the S and W. The monument consists of a partly collapsed roofed gallery, aligned WSW-ENE. It is c. 5m long and divided by a septal-stone into a portico and main chamber of approximately equal length. The portico is 1.4m wide at its inner end. The main chamber is 2.4m long and c. 1.5m wide. A facade-stone at the W marks the front of the portico. A leaning orthostat to the N of this may be part of the gallery side or may represent close-set outer-walling. If this is part of the gallery side, it may be that the lone facade-stone acted to divide the gallery entrance. A slab that covered the inner end of the portico now lies in a sloping position across it. A large roof stone above the slab also covers the greater part of the main chamber. This too lies in a sloping position because of the partial collapse of the S side of the chamber. A low heather-grown mound, subrectangular in outline and c. 0.3m high, is visible around the eastern half of the gallery. Its overall dimensions are 6m N-S by 5.5m E-W. There are three displaced slabs at the N side of the mound and another 1.5m beyond the NW corner of the structure. These range from lm to 2m in maximum dimension. A single orthostat survives on each side of the portico, and the septal-stone, which is 2.4m E of the facade- stone, is set between the inner ends of these. The septal-stone is exposed to a height of 0.7m at its eastern face and 0.5m at its western face. A slight groove has been cut in the top of this stone. The sidestone on the S side of the portico is split vertically at about mid-length. The inner half of the stone, to the E of the split, is 0.6m high but may have been taller, and the outer half is 1.15m high. Immediately outside the inner end of this is a partly concealed low stone 0.2m high. This appears to be in situ. The sidestone on the N side of the portico rises 0.3m above the top of the septal-stone. The W end of this sidestone is overlapped slightly by a low set stone, now 0.25m high but perhaps originally taller. The sidestone here supports the N end of the roofstone that lies across the inner end of the portico. The S end of this roof stone now rests on the floor of the portico but would originally have been supported on top of the S sidestone. When in place its underside would have been c. 0.3m above the top of the septal-stone. It measures 1.8m by lm and is 0.25m thick. The back of the main chamber has been disturbed by digging. A large orthostat forms the greater part of its N side. This rises 1.1m above the present floor of the chamber. A small stone, 0.25m high, is set askew between the W end of the last and the orthostat flanking the septal-stone. A single large stone, 2.4m long, 0.15m thick and c. 1.5m high, formed the S side of the chamber. This is now broken. Part of the stone is still in situ at the inner end of the chamber and is 1.3m long, 0.15m thick and 0.7m high at its inner face. The detached upper part rests on this and also leans inward against the stone forming the back of the chamber. The backstone, 1.7m high, is set between the gallery sides. The large roof stone above the gallery, now sloping to the S, rests on the detached portion of the southern sidestone and on the smaller roof stone. It is 3.6m long by 2.5m wide near its outer end, from where it narrows to both extremities, and is up to 0.4m thick. The front of this great stone overlies the inner half of the portico. The lone facade-stone is 1.5m high. The leaning stone to the N of it would stand 1.3m high if upright. The groove cut in the top of the septal-stone is 0.5m from the inner face of the N side of the gallery. It runs parallel to the long axis of the monument and is 70mm long (the thickness of the top of the stone), 3mm wide and 2mm deep. The surface of this groove is very smooth. Its age and function are quite uncertain. A brief description in an OS Revision Name Book (1848) indicates that the structure was then in much the same condition as now, although the 'vast quantity of loose stones' then around it is no longer apparent. OS Revision Name Book, sheet 29 (1848), 38; Doherty 1891, 65 ('cromleac' in Buncrana may refer); Borlase 1897, 230, Inishowen West no. 3; Somerville 1929, 162-4 (plan, incorrectly captioned 'Luddan townland'); H. Morris 1947, 41, no. B9; S.P. O'Riordan 1947, 43; Colhoun 1949, 116 (photograph); OS Field Memorandum, sheet 29 (1949), A/138b/9 (sketch); Anon. 1951, 350; Killanin and Duignan 1962, 113; Killanin and Duignan 1967, 127; Ó Nualláin 1983a, 41-2, no. 104; SMR 1987, 29:44; Ó Nualláin 1989, 136; Colhoun 1995, 70 (photograph); RMP 1995, 29:44. The above description was published in the 'Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland. Volume VI, County Donegal.' Compiled by: Eamon Cody (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002). Date of upload: 22 September 2008 See linked document with details from Eamon Cody, Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland. Volume VI. County Donegal. (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002)
- DG029-045: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDG029-045----. There is no trace of the single-ringed 'Fort' shown on the 1st and 2nd editions of the OS 6-inch maps. It was situated on a rocky poorly cultivated hillside, sloping to the N, possibly indicating a cashel. 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
- DG029-063: Cremated remains, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDG029-063----. Monitoring of the construction of a residential development at Gransha, Buncrana (April 2007) BY Maurice F. Hurley under licence No. 07E0861, revealed a spread of charcoal-rich material containing six sherds of pottery that are likely to be of Early Bronze Age date, together with six fragments of cremated bone and three flakes of quartz (not worked). The apparent extent of the spread measured 4.5m east–west by 8.5m. Preliminary examination of the pottery suggests the sherds were part of a bowl food vessel. Excavation (September 2007) of the spread revealed the heavily truncated and disturbed remains of an Early Bronze Age cremation burial. The remains consisted of a shallow spread of charcoal-rich grey clay lying directly on the natural boulder clay. No further finds of archaeological significance were uncovered during the excavation of the site (Bennett 2010, 78-9). Compiled by Caimin O'Brien Date of upload/revision : 18 November 2011

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 Gransha.

## 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 Gransha, 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, partly inferred. Parts of the land are made ground.
- Terrain model: LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_1982, https://gsi.geodata.gov.ie/downloads/LiDAR/OPW_NASC/OPW_1982.zip (ZIP).
- 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/gransha.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/donegal/gransha.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/donegal/gransha.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Gransha 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)

- Aghilly and Lenynarnan: https://everytownland.com/donegal/aghilly-and-lenynarnan.md
- Ardaravan: https://everytownland.com/donegal/ardaravan.md
- Ballymacarry Lower: https://everytownland.com/donegal/ballymacarry-lower.md
- Ballynahone: https://everytownland.com/donegal/ballynahone.md
- Luddan: https://everytownland.com/donegal/luddan.md
- Roosky: https://everytownland.com/donegal/roosky-52294.md
- Trillick: https://everytownland.com/donegal/trillick.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.

- Page: https://everytownland.com/donegal/gransha
- In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/donegal/gransha