# Greenfield, Co. Donegal: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Convoy, barony of Raphoe South, Co. Donegal. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 237,448 m² (23.74 ha, 58.67 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 54 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 427 m² - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement - Planning (National Planning Applications): 2 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Convoy, https://everytownland.com/donegal/parish/convoy.md - Barony: Raphoe South - Electoral division: Convoy, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 2,559 people lived in 926 households in the Convoy electoral division. 72% of households owned their home. 38% of homes were built since 2001. 11% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes. - County: Co. Donegal, https://everytownland.com/donegal.md - Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/16319 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 51462 - Centre: latitude 54.857005, longitude -7.671243 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 54 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Greenfield, from 83 m² to 101,772 m² (10.18 ha, 25.15 acres); 12 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 1320926: 101,772 m² (10.18 ha, 25.15 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1320926.md - Parcel 4739183: 96,292 m² (9.63 ha, 23.79 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4739183.md - Parcel 2475610: 8,911 m² (0.89 ha, 2.2 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2475610.md - Parcel 1331665: 3,709 m² (0.37 ha, 0.92 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1331665.md - Parcel 3720500: 2,453 m² (0.25 ha, 0.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3720500.md - Parcel 1338127: 1,725 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1338127.md - Parcel 1330336: 1,700 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1330336.md - Parcel 1323399: 1,270 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1323399.md - Parcel 1339906: 990 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1339906.md - Parcel 2473409: 765 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2473409.md - Parcel 1352843: 728 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1352843.md - Parcel 2473406: 684 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2473406.md - Parcel 2473413: 572 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2473413.md - Parcel 2473407: 564 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2473407.md - Parcel 2473408: 543 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2473408.md - Parcel 2539551: 528 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2539551.md - Parcel 2538291: 522 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2538291.md - Parcel 2538288: 508 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2538288.md - Parcel 2473410: 497 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2473410.md - Parcel 2473416: 480 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2473416.md - Parcel 2539553: 472 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2539553.md - Parcel 2539575: 467 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2539575.md - Parcel 2539581: 465 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2539581.md - Parcel 2539571: 453 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2539571.md - Parcel 2473420: 438 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2473420.md - Parcel 2473428: 438 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2473428.md - Parcel 2473421: 427 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2473421.md - Parcel 2539569: 426 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2539569.md - Parcel 2539565: 426 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2539565.md - Parcel 2473424: 416 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2473424.md - Parcel 2473415: 413 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2473415.md - Parcel 2539554: 412 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2539554.md - Parcel 2473425: 412 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2473425.md - Parcel 2473414: 405 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2473414.md - Parcel 2432663: 381 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2432663.md - Parcel 2473426: 380 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2473426.md - Parcel 2473427: 370 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2473427.md - Parcel 2473430: 369 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2473430.md - Parcel 2473429: 369 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2473429.md - Parcel 2473418: 362 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2473418.md - Parcel 2473411: 359 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2473411.md - Parcel 2473417: 351 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2473417.md - Parcel 2473423: 338 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2473423.md - Parcel 2539583: 315 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2539583.md - Parcel 2539586: 304 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2539586.md - Parcel 2473412: 302 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2473412.md - Parcel 2539587: 298 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2539587.md - Parcel 2473422: 283 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2473422.md - Parcel 2627843: 275 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2627843.md - Parcel 2539593: 271 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2539593.md - Parcel 2539591: 271 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2539591.md - Parcel 2539588: 269 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2539588.md - Parcel 1357679: 214 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1357679.md - Parcel 2538284: 83 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2538284.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) No zone of a development plan covers Greenfield 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) 2 applications, newest first. - 12 May 2021, Donegal County Council 2150904: Conditional. Permission. RENOVATION OF DERELICT FORMER APPLE STORE FOR PROVISION OF TOILET FACILITIES AND CANTEEN FOR THE COMMUNITY GARDEN AND ALLOTMENTS AT CONVOY HOUSE AND ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS INCLUDING CONNECTION TO EXISTING FOUL AND WATER SERVICES. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2150904/0 - 19 Jul 2018, Donegal County Council 1851104: Conditional. Permission, 2 homes. DEMOLITION OF 2 NO. SEMI-DETACHED DWELLINGS AND ASSOCIATED SITEWORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/1851104/0 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 Greenfield. ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) - DG069-017001: House - 16th/17th century, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDG069-017001-. Built into the main gate-lodge of Convoy House (DG069-017003-) are a number of 'primitive carved faces, coats-of-arms and date-stones' (DG069-017002-). These apparently belong to the 17th century house (DG069-017-), of the Montgomery family, which no longer survives (Rowan 1979, 214). 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 - DG069-017002: Architectural fragment, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDG069-017002-. Built into the main gate-lodge of Convoy House (DG069-017003-) are a number of 'primitive carved faces, coats-of-arms and date-stones'. These apparently belong to the 17th century house (DG069-017-), of the Montgomery family, which no longer survives (Rowan 1979, 214). 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 - DG069-017003: House - 18th/19th century, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDG069-017003-. Built into the main gate-lodge of Convoy House (DG069-017003-) are a number of 'primitive carved faces, coats-of-arms and date-stones'. These apparently belong to the 17th century house, of the Montgomery family, which no longer survives (Rowan 1979, 214). 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 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) - Convoy House, country house, 1800–1810, Regional interest, registry number 40832001, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=DG®no=40832001. Detached nine-bay two-storey over basement (to rear) county house, built c. 1806-7, having full-height three-bay shallow bowed projections to either end of the main elevation (west) and with remains of single-bay single-storey structure to the centre of the rear elevation (west). Damaged by fire to interior in 1971 and re-roofed c. 1990. Hipped slate roof (added c. 1990), having central valley, wide overhanging eaves with projecting sandstone eaves course with paired cut stone brackets/modillions, some surviving sections of cast-iron rainwater goods, and with two rendered chimneystacks. Curved sections of roof over shallow bowed projections to front elevation. Irregularly coursed and squared rubble stone walls with flush quoins to the corners; projecting cut stone stringcourse/plinth course at ground floor level. Square-headed window openings with flush red brick block-and-start surrounds, cut stone sills, and with six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows at ground floor level and three-over-three pane timber sliding sash windows at first floor level. Continuous cut stone sill course to main elevation at first floor level and cut stone entablatures supported on cut stone console brackets to ground floor window openings. Square-headed window openings to rear elevation with timber sliding sash windows; square-headed window openings to rear and side elevations at basement level having rubble stone voussoirs over and with wrought-iron security bars. Central square-headed doorway to main elevation having plain ashlar surround, replacement timber door, plain overlight; square-headed window openings to either side of doorway having plain cut stone surrounds and timber sliding sash windows. Doorway reached up flight of cut stone steps giving access to raised cut stone platform; steps and platform flanked by wrought-iron railings. Set well back from road in extensive mature wooded and parkland grounds a short distance to the west/south-west of Convoy. Deale River flows west to east to the south of the house and demesne. Main entrance gates with castellated gateway and lodge (see 40832003) to the north at start of long approach avenue to house. Remains of extensive complex of single- and two-storey outbuildings to the rear (east) and to the north-east having rubble stone walls, pitched and barrel-shaped slate and corrugated-metal roofs, and square-headed openings. Remains of former horse-powered churning mill to one of the outbuildings. Possible former chapel to the east, now ruinous. Walled garden (on rectangular-plan with bowed wall to the north) to the east having rubble stone boundary walls and integral round-headed doorways with roughly dressed voussoirs and surrounds, remains of rubble stone outbuildings/former greenhouses to the interior of walled garden. Possible remains of former icehouse to the north (not viewed). Site of former house to the north-east. - Convoy House, gate lodge, 1800–1880, Regional interest, registry number 40832003, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=DG®no=40832003. Castellated entrance gateway and ruinous gate lodge serving Convoy House (see 40832001), built c. 1810, comprising a central Tudor-arched integral carriage-arch having castellated parapet over and with engaged castellated turrets/towers (on circular-plan) to either side (east and west); gateway flanked to either side by curved sections of castellated quadrant walling, terminated to either side (east and west) by engaged castellated turrets/towers (on circular-plan); two-stage tower (on square-plan) to the east end having bartizans set on corbelled bases to the corners at parapet level, one castellated (north-east corner). Machicolated parapets with cut stone corbels to tower; perforated cut stone disk (on circular-plan) to the front face of tower at parapet level; cut stone stringcourse to tower differentiating stages. Rubble stone construction with evidence of roughcast rendered finish over in places. Pointed-arch window openings to tower at first stage level to the north and the east elevations having rubble stone voussoirs with inset keystone detail to heads. Loop hole openings/blind loop hole openings to towers. Tudor-arched carriage-arch to the central gateway having rubble stone voussoirs, and with cut stone keystone having incised coat-of-arms, date '1693' and incised monogram 'RM'; gates now gone. Integral pointed-arched pedestrian entrance to the east face of tower having rubble stone voussoirs, cut stone keystone (on triangular-plan) and with remains of cast-iron gate; pedestrian gateway flanked to either side (east and west) to the north elevation by engaged single-stage towers (on square-plan) having castellated parapets over. Square-headed doorway to the west face of two-stage tower at second stage level (fittings now gone) accessed curved flight of cut stone steps to the rear of curtain wall having rubble stone boundary wall to the south terminated at the base to the west by rubble stone gate pier (on circular-plan). Projecting cut stones to south elevation of tower at second stage level give access to parapet level. Architectural fragments to site (DG069-017002-; including keystone to main gateway), apparently from former seventeenth-century house located to rear of the site of the present Convoy House, built into wall(s) of site. Now ruinous three-bay single-storey former gate lodge to the east, built c. 1810, having remains of hipped natural slate roof with projecting cut stone eaves course and remains of cast-iron rainwater goods, roughcast rendered walls over rubble stone construction, square-headed window openings (now infilled with modern blockwork) having stone sills, and with central square-headed doorway to the south elevation (now infilled with modern blockwork). Located adjacent to road way to the north of Convoy House (see 40832001) and a short distance to the west of the centre of Convoy. Located at start of long approach avenue to main house. ## 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 Greenfield, 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 low, partly inferred. - Terrain model: LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_1792, https://gsi.geodata.gov.ie/downloads/LiDAR/OPW_NASC/OPW_1792.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/greenfield.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/donegal/greenfield.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/donegal/greenfield.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) No address of the register names Greenfield 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) - Convoy Townparks: https://everytownland.com/donegal/convoy-townparks.md - Findrum: https://everytownland.com/donegal/findrum.md - Glasly: https://everytownland.com/donegal/glasly.md - Milltown: https://everytownland.com/donegal/milltown-52047.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/greenfield - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/donegal/greenfield