Hall Demesne

252 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Hall Demesne, from 15 m² to 56,097 m² (5.61 ha, 13.86 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 31 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Hall Demesne 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.

• 28 Apr 2026Conditional

  ALTERATIONS TO APPROVED PLANNING PERMISSION REF. NO. 24/60229 WHICH CONSISTS OF THE EXTENSION OF THE APPROVED BUILDING TO INCLUDE FOR A NEW COMMUNITY ROOM AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2660746

• 23 Apr 2026Conditional

  (1) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING ENTRANCE PORCH AND SUNROOM, AND CONSTRUCTION OF REPLACEMENT ENTRANCE PORCH AND SUNROOM TO FRONT ELEVATION, (2) CONSTRUCTION OF NEW SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO SIDE ELEVATION TO INCLUDE NEW BEDROOM, (3) CHANGES TO EXISTING DWELLING LAYOUT INCLUDING ELEVATIONAL CHANGE TO REAR ELEVATION AND (4) ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2660711

• 24 Feb 2026Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF A ONE AND HALF STOREY TWO BEDROOM DWELLING HOUSE WITH WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS) ACCOMPANIES THIS APPLICATION

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2660274

• 18 Feb 2026N/a

  CONSTRUCTION OF A ONE AND HALF STOREY TWO BEDROOM DWELLING HOUSE WITH WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS) ACCOMPANIES THIS APPLICATION

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2660232

• 10 Sept 2025Conditional

  (1) REPLACEMENT OF EXISTING 3 NO. DORMER WINDOWS ON THE SOUTH ELEVATION WITH VERTICAL AND SLOPED COMBINATION ROOF LIGHTS, (2) ALTERATIONS TO GLAZING TO WEST, SOUTH AND EAST ELEVATIONS AND (3) ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORK AND CONNECTION TO ALL EXISTING SERVICES

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2561551

• 18 Aug 2025Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE AND DETACHED DOMESTIC GARAGE WITH INSTALLATION OF SEPTIC / SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2561415

• 25 Mar 2025Conditional

  ALTERATIONS TO ELEVATIONS OF EXISTING BUNGALOW AND ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2560432

• 24 Mar 2025N/a

  ALTERATIONS TO ELEVATIONS OF AN EXISTING BUNGALOW AND ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2560419

• 11 Dec 2024Conditional

  ALTERATIONS AND CONSTRUCTION OF EXTENSIONS TO AN EXISTING SINGLE STOREY DETACHED HOUSE, REFURBISHMENT AND EXTENSION OF THE EXISTING, RAISING OF THE ROOF PITCH AND CONSTRUCTION OF SINGLE STOREY EXTENSIONS TO PROVIDE ENLARGED LIVING ACCOMMODATION AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2462043

• 14 Nov 2024N/a

  (1) ALTERATIONS AND EXTENSIONS TO AN EXISTING SINGLE STOREY DETACHED HOUSE, REFURBISHMENT AND EXTENSION OF THE EXISTING, RAISING OF THE ROOF PITCH AND CONSTRUCTION OF SINGLE STOREY EXTENSIONS TO PROVIDE ENLARGED LIVING ACCOMMODATION AND (2) ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2461838

• 27 Feb 2024Conditional

  DEMOLITION OF EXISTING STORAGE BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW GYM BUILDING ADJACENT TO EXISTING CLUBHOUSE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2460229

• 30 Aug 2023Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH ASSOCIATED SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM, DOMESTIC GARAGE AND ALL OTHER SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS) ACCOMPANIES THIS APPLICATION

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2351290

• 9 Jan 2023Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF EXTENSION TO EXISTING DWELLINGHOUSE AND DOMESTIC GARAGE TO REAR OF DWELLING AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2350011

• 14 Dec 2022Conditional

  ALTERATIONS AND EXTENSIONS TO EXISTING SINGLE STOREY HOUSE TO INCLUDE THE CONSTRUCTION OF: (1) SINGLE STOREY SUNROOM, (2) SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO DINING/LIVING ROOM, (3) SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO KITCHEN, UTILITY AND ENTRANCE HALL, (4) SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO BEDROOM TO INCLUDE EN-SUITE BATHROOM AND (5) SINGLE STOREY PITCHED ROOF DOMESTIC GARAGE AND FUEL STORE. ALL TO INCLUDE ELEVATIONAL CHANGES TO THE EXISTING DWELLING AND CONNECTION TO EXISTING SERVICES

  Retention · Donegal County Council, 2251994

• 13 Oct 2022Conditional

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

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2251725

• 10 May 2022Conditional

  A STOREY & HALF EXTENSION TO THE REAR OF THE EXISTING SINGLE STOREY DWELLING AND CONNECTION TO EFFLUENT TREATMENT SYSTEM / PERCOLATION AREAS AS APPROVED UNDER PLANNING REF: 18/51070 AND ALL ANCILLARY SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Retention · Donegal County Council, 2250807

• 29 Oct 2021Conditional

  ERECTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH SEWERAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM & DOMESTIC GARAGE. A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS) ACCOMPANIES THIS APPLICATION

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2152154

• 6 Jul 2021N/a

  (1) CONSTRUCTION OF (A) A SPLIT LEVEL THREE-BEDROOM DWELLING HOUSE INCLUDING GROUND FLOOR DOMESTIC GARAGE (B) PROPOSED ACCESS ROAD FROM EXISTING ACCESS ROAD (2) INSTALLATION OF A WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT AND PERCOLATION AREA (3) REMOVAL OF EXISTING TREES WITHIN PROPOSED SITE BOUNDARY IN ACCORDANCE WITH ATTACHED NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT REPORT (4) ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING BOUNDARY WALL ALONG PUBLIC ROAD L-1875-2 TO A REDUCED HEIGHT OF 950MM (5) ALL ANCILLARY SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS) ACCOMPANIES THIS APPLICATION

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2151343

• 5 Jul 2021Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF ATTIC SPACE INTO A STUDY ROOM INCLUDING ROOF WINDOWS ON THE FRONT ELEVATION AND A GABLE WINDOW

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2151339

• 8 Jun 2021Unconditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW WASTERWATER PUMPING STATION, ASSOCIATED SITEWORKS AND NEW BOUNDARY FENCE AS WELL AS THE DECOMMISSIONING OF THE EXISTING HALL DEMESNE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT FOLLOWING THE COMPLETION OF THE PUMPING STATION. THE APPLICATION RELATES TO A DEVELOPMENT WHICH IS FOR AN ACTIVITY REQUIRING AN EPA WASTEWATER DISCHARGE LICENCE (WWDL), LICENCE NUMBER D0522-01

  Extension of duration · Donegal County Council, 2151163

• 20 May 2021Conditional

  (1) DEMOLITION OF (A) EXISTING PORCH TO THE FRONT (SOUTH) OF THE HOUSE (B) EXISTING CONVERVATORY TO THE REAR (NORTH) OF THE HOUSE (2) CONSTRUCTION OF (A) A NEW SINGLE STOREY FLAT ROOF EXTENSION TO THE FRONT (SOUTH) OF THE HOUSE (B) A NEW SINGLE-STOREY FLAT ROOF EXTENSION TO THE REAR (NORTH) OF THE HOUSE (3) RECONFIGURATION OF THE INTERNAL LAYOUT INCLUDING ASSOCIATED MINOR ELEVATIONAL CHANGES (4) CONNECTION TO EXISTING FOUL & SURFACE DRAINAGE ON SITE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS INCLUDING DEFINED BOUNDARY TREATMENT

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2150980

• 2 Feb 2021Conditional

  CONSERVATORY BUILT TO THE EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE

  Retention · Donegal County Council, 2150135

• 14 Oct 2020Refused

  ERECTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE AND CONNECTION TO EXISTING PUBLIC SEWER

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2051516

• 14 Oct 2020Conditional

  (1) RETENTION AND COMPLETION OF EXISTING ACCESS ROAD INCLUDING SERVICES AND (2) ERECTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE AND CONNECTION TO EXISTING PUBLIC SEWER

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2051514

• 30 Sept 2020Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF A SPLIT-LEVEL HOUSE (PART SINGLE-STOREY / PART TWO-STOREY), PROVISION OF A (1) DOMESTIC GARAGE, (2) WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM WITH PERCOLATION AREA AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2051401

The 25 most recent of 35 applications.

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

Designated sites

• Special Area of Conservation: Donegal Bay (Murvagh) SAC 000133
• Special Protection Area: Donegal Bay SPA 004151
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Donegal Bay (Murvagh) 000133

Recorded monuments

• DG099-020 Hut site
  Description

  A circular stone structure (DG099-020----) surrounded by six cairns (DG099-021001- to DG099-021006-) was observed near the foreshore in sand dunes to the east of Mountcharles in September 2010. The features lie on a sand spit orientated SE−NW between an estuary and Donegal Bay. The features have been exposed by the erosion of a large sand dune, exacerbated by cattle grazing as well as stream erosion from the creek of Warren Channel to the NW. They cover an area around 20-25m². The circular stone structure, most likely a hut site, is defined by drystone walls (Wth 1.5-1.7m), constructed of cobbles and small boulders (0.12-0.3m in size), exposed to a height of 0.85m above the sand. It has an internal diameter of 3.5m, and external diameter of 6.6m. The eastern side remains concealed within the high eroding sand dune. Seaward of the hut site, the sand has eroded to expose six cairns (DG099-021001- to DG099-021006-), also of drystone beach cobble construction, ranging in size from 1.6m to 4.65m. Northwest of the hut site, towards Warren Channel, there are two other less clearly defined linear stone features (L c. 4m; Wth 1.58-3.3m), and c. 20m SE of these, a number of upright stones and possible cairns of uncertain significance are visible in less eroded grassland. (Pers. comm. Edward Pollard, 5th September 2010). Attached image is courtesy of E. Pollard, 2010: DG099-020----_01.JPG Hut site with adjacent cairns (DG099-021001- to DG099-021006-) viewed from E Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload/revision:10 September 2010

• DG099-021001 Cairn - unclassified
  Description

  This is one of six cairns (DG099-021001- to DG099-021006-), located close to a circular stone hut site (DG099-020----), which were observed near the foreshore in sand dunes to the east of Mountcharles in September 2010. The features lie on a sand spit orientated SE−NW between an estuary and Donegal Bay. The features have been exposed by the erosion of a large sand dune, exacerbated by cattle grazing as well as stream erosion from the creek of Warren Channel to the NW. They cover an area c. 20-25m². The six cairns (DG099-021001- to DG099-021006-) are located seaward, and within c. 11m of the circular hut site (DG099-020----). The cairns, which consist of roughly circular heaps of beach cobbles, range in diameter from 1.6m to 4.65m, rising up to 1m high above the sand. Cockle, mussel and razor shells are scattered around the exposed area, as well as modern debris. (Pers. comm. Edward Pollard, 5th September 2010). Attached images: DG099-021001- to DG099-021006-_01.JPG cairns viewed from E DG099-021001- to DG099-021006-_01.JPG cairns viewed from W Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 10 September 2010

• DG099-021002 Cairn - unclassified
  Description

  This is one of six cairns (DG099-021001- to DG099-021006-), located close to a circular stone hut site (DG099-020----), which were observed near the foreshore in sand dunes to the east of Mountcharles in September 2010. The features lie on a sand spit orientated SE−NW between an estuary and Donegal Bay. The features have been exposed by the erosion of a large sand dune, exacerbated by cattle grazing as well as stream erosion from the creek of Warren Channel to the NW. They cover an area c. 20-25m². The six cairns (DG099-021001- to DG099-021006-) are located seaward, and within c. 11m of the circular hut site (DG099-020----). The cairns, which consist of roughly circular heaps of beach cobbles, range in diameter from 1.6m to 4.65m, rising up to 1m high above the sand. Cockle, mussel and razor shells are scattered around the exposed area, as well as modern debris. (Pers. comm. Edward Pollard, 5th September 2010). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 10 September 2010

• DG099-021003 Cairn - unclassified
  Description

  This is one of six cairns (DG099-021001- to DG099-021006-), located close to a circular stone hut site (DG099-020----), which were observed near the foreshore in sand dunes to the east of Mountcharles in September 2010. The features lie on a sand spit orientated SE−NW between an estuary and Donegal Bay. The features have been exposed by the erosion of a large sand dune, exacerbated by cattle grazing as well as stream erosion from the creek of Warren Channel to the NW. They cover an area c. 20-25m². The six cairns (DG099-021001- to DG099-021006-) are located seaward, and within c. 11m of the circular hut site (DG099-020----). The cairns, which consist of roughly circular heaps of beach cobbles, range in diameter from 1.6m to 4.65m, rising up to 1m high above the sand. Cockle, mussel and razor shells are scattered around the exposed area, as well as modern debris. (Pers. comm. Edward Pollard, 5th September 2010).

• DG099-021004 Cairn - unclassified
  Description

  This is one of six cairns (DG099-021001- to DG099-021006-), located close to a circular stone hut site (DG099-020----), which were observed near the foreshore in sand dunes to the east of Mountcharles in September 2010. The features lie on a sand spit orientated SE−NW between an estuary and Donegal Bay. The features have been exposed by the erosion of a large sand dune, exacerbated by cattle grazing as well as stream erosion from the creek of Warren Channel to the NW. They cover an area c. 20-25m². The six cairns (DG099-021001- to DG099-021006-) are located seaward, and within c. 11m of the circular hut site (DG099-020----). The cairns, which consist of roughly circular heaps of beach cobbles, range in diameter from 1.6m to 4.65m, rising up to 1m high above the sand. Cockle, mussel and razor shells are scattered around the exposed area, as well as modern debris. (Pers. comm. Edward Pollard, 5th September 2010). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 10 September 2010

• DG099-021005 Cairn - unclassified
  Description

  This is one of six cairns (DG099-021001- to DG099-021006-), located close to a circular stone hut site (DG099-020----), which were observed near the foreshore in sand dunes to the east of Mountcharles in September 2010. The features lie on a sand spit orientated SE−NW between an estuary and Donegal Bay. The features have been exposed by the erosion of a large sand dune, exacerbated by cattle grazing as well as stream erosion from the creek of Warren Channel to the NW. They cover an area c. 20-25m². The six cairns (DG099-021001- to DG099-021006-) are located seaward, and within c. 11m of the circular hut site (DG099-020----). The cairns, which consist of roughly circular heaps of beach cobbles, range in diameter from 1.6m to 4.65m, rising up to 1m high above the sand. Cockle, mussel and razor shells are scattered around the exposed area, as well as modern debris. (Pers. comm. Edward Pollard, 5th September 2010). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 10 September 2010

• DG099-021006 Cairn - unclassified
  Description

  This is one of six cairns (DG099-021001- to DG099-021006-), located close to a circular stone hut site (DG099-020----), which were observed near the foreshore in sand dunes to the east of Mountcharles in September 2010. The features lie on a sand spit orientated SE−NW between an estuary and Donegal Bay. The features have been exposed by the erosion of a large sand dune, exacerbated by cattle grazing as well as stream erosion from the creek of Warren Channel to the NW. They cover an area c. 20-25m². The six cairns (DG099-021001- to DG099-021006-) are located seaward, and within c. 11m of the circular hut site (DG099-020----). The cairns, which consist of roughly circular heaps of beach cobbles, range in diameter from 1.6m to 4.65m, rising up to 1m high above the sand. Cockle, mussel and razor shells are scattered around the exposed area, as well as modern debris. (Pers. comm. Edward Pollard, 5th September 2010). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 10 September 2010

• DG099-022 Burial
  Description

  In sand dunes on a small headland jutting into the N side of Donegal Bay. In August 2017 human bones were exposed in an eroding section of the dunes. The discovery was notified to An Garda Síochána, who established that the burial was ancient. They collected the bones and transferred them to the National Museum. Osteoarchaeological examination revealed that the bones are those of a young adult male, c. 172cm (5ft 6 inches) in height, aged between 16-20 years at time of death. Pathologies in the bones and teeth indicate that he suffered some nutritional deficiency and acute infection in early childhood. There was also evidence of stress to his spine, possibly as a result of heavy lifting and manual labour. Despite his young age, periodontal disease was already present on his teeth, as well as a heavy plaque load, suggesting a predominately carbohydrate diet (Buckley 2019). The exact form of the burial is uncertain: When discovered the bones were partly displaced, having eroded from the sand dune, there was no obvious trace of a grave structure and no artefacts were found. The date of the burial is as yet unknown. A possible midden (DG099-023----) is visible in section a few meters to E, and a hut site (DG099-020----) and cluster of cairns (DG099-021001---- to DG099-021006-) are located c. 90m to W in the same dune system. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 28 November 2019

• DG099-023 Midden
  Description

  In sand dunes on a small headland jutting into the N side of Donegal Bay. A thin layer (L 1.4m at least; T c. 0.05m) of sea shells is visible in section in the eroding S-facing slope of a sand dune, at a level c. 2.5m below the top of the dune. The shells –mussels, clams, periwinkles and limpets- occur in a matrix of grey sand, noticeably darker than the pale sand in the dunes as a whole. The layer is very degraded and gapped, intermittent traces are visible further to E, but its full extent is uncertain. There is a burial (DG099-022----) a few meters to W, and a hut site (DG099-020----) and cluster of cairns (DG099-021001---- to DG099-021006-) are located 90m to W in the same dune system. Attached images: DG099-023----_01.JPG Midden exposed in section DG099-023----_02.JPG Location viewed from S Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 28 November 2019

• DG099-024 Burial
  Description

  In eroding, marram grass-covered sand dunes bordering an estuarine inlet on the N side of Donegal Bay, adjacent to a hut site (DG099-020----) and a cluster of cairns (DG099-021001- to DG099-021006-). In 2012 fragmentary remains of a human skull were noted eroding out of the sand adjacent to a cairn (DG099-021001-) (pers. comm. E. Pollard, 2012). The discovery was notified to An Garda Siochána who removed the skull from the find spot. The NMS and NMI were subsequently notified when it became clear that the skull was of archaeological significance and most likely from an ancient burial. The skull is currently in the care of the NMS, and a sample of bone from it will be radiocarbon dating. Attached image is courtesy of E. Pollard: DG099-024----_01.JPG Skull exposed in sand layer Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 24 January 2023

Architectural heritage

• Mountcharles Church of Ireland Church, church/chapel, 1850–1870 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding Church of Ireland church, built 1859 - 61, comprising three-bay hall having stepped cut stone bellcote over west gable apex , shallow projecting chancel to the east elevation, projecting gable-fronted entrance porch to the west corner of the south elevation, and with single-storey vestry attached to the south side of chancel. Modern flat-roofed toilet extension to the north elevation of chancel. Pitched natural slate roofs having clay ridge tiles, corbelled cut stone eaves course, raised cut stone coping/verges to gable ends, having moulded kneeler stones at eaves level, cut stone fluer-de-lys finial to east gable apex of chancel and to porch to south-west, and cut stone chimneystack to east gable of nave. Mono-pitched natural slate roof to vestry to south side of chancel having raised cut stone verges to gable ends. Coursed squared rubble sandstone walls over chamfered ashlar sandstone plinth course, stepped diagonally-set sandstone buttresses to the corners of the main body of church having ashlar sandstone quoins and coping, stepped buttresses to corners of porch having ashlar sandstone quoins and coping, flush ashlar sandstone block-and-start surrounds to the corners of chancel, vestry and main body of church. Snecked and squared sandstone construction to chancel. Cut stone fluer-de-lys finial over bellcote. Paired pointed-arched window openings to side elevations of nave having flush dressed ashlar sandstone surrounds with central mullion, chamfered ashlar sandstone sills, and cast-iron diamond-pane quarry-glazed windows. Two pointed-arched lancet window openings to nave gable (west) and to the west side of porch to main body of building having flush dressed ashlar sandstone surrounds, chamfered ashlar sandstone sills, and cast-iron diamond-pane quarry-glazed windows. Three graded pointed-arch window openings to chancel gable (east) having flush dressed ashlar sandstone surrounds, chamfered ashlar sandstone sills, and cast-iron diamond-pane quarry-glazed windows. Trefoil window opening to east gable apex of main body of church and quatrefoil window opening to west gable apex having flush chamfered dressed ashlar sandstone surrounds and cast-iron diamond-pane quarry-glazed windows. Three pointed-arched openings to east elevation of porch and two pointed-arched window openings to the south elevation of vestry having flush dressed ashlar sandstone surrounds, chamfered ashlar sandstone sills, and leaded quarry-glazed windows. Pointed-headed entrance door opening to south face of porch having chamfered dressed ashlar sandstone surround, and timber double-doors with decorative wrought-iron hinges. Pointed-headed entrance door opening to east elevation of vestry having chamfered dressed ashlar sandstone surround, cut stone steps and replacement timber door. Set back from road in extensive mature grounds to the south/south-east of Mountcharles with gravel forecourt and carpark to north and pathway around church. Lawned areas and cast-iron lamp standards to site. Bounded on road-frontage to the north-east, east and south-east by squared and coursed rubble sandstone boundary wall with rubble stone coping over. Main gateway to the north-east of site comprising a pair of ashlar sandstone gate piers (on square-plan) having pyramidal capstones and a pair of cast- and wrought-iron gates. Associated former Church of Ireland rectory to the south-west (see 40909910).

• Mountcharles Railway Station, store/warehouse, 1890–1900 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached single-storey former railway good shed associated with Mountcharles Railway Station, built 1893, having projecting timber canopy with corrugated-metal roof over former railway lines (now removed) to the south-east elevation. Now in use as general outbuilding. Pitched natural slate roof with terracotta roll clay ridge tiles. Coursed and squared mildly rock-faced rubble sandstone stone walls with flush rock-faced block-and-start quoins to the corners. Formerly rendered to the south-east and north-east elevations. Segmental-headed window openings to the north-east and south-west elevations having rock-faced sandstone stone block-and-start surrounds, stone sills, and remains of two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed entrance door/loading bay openings to the north-west and south-east elevations having flush tooled block-and-start surrounds and replacement timber battened double-doors. Flight of concrete and rubble stone steps to doorway to the south-east elevation. Set back to roadside with grass areas to south and north, and to the south/south-west of Mountcharles. Remains of former rubble stone railway platform at the east. Single-storey former railway station and/or former railway workers’ houses to the north-east, altered and extended c. 2005, having pitched natural slate roof with decorative terracotta ridge cresting and rendered chimneystacks, coursed rubble stone walls with rock-faced quoins to the corners, segmental-headed window openings with block-and-start rock-faced sandstone surrounds, stone sills and replacement windows, and segmental-headed entrance door openings to south-east side with block-and-start rock-faced sandstone surrounds and replacement doors with overlight.

• The Hall, gate lodge, 1820–1850 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay single-storey gate lodge with attic level, built c. 1830, having modern single-storey lean-to extension to the rear (north). Associated with The Hall (see 40847025) to the south. Now in use as a private house. Steeply pitched natural late roof having clay roll ridge tiles, and central ashlar sandstone chimneystack having moulded cornice detail and terracotta pots. Overhanging eaves to the east gable end having exposed purlin ends and with decorative pierced timber bargeboards. Roughcast rendered walls over cement rendered plinth to the main elevation (south). Square-headed window openings with projecting rendered reveals, rendered stone sills, and fixed-pane timber windows with timber mullions and transoms having cast-iron diamond-pane quarry-glazed windows. Square-headed window openings at attic level to side elevations (east and west) having stone sills and eight-over-eight pane timber sliding sash windows. Central square-headed doorway to the main elevation (south) having stone plinth blocks to base, battened timber double-doors, and multi-pane overlight. Stone threshold to doorway addressed by two concrete steps. Set slightly back from road adjacent to associated gateway (see 40847023), and located at the start of long winding approach avenue serving The Hall (40847025) to the south. Woodland to site and lawn to south. Remains of single-storey former outbuilding to the north. Located in the rural countryside to the south/south-east of Mountcharles and close to the shores of Donegal Bay.

• The Hall, gates/railings/walls, 1750–1800 · Regional interest
  Description

  Gateway serving The Hall, erected c. 1775, comprising a pair of ashlar gate piers (on square-plan) having moulded bases, moulded capstones with cornice detailing, and having a pair of wrought-iron gates with spear finials. Carved foliate decoration to the east elevation, just below capstones. Set slightly back from road adjacent to associated gate lodge (see 40847022), and located at the start of long winding approach avenue serving The Hall (see 40847025) to the south. Sections of rubble stone boundary wall to either side having soldier coping over. Located in the rural countryside to the south/south-east of Mountcharles and close to the shores of Donegal Bay.

• The Hall, farmyard complex, worker's house, coach house, 1750–1790 · Regional interest
  Description

  Complex of multiple-bay two-storey outbuildings, coach house and workers house(s) associated with The Hall (see 40847025), built c. 1770, comprising five-bay two-storey outbuilding (now ruinous) to the north-east having flight of stone steps to the south-west elevation giving access to first floor level, multiple-bay two-storey outbuilding and former coach house on L-shaped plan to the south-west, and multiple-bay two-storey outbuilding to the centre of complex having gablet to roof to centre of front elevation (north-west), three-bay two-storey workers’ house to the north-east end, and having single-bay two-storey extension with lean-to roof attached to the north-east gable end. Complex now largely out of use apart from central outbuilding with former worker’s house in use as a dwelling. Pitched natural slate roof to outbuildings to the south-west having projecting stone eaves courses and cast-iron rainwater goods. Pitched natural slate roof to central outbuilding with hipped end of south-west having staggered natural slate roof (re-slated c. 2000), projecting stone eaves course and cast-iron rainwater goods. Rendered rubble stone chimneystacks to outbuildings to the centre and the south-west. Roof to outbuilding to the north-east now collapsing and partially clad in corrugated metal. Whitewashed rubble stone walls; coursed rubble stone construction to rear elevation of central outbuilding side with flush squared rubble stone quoins to the corners; roughcast rendered in sections to the rear elevation of outbuilding to the south-west. Two battered cement rendered buttresses to south side of outbuilding to the north-east outbuilding. Square-headed window openings having stone sills and with two-over-two pane, six-over-three pane, and six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed window openings to estate workers’ house (north-east end of central outbuilding) having four-over-four pane timber sliding sash windows and stone sills. Some segmental-headed window openings to rear elevation of outbuilding to the south-west at first floor level having stone sills and six-over-three pane timber sliding sash. Some replacement timber casement windows. Generally square-headed entrance door openings and loading bays having timber battened doors and double-doors. Stone plinth blocks to base of a number of door openings including entrance to workers’ house; plain overlights to some openings. Segmental- and square-headed carriage-arch openings to outbuildings to the south-west and centre, generally having timber battened double-doors. Set back from road in extensive mature grounds to the south/south-east of Mountcharles and to adjacent to the north-east of associated house, The Hall (see 40847025). Walled garden complex (see 40847026) adjacent to the west. Central yard to outbuilding complex divided in two by rendered rubble stone wall with central gateway having rendered rubble stone gate piers (on square-plan) with pyramidal caps and modern gate. Main entrance from road to the north-east along laneway with modern gate to entrance. rubble stone boundary walls to site.

• The Hall, country house, 1730–1770 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached five-bay three-storey over basement country house, built c. 1750, with projecting single-storey decorative wrought-iron entrance porch added to the north-west elevation c. 1810. Three-bay elevation to the north-west elevation. Double pitched natural slate roof, hidden behind raised roughcast rendered parapet having cut stone coping over, having cast-iron rainwater goods and rendered chimneystacks with terracotta pots. Hipped corrugated-metal roof to porch to north-west. Roughcast rendered walls having ashlar sandstone block-and-start quoins to the corners and plain raised ashlar sandstone stringcourses at floor level of the first floor and at eaves level, and with chamfered ashlar sandstone plinth course. Square-headed window openings with dressed sandstone sills, and having nine-over-nine pane timber sliding sash windows at ground floor level, six-over-six pane to first floor, and three-over-three pane timber sliding sash windows at second floor level. Horned timber sliding sash windows at basement level. Round-headed window openings to porch having metal multiple-paned windows, now largely broken. Central square-headed doorway to the south-east elevation having pedimented ashlar sandstone surround with lugged architrave, pulvinated frieze, replacement half-glazed timber double-doors, and flight of cut stone steps. Central round-headed doorway to the north-west elevation, behind later porch, having cut stone blocked Tuscan surround, timber door with glazed upper panels, and fanlight over, and with sidelights having pronounce cornices over. Former round-headed doorway to the south-east elevation having fanlight over. Cut stone plinth walls with cast-iron railings over to basement to front elevation (south-east), and to the south-west side elevation. Doorways at basement level to side elevations. Set back from road in extensive landscaped demesne/parkland grounds overlooking Donegal Bay to the south, and to the south/south-east of Mountcharles. Complex of outbuildings (see 40847024) to the north-east, former walled garden (see 40847026) to the north/north-west and with entrance gateway (see 40847023) and attendant gate lodge (see 40847022) to the north. Further gateway to the east of house comprising a pair of ashlar gate piers (on square-plan) having stepped capstones over, and with modern gates; gateway to the south-west of site and boundary wall to the south-east to south-west of site.

• The Hall, walled garden, 1760–1800 · Regional interest
  Description

  Walled garden complex associated with The Hall (see 40847025), erected c. 1780, divided into two separate units by wall. Remains of former glasshouses and rubble stone sheds/outbuildings on rectangular-plan to garden to the west. Now out of use and inaccessible in places. Orchard to garden to the west; largely overgrown to the garden to the east. Surrounded by rubble stone boundary walls having rubble stone buttresses to exterior faces along sections, and brick-lined to interior to garden to the west. Square- and segmental-headed door openings having timber batten doors and remains of timber battened doors. Structure on circular-plan built into exterior wall of site (inaccessible). Rendered rubble stone walls to former outbuildings and glass-houses having square-headed openings and remains of lean-to roofs, now collapsed. Located to the north/north-west of The Hall, in extensive mature demesne parkland grounds, and to the south of Mountcharles.

• The Hall, demesne walls/gates/railings, 1760–1800 · Regional interest
  Description

  Estate boundary wall associated with The Hall (see 40847025), erected c. 1780. Composed of flat-bedded dry-stone random rubble stone masonry having beach/wave-eroded random stone coping over in places. Some cement repair to coping. Ashlar gate-piers (on square-plan) having stepped coping over to the east and north-east of house; wrought-iron double gates to gateway to the east and replacement metal gates to gateway to the north-east. Runs along roadside to the south and south-east of house, and to the south of Mountcharles.

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Radon

About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

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

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.

• Hall Demesne, Mountcharles9 sales

Name

Hall Demesne · Diméin an Halla

Area

1,504,780 m² (150.48 ha, 371.84 acres)

Civil parish

Inver, and its townlands

Barony

Banagh

Electoral division

Tantallon, the unit of the census

Neighbouring townlands

Beefpark, Glen, Mountcharles, Salthill Demesne

Placenames

Hall Demesne on logainm.ie, the Placenames Database of Ireland

Townlands, civil parishes, baronies and electoral divisions, National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann, 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.