Kilrean Upper

204 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Kilrean Upper, from 20 m² to 375,801 m² (37.58 ha, 92.86 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 50 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Kilrean Upper 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.

• 24 Feb 2026Refused

  CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW DWELLING HOUSE, INSTALLATION OF SEWERAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM AND PERCOLATION AREA AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2660272

• 4 Dec 2025Refused

  CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW DWELLING HOUSE WITH PROPRIETARY SEWERAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM AND PERCOLATION AREA AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2562147

• 25 Nov 2025Conditional

  DECOMMISSIONING OF EXISTING SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM SERVING DWELLING HOUSE AND INSTALLATION OF A NEW SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM, AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2562058

• 20 Jan 2025Conditional

  DOMESTIC GARAGE AND PERMISSION FOR (1) DEMOLITION OF DEFECTIVE CONCRETE BLOCK AFFECTED DWELLING, (2) CONSTRUCTION OF A REPLACEMENT DWELLING WITH CONNECTION TO EXISTING SERVICES AND (3) ERECTION OF A MODULAR GARDEN ROOM/HOME OFFICE TO BE USED AS TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION DURING THE REBUILD OF THE DWELLING HOUSE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Retention, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2560044

• 19 Oct 2023Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW DOMESTIC GARAGE TO THE SIDE OF THE EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2351592

• 10 Oct 2023Conditional

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

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2351520

• 31 May 2023N/a

  CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE AND DOMESTIC GARAGE WITH PROPRIETARY WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM INCLUDING ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2350766

• 30 Jan 2023Conditional

  EXTENSION TO EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AND ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Retention · Donegal County Council, 2350089

• 14 Nov 2022Conditional

  (1) DEMOLITION OF A MICA AFFECTED HABITABLE DWELLING (2) PROVISION OF FIRST FLOOR LIVING ACCOMMODATION AND STORAGE WITHIN AN EXISTING DETACHED SHED INCLUDING CONNECTION TO THE EXISTING WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM (3) RECONSTRUCTION OF THE ABOVE DWELLING WITH CONNECTION TO EXISTING WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM INCLUDING ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2251844

• 17 May 2022Conditional

  (1) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DWELLING, SHED AND OUTHOUSES (2) CONSTRUCTION OF A REPLACEMENT DWELLING, SHED AND GARAGE WITH PROPRIETARY WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM INCLUDING ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2250856

• 17 Jun 2021Conditional

  ERECTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE AND DOMESTIC GARAGE WITH PROPRIETARY WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM INCLUDING ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2151201

• 29 Sept 2020Conditional

  REFURBISHMENT AND UPGRADING OF EXISTING 38K V OVERHEAD LINE (C. 7.4KM) FROM THE EXISTING BINBANE 110K V SUBSTATION TO THE EXISTING GLENTIES 38K V SUBSTATION KILRAINE GLENTIES. THE LINE CROSSES THE TOWNLANDS OF MEENACAHAN, MEENTANAKILL, TULLYNAGLAGGAN, TULLYHONWAR, DRUMNACROSS AND KILREAN UPPER. A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT ACCOMPANIES THIS APPLICATION

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2051388

• 18 Aug 2020Conditional

  ERECTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH PROPRIETARY WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM INCLUDING ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2051135

• 24 Jun 2019Conditional

  ERECTION OF AN EXTENSION TO THE FRONT OF EXISTING HOUSE ATTIC DEVELOPMENT AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 1950974

• 29 Mar 2018Conditional

  CONVERSION OF AN EXISTING DOMESTIC GARAGE INTO LIVING ACCOMMODATION

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 1850475

• 19 Dec 2017Conditional

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

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 1751903

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: West of Ardara/Maas Road SAC 000197
• Special Area of Conservation: Lough Nillan Bog (Carrickatlieve) SAC 000165
• Special Protection Area: Lough Nillan Bog SPA 004110
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: West Of Ardara/Maas Road 000197
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Lough Nillan Bog (Carrickatlieve) 000165

Recorded monuments

• DG074-007001 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Internal diam. 37m. An almost circular area enclosed by an earthen bank up to 3m in height. A 3.7m gap on the W is a likely entrance. There is also a fosse and external bank. There is a local tradition for a 'cave' (DG074-007002-) in the interior but no trace of this can be seen. The site is located on a NNW-SSE ridge in land currently under reclamation. 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

• DG074-007002 Souterrain
  Description

  An almost circular area (DG074-007001-) enclosed by an earthen bank up to 3m in height. A 3.7m gap on the W is a likely entrance. There is also a fosse and external bank. There is a local tradition for a 'cave' in the interior but no trace of this can be seen. The site is located on a NNW-SSE ridge in land currently under reclamation. 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

• DG074-009001 Church
  Description

  A modern graveyard wall possibly built on traces of an older enclosure. Within the graveyard (DG074-009008-) is Kilrean church (DG074-009001-). This church, 16m by 6.2m, is represented by the lower rubble-built wall courses, c. 1m-1.3m in height. A secondary wall abuts the SW corner and incorporates a chamfered block, probably of a door-jamb. A number of dressed fragments (DG074-009007-) lie at the E end of the church. These include the sill for a single-light window, a small section, 20 cms of a medieval hollow-chamfered hood-mould and a round head (two moulded sandstone voussoirs with internal splay) of a single-light window which, together with other diagonally-tooled sandstone blocks in the S wall and graveyard gate posts, are possibly 12th century in date. S of the SW corner of the church is a cross-slab (DG074-009004-) with embryonic cross arms. The slab is 1.57m in height, .55m wide and 0.1m thick. On the W face is an elaborate ringed Latin cross covering most of the surface of the slab. At the centre of the cross are two concentric circles. At the top and base of the cross are two square-shaped designs consisting of interlocking triangles. In each of these is a smaller triangle all linked together by lines in a swastika fashion. On the E face of the cross there are five artificial notches. Also S of the church is a slab (DG074-009008) .63m high, .39m wide and 0.07m thick. On the W face vague traces of a worn cross can be discerned. Close to the W side of the enclosure is a slab (DG074-009009-) .93m x .47m x .08m. On the E face of the slab is a plain Latin cross. This slab is possibly modern. In a field SW of the graveyard is a grassed-over V-shaped stone-walled structure (DG074-009005-), 8.5m x 6.5m with an open end to the N. The wall is .5m wide. SE of the graveyard is a holy well (DG074-009003-) and to the E of the enclosure is an erratic boulder or piece of rock outcrop 1.65m x .85m with a carved rock-basin (DG074-009002-) .36m in diameter and 0.14m in depth. The site is located on generally rocky marshy land. 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

• DG074-009002 Bullaun stone
  Description

  A modern graveyard wall possibly built on traces of an older enclosure. Within the graveyard (DG074-009008-) is Kilrean church (DG074-009001-). This church, 16m by 6.2m, is represented by the lower rubble-built wall courses, c. 1m-1.3m in height. A secondary wall abuts the SW corner and incorporates a chamfered block, probably of a door-jamb. A number of dressed fragments (DG074-009007-) lie at the E end of the church. These include the sill for a single-light window, a small section, 20 cms of a medieval hollow-chamfered hood-mould and a round head (two moulded sandstone voussoirs with internal splay) of a single-light window which, together with other diagonally-tooled sandstone blocks in the S wall and graveyard gate posts, are possibly 12th century in date. S of the SW corner of the church is a cross-slab (DG074-009004-) with embryonic cross arms. The slab is 1.57m in height, .55m wide and 0.1m thick. On the W face is an elaborate ringed Latin cross covering most of the surface of the slab. At the centre of the cross are two concentric circles. At the top and base of the cross are two square-shaped designs consisting of interlocking triangles. In each of these is a smaller triangle all linked together by lines in a swastika fashion. On the E face of the cross there are five artificial notches. Also S of the church is a slab (DG074-009008) .63m high, .39m wide and 0.07m thick. On the W face vague traces of a worn cross can be discerned. Close to the W side of the enclosure is a slab (DG074-009009-) .93m x .47m x .08m. On the E face of the slab is a plain Latin cross. This slab is possibly modern. In a field SW of the graveyard is a grassed-over V-shaped stone-walled structure (DG074-009005-), 8.5m x 6.5m with an open end to the N. The wall is .5m wide. SE of the graveyard is a holy well (DG074-009003-) and to the E of the enclosure is an erratic boulder or piece of rock outcrop 1.65m x .85m with a carved rock-basin (DG074-009002-) .36m in diameter and 0.14m in depth. The site is located on generally rocky marshy land. 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

• DG074-009003 Ritual site - holy well
  Description

  A modern graveyard wall possibly built on traces of an older enclosure. Within the graveyard (DG074-009008-) is Kilrean church (DG074-009001-). In a field SW of the graveyard is a grassed-over V-shaped stone-walled structure (DG074-009005-), 8.5m x 6.5m with an open end to the N. The wall is .5m wide. SE of the graveyard is a holy well (DG074-009003-) and to the E of the enclosure is an erratic boulder or piece of rock outcrop 1.65m x .85m with a carved rock-basin (DG074-009002-) .36m in diameter and 0.14m in depth. The site is located on generally rocky marshy land. 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. Compiled by Caimin O'Brien Date of upload/revision: 03 November 2011

• DG074-009004 Cross-slab
  Description

  To the S of the SW corner of the church (DG074-009001-) in Kilrean graveyard (DG074-009007-) is a cross-slab with embryonic cross arms. The slab is 1.57m in height, 0.55m wide and 0.1m thick. On the W face is an elaborate ringed Latin cross covering most of the surface of the slab. At the centre of the cross are two concentric circles. At the top and base of the cross are two square-shaped designs consisting of interlocking triangles. In each of these is a smaller triangle all linked together by lines in a swastika fashion. On the E face is a cross formed of four pointed ovals in which are nested two similar shapes following the outlines of the pointed forms. In a field SW of the graveyard is a grassed-over V-shaped stone-walled structure (DG074-009005-), 8.5m x 6.5m with an open end to the N. The wall is .5m wide. SE of the graveyard is a holy well (DG074-009003-) and to the E of the enclosure is an erratic boulder or piece of rock outcrop 1.65m x .85m with a carved rock-basin (DG074-009002-) .36m in diameter and 0.14m in depth. The site is located on generally rocky marshy land. The above description is based on that published in 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. Revised by: Paul Walsh Date of revision/upload: 21 May 2009

• DG074-009005 Structure
  Description

  A modern graveyard wall possibly built on traces of an older enclosure. Within the graveyard (DG074-009008-) is Kilrean church (DG074-009001-). This church, 16m by 6.2m, is represented by the lower rubble-built wall courses, c. 1m-1.3m in height. A secondary wall abuts the SW corner and incorporates a chamfered block, probably of a door-jamb. A number of dressed fragments (DG074-009007-) lie at the E end of the church. These include the sill for a single-light window, a small section, 20 cms of a medieval hollow-chamfered hood-mould and a round head (two moulded sandstone voussoirs with internal splay) of a single-light window which, together with other diagonally-tooled sandstone blocks in the S wall and graveyard gate posts, are possibly 12th century in date. S of the SW corner of the church is a cross-slab (DG074-009004-) with embryonic cross arms. The slab is 1.57m in height, .55m wide and 0.1m thick. On the W face is an elaborate ringed Latin cross covering most of the surface of the slab. At the centre of the cross are two concentric circles. At the top and base of the cross are two square-shaped designs consisting of interlocking triangles. In each of these is a smaller triangle all linked together by lines in a swastika fashion. On the E face of the cross there are five artificial notches. Also S of the church is a slab (DG074-009008) .63m high, .39m wide and 0.07m thick. On the W face vague traces of a worn cross can be discerned. Close to the W side of the enclosure is a slab (DG074-009009-) .93m x .47m x .08m. On the E face of the slab is a plain Latin cross. This slab is possibly modern. In a field SW of the graveyard is a grassed-over V-shaped stone-walled structure (DG074-009005-), 8.5m x 6.5m with an open end to the N. The wall is .5m wide. SE of the graveyard is a holy well (DG074-009003-) and to the E of the enclosure is an erratic boulder or piece of rock outcrop 1.65m x .85m with a carved rock-basin (DG074-009002-) .36m in diameter and 0.14m in depth. The site is located on generally rocky marshy land. 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

• DG074-009006 Architectural fragment
  Description

  A modern graveyard wall possibly built on traces of an older enclosure. Within the graveyard (DG074-009008-) is Kilrean church (DG074-009001-). This church, 16m by 6.2m, is represented by the lower rubble-built wall courses, c. 1m-1.3m in height. A secondary wall abuts the SW corner and incorporates a chamfered block, probably of a door-jamb. A number of dressed fragments (DG074-009007-) lie at the E end of the church. These include the sill for a single-light window, a small section, 20 cms of a medieval hollow-chamfered hood-mould and a round head (two moulded sandstone voussoirs with internal splay) of a single-light window which, together with other diagonally-tooled sandstone blocks in the S wall and graveyard gate posts, are possibly 12th century in date. S of the SW corner of the church is a cross-slab (DG074-009004-) with embryonic cross arms. The slab is 1.57m in height, .55m wide and 0.1m thick. On the W face is an elaborate ringed Latin cross covering most of the surface of the slab. At the centre of the cross are two concentric circles. At the top and base of the cross are two square-shaped designs consisting of interlocking triangles. In each of these is a smaller triangle all linked together by lines in a swastika fashion. On the E face of the cross there are five artificial notches. Also S of the church is a slab (DG074-009008) .63m high, .39m wide and 0.07m thick. On the W face vague traces of a worn cross can be discerned. Close to the W side of the enclosure is a slab (DG074-009009-) .93m x .47m x .08m. On the E face of the slab is a plain Latin cross. This slab is possibly modern. In a field SW of the graveyard is a grassed-over V-shaped stone-walled structure (DG074-009005-), 8.5m x 6.5m with an open end to the N. The wall is .5m wide. SE of the graveyard is a holy well (DG074-009003-) and to the E of the enclosure is an erratic boulder or piece of rock outcrop 1.65m x .85m with a carved rock-basin (DG074-009002-) .36m in diameter and 0.14m in depth. The site is located on generally rocky marshy land. 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

• DG074-009007 Graveyard
  Description

  A modern graveyard wall possibly built on traces of an older enclosure. Within the graveyard (DG074-009008-) is Kilrean church (DG074-009001-). This church, 16m by 6.2m, is represented by the lower rubble-built wall courses, c. 1m-1.3m in height. A secondary wall abuts the SW corner and incorporates a chamfered block, probably of a door-jamb. A number of dressed fragments (DG074-009007-) lie at the E end of the church. These include the sill for a single-light window, a small section, 20 cms of a medieval hollow-chamfered hood-mould and a round head (two moulded sandstone voussoirs with internal splay) of a single-light window which, together with other diagonally-tooled sandstone blocks in the S wall and graveyard gate posts, are possibly 12th century in date. S of the SW corner of the church is a cross-slab (DG074-009004-) with embryonic cross arms. The slab is 1.57m in height, .55m wide and 0.1m thick. On the W face is an elaborate ringed Latin cross covering most of the surface of the slab. At the centre of the cross are two concentric circles. At the top and base of the cross are two square-shaped designs consisting of interlocking triangles. In each of these is a smaller triangle all linked together by lines in a swastika fashion. On the E face of the cross there are five artificial notches. Also S of the church is a slab (DG074-009008) .63m high, .39m wide and 0.07m thick. On the W face vague traces of a worn cross can be discerned. Close to the W side of the enclosure is a slab (DG074-009009-) .93m x .47m x .08m. On the E face of the slab is a plain Latin cross. This slab is possibly modern. In a field SW of the graveyard is a grassed-over V-shaped stone-walled structure (DG074-009005-), 8.5m x 6.5m with an open end to the N. The wall is .5m wide. SE of the graveyard is a holy well (DG074-009003-) and to the E of the enclosure is an erratic boulder or piece of rock outcrop 1.65m x .85m with a carved rock-basin (DG074-009002-) .36m in diameter and 0.14m in depth. The site is located on generally rocky marshy land. 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

• DG074-009008 Cross-slab
  Description

  A modern graveyard wall possibly built on traces of an older enclosure. Within the graveyard (DG074-009008-) is Kilrean church (DG074-009001-). This church, 16m by 6.2m, is represented by the lower rubble-built wall courses, c. 1m-1.3m in height. A secondary wall abuts the SW corner and incorporates a chamfered block, probably of a door-jamb. A number of dressed fragments (DG074-009007-) lie at the E end of the church. These include the sill for a single-light window, a small section, 20 cms of a medieval hollow-chamfered hood-mould and a round head (two moulded sandstone voussoirs with internal splay) of a single-light window which, together with other diagonally-tooled sandstone blocks in the S wall and graveyard gate posts, are possibly 12th century in date. S of the SW corner of the church is a cross-slab (DG074-009004-) with embryonic cross arms. The slab is 1.57m in height, .55m wide and 0.1m thick. On the W face is an elaborate ringed Latin cross covering most of the surface of the slab. At the centre of the cross are two concentric circles. At the top and base of the cross are two square-shaped designs consisting of interlocking triangles. In each of these is a smaller triangle all linked together by lines in a swastika fashion. On the E face of the cross there are five artificial notches. Also S of the church is a slab (DG074-009008) .63m high, .39m wide and 0.07m thick. On the W face vague traces of a worn cross can be discerned. Close to the W side of the enclosure is a slab (DG074-009009-) .93m x .47m x .08m. On the E face of the slab is a plain Latin cross. This slab is possibly modern. In a field SW of the graveyard is a grassed-over V-shaped stone-walled structure (DG074-009005-), 8.5m x 6.5m with an open end to the N. The wall is .5m wide. SE of the graveyard is a holy well (DG074-009003-) and to the E of the enclosure is an erratic boulder or piece of rock outcrop 1.65m x .85m with a carved rock-basin (DG074-009002-) .36m in diameter and 0.14m in depth. The site is located on generally rocky marshy land. 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

• DG074-009009 Cross-slab
  Description

  A modern graveyard wall possibly built on traces of an older enclosure. Within the graveyard (DG074-009008-) is Kilrean church (DG074-009001-). This church, 16m by 6.2m, is represented by the lower rubble-built wall courses, c. 1m-1.3m in height. A secondary wall abuts the SW corner and incorporates a chamfered block, probably of a door-jamb. A number of dressed fragments (DG074-009007-) lie at the E end of the church. These include the sill for a single-light window, a small section, 20 cms of a medieval hollow-chamfered hood-mould and a round head (two moulded sandstone voussoirs with internal splay) of a single-light window which, together with other diagonally-tooled sandstone blocks in the S wall and graveyard gate posts, are possibly 12th century in date. S of the SW corner of the church is a cross-slab (DG074-009004-) with embryonic cross arms. The slab is 1.57m in height, .55m wide and 0.1m thick. On the W face is an elaborate ringed Latin cross covering most of the surface of the slab. At the centre of the cross are two concentric circles. At the top and base of the cross are two square-shaped designs consisting of interlocking triangles. In each of these is a smaller triangle all linked together by lines in a swastika fashion. On the E face of the cross there are five artificial notches. Also S of the church is a slab (DG074-009008) .63m high, .39m wide and 0.07m thick. On the W face vague traces of a worn cross can be discerned. Close to the W side of the enclosure is a slab (DG074-009009-) .93m x .47m x .08m. On the E face of the slab is a plain Latin cross. This slab is possibly modern. In a field SW of the graveyard is a grassed-over V-shaped stone-walled structure (DG074-009005-), 8.5m x 6.5m with an open end to the N. The wall is .5m wide. SE of the graveyard is a holy well (DG074-009003-) and to the E of the enclosure is an erratic boulder or piece of rock outcrop 1.65m x .85m with a carved rock-basin (DG074-009002-) .36m in diameter and 0.14m in depth. The site is located on generally rocky marshy land. 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

Architectural heritage

• House, 1860–1900 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey house, built c.1880, having single-storey lean-to addition to southeast end and flat-roof recent extension to rear of latter. Hipped slate roof with exposed rafter ends, cast-iron rainwater goods and paired rendered chimneystacks to mid-roof with stepped copings; slate roof to addition. Smooth-rendered walls with projecting plinth course; lined-and-ruled rendered walls to addition. Square-headed openings with two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows with decorative horns and painted stone sills, and replacement timber door with overlight. Low concrete wall to front garden with three garden gates having square piers, one with ball finials. Detached single-storey L-plan outbuilding opposite, built c.1790, with hipped slate roof, replacement rainwater goods and limewashed rubble stone walls. Graveyard adjacent to west.

Designated sites: National Parks and Wildlife Service. Recorded monuments: Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service. Buildings: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Works at or in relation to a recorded monument need two months' written notice to the National Monuments Service (National Monuments (Amendment) Act 1994, section 12).

Radon

About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

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

Terrain model

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

Flooding

The flood maps of the Office of Public Works: floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency; Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland; both CC BY 4.0. LiDAR: contains Irish Public Sector Data (Geological Survey Ireland & the Office of Public Works) licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence.

No address of the register names Kilrean Upper with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Donegal.

Name

Kilrean Upper · Cill Riáin Uachtarach

Area

6,067,764 m² (606.78 ha, 1,499.38 acres)

Civil parish

Lower Killybegs, and its townlands

Barony

Boylagh

Electoral division

Ardara, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Ardara electoral division: 1,280 people in 509 households; 65% of households own their home; 39% of homes were built since 2001; 13% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 14% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Derries, Drumnacross, Kilrean Lower, Meenachallow, Meenawannia, Tullyard, Tullyhonwar, Tullynaglaggan

Gaeltacht

In an Irish-speaking area

Placenames

Kilrean Upper on logainm.ie, the Placenames Database of Ireland

Townlands, civil parishes, baronies and electoral divisions, National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics by electoral division, Central Statistics Office, CC BY 4.0. A townland is the smallest land division of Ireland, and the unit of a rural address; old registers such as the 1901 and 1911 censuses file it under its civil parish and barony.