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

Townland in the civil parish of Lettermacaward, barony of Boylagh, Co. Donegal; in Irish Mín an Ghabhann.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 800,761 m² (80.08 ha, 197.87 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 131 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 1,765 m²
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 13 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Lettermacaward, https://everytownland.com/donegal/parish/lettermacaward.md
- Barony: Boylagh
- Electoral division: Lettermacaward, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): Lettermacaward electoral division: 727 people in 301 households; 83% of households own their home; 36% of homes were built since 2001; 17% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 27% were holiday homes.
- County: Co. Donegal, https://everytownland.com/donegal.md
- Gaeltacht: in an Irish-speaking area
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/14914
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 51927
- Centre: latitude 54.848439, longitude -8.320752 (WGS 84)

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

131 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Meenagowan, from 11 m² to 98,266 m² (9.83 ha, 24.28 acres); 12 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 1379670: 98,266 m² (9.83 ha, 24.28 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1379670.md
- Parcel 1405587: 96,058 m² (9.61 ha, 23.74 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1405587.md
- Parcel 1413980: 78,457 m² (7.85 ha, 19.39 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1413980.md
- Parcel 4962797: 30,442 m² (3.04 ha, 7.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4962797.md
- Parcel 1379667: 30,207 m² (3.02 ha, 7.46 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1379667.md
- Parcel 1424069: 28,563 m² (2.86 ha, 7.06 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1424069.md
- Parcel 1402677: 20,160 m² (2.02 ha, 4.98 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1402677.md
- Parcel 1379674: 19,215 m² (1.92 ha, 4.75 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1379674.md
- Parcel 5216600: 15,711 m² (1.57 ha, 3.88 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5216600.md
- Parcel 1379669: 13,126 m² (1.31 ha, 3.24 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1379669.md
- Parcel 1420474: 12,487 m² (1.25 ha, 3.09 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1420474.md
- Parcel 1401255: 12,136 m² (1.21 ha, 3 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1401255.md
- Parcel 4881842: 11,957 m² (1.2 ha, 2.95 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4881842.md
- Parcel 4036573: 11,489 m² (1.15 ha, 2.84 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4036573.md
- Parcel 1410655: 11,002 m² (1.1 ha, 2.72 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1410655.md
- Parcel 1413979: 9,272 m² (0.93 ha, 2.29 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1413979.md
- Parcel 1379671: 9,005 m² (0.9 ha, 2.23 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1379671.md
- Parcel 1413981: 8,920 m² (0.89 ha, 2.2 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1413981.md
- Parcel 1322934: 8,249 m² (0.82 ha, 2.04 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1322934.md
- Parcel 5478662: 8,041 m² (0.8 ha, 1.99 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5478662.md
- Parcel 1379672: 7,937 m² (0.79 ha, 1.96 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1379672.md
- Parcel 1347442: 7,774 m² (0.78 ha, 1.92 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1347442.md
- Parcel 1371215: 7,451 m² (0.75 ha, 1.84 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1371215.md
- Parcel 5989020: 7,430 m² (0.74 ha, 1.84 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5989020.md
- Parcel 6052775: 7,367 m² (0.74 ha, 1.82 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/6052775.md
- Parcel 1371702: 7,306 m² (0.73 ha, 1.81 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1371702.md
- Parcel 1302715: 7,223 m² (0.72 ha, 1.78 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1302715.md
- Parcel 5323196: 7,187 m² (0.72 ha, 1.78 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5323196.md
- Parcel 1379563: 7,045 m² (0.7 ha, 1.74 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1379563.md
- Parcel 5295083: 6,668 m² (0.67 ha, 1.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5295083.md
- Parcel 4852553: 6,400 m² (0.64 ha, 1.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4852553.md
- Parcel 1368041: 6,390 m² (0.64 ha, 1.58 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1368041.md
- Parcel 1345573: 5,187 m² (0.52 ha, 1.28 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1345573.md
- Parcel 1420062: 5,170 m² (0.52 ha, 1.28 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1420062.md
- Parcel 4036484: 4,960 m² (0.5 ha, 1.23 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4036484.md
- Parcel 1526528: 4,934 m² (0.49 ha, 1.22 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1526528.md
- Parcel 1304347: 4,791 m² (0.48 ha, 1.18 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1304347.md
- Parcel 1335451: 4,462 m² (0.45 ha, 1.1 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1335451.md
- Parcel 4944072: 4,032 m² (0.4 ha, 1 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4944072.md
- Parcel 4722350: 3,683 m² (0.37 ha, 0.91 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4722350.md
- Parcel 1379673: 3,617 m² (0.36 ha, 0.89 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1379673.md
- Parcel 1386890: 3,232 m² (0.32 ha, 0.8 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1386890.md
- Parcel 1385968: 3,111 m² (0.31 ha, 0.77 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1385968.md
- Parcel 1379668: 3,046 m² (0.3 ha, 0.75 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1379668.md
- Parcel 4748337: 3,041 m² (0.3 ha, 0.75 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4748337.md
- Parcel 1378642: 2,995 m² (0.3 ha, 0.74 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1378642.md
- Parcel 1321016: 2,983 m² (0.3 ha, 0.74 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1321016.md
- Parcel 1390370: 2,930 m² (0.29 ha, 0.72 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1390370.md
- Parcel 1390531: 2,859 m² (0.29 ha, 0.71 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1390531.md
- Parcel 1308263: 2,741 m² (0.27 ha, 0.68 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1308263.md
- Parcel 2436899: 2,716 m² (0.27 ha, 0.67 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2436899.md
- Parcel 1401072: 2,696 m² (0.27 ha, 0.67 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1401072.md
- Parcel 1373955: 2,624 m² (0.26 ha, 0.65 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1373955.md
- Parcel 4754711: 2,549 m² (0.25 ha, 0.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4754711.md
- Parcel 1425443: 2,299 m² (0.23 ha, 0.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1425443.md
- Parcel 1359191: 2,285 m² (0.23 ha, 0.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1359191.md
- Parcel 1385802: 2,262 m² (0.23 ha, 0.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1385802.md
- Parcel 1356486: 2,242 m² (0.22 ha, 0.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1356486.md
- Parcel 1367698: 2,219 m² (0.22 ha, 0.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1367698.md
- Parcel 1333722: 2,200 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1333722.md
- Parcel 3962969: 2,068 m² (0.21 ha, 0.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3962969.md
- Parcel 3663667: 2,047 m² (0.2 ha, 0.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3663667.md
- Parcel 1408982: 2,012 m² (0.2 ha, 0.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1408982.md
- Parcel 1398928: 1,849 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1398928.md
- Parcel 3963162: 1,844 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3963162.md
- Parcel 1526748: 1,765 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1526748.md
- Parcel 1371544: 1,756 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1371544.md
- Parcel 1526750: 1,584 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1526750.md
- Parcel 1365936: 1,574 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1365936.md
- Parcel 1313398: 1,551 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1313398.md
- Parcel 1305036: 1,457 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1305036.md
- Parcel 1420997: 1,405 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1420997.md
- Parcel 1307698: 1,381 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1307698.md
- Parcel 1336409: 1,381 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1336409.md
- Parcel 1337129: 1,344 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1337129.md
- Parcel 5101701: 1,269 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5101701.md
- Parcel 1406707: 1,269 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1406707.md
- Parcel 1360292: 1,233 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1360292.md
- Parcel 1360940: 1,118 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1360940.md
- Parcel 5478666: 1,090 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5478666.md
- Parcel 5155707: 979 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5155707.md
- Parcel 1414899: 945 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1414899.md
- Parcel 1420231: 943 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1420231.md
- Parcel 6182970: 885 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/6182970.md
- Parcel 1404875: 879 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1404875.md
- Parcel 1391262: 796 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1391262.md
- Parcel 1348433: 723 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1348433.md
- Parcel 5076555: 661 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5076555.md
- Parcel 4881853: 651 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4881853.md
- Parcel 5478663: 647 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5478663.md
- Parcel 1306737: 620 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1306737.md
- Parcel 1307001: 597 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1307001.md
- Parcel 5021457: 525 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5021457.md
- Parcel 1319721: 481 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1319721.md
- Parcel 5800897: 421 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5800897.md
- Parcel 5173836: 417 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5173836.md
- Parcel 5193842: 359 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5193842.md
- Parcel 1526749: 350 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1526749.md
- Parcel 4881856: 346 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4881856.md
- Parcel 1329814: 336 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1329814.md
- Parcel 5460642: 317 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5460642.md
- Parcel 5314847: 295 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5314847.md
- Parcel 5104244: 271 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5104244.md
- Parcel 4881830: 267 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4881830.md
- Parcel 1304697: 250 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1304697.md
- Parcel 5478659: 231 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5478659.md
- Parcel 5293540: 198 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5293540.md
- Parcel 5806157: 184 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5806157.md
- Parcel 5086402: 175 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5086402.md
- Parcel 5884210: 165 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5884210.md
- Parcel 5904974: 159 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5904974.md
- Parcel 5069543: 153 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5069543.md
- Parcel 1390692: 136 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1390692.md
- Parcel 5168951: 134 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5168951.md
- Parcel 5263527: 121 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5263527.md
- Parcel 1328796: 119 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1328796.md
- Parcel 5989025: 116 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5989025.md
- Parcel 1362581: 103 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1362581.md
- Parcel 5123002: 95 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5123002.md
- Parcel 6052778: 86 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/6052778.md
- Parcel 6052800: 86 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/6052800.md
- Parcel 6052829: 86 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/6052829.md
- Parcel 1390850: 78 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1390850.md
- Parcel 5806034: 65 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5806034.md
- Parcel 5840064: 53 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5840064.md
- Parcel 5193768: 51 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5193768.md
- Parcel 1426348: 50 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1426348.md
- Parcel 5346138: 35 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5346138.md
- Parcel 5346139: 23 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5346139.md
- Parcel 5104243: 13 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5104243.md
- Parcel 5904038: 11 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5904038.md

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

No zone of a development plan covers Meenagowan 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)

13 applications, newest first.

- 10 Feb 2026, Donegal County Council 2660161: Conditional. Permission. (1) ERECTION OF 10 NO. CABINS FOR USE AS SHORT TERM LETTING ACCOMMODATION, (2) ERECTION OF A COMMUNAL FACILITY BUILDING TO FACILITATE THE OCCUPANTS OF THE CABINS, (3) CONNECTION OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT TO THE EXISTING WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND (4) ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS, ADJACENT TO THE PUBLIC HOUSE KNOWN AS MCCAFFERTY’S BAR. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660161/0
- 1 Jul 2025, Donegal County Council 2561106: Conditional. Permission. CONSTRUCTION OF A SUNROOM EXTENSION TO DWELLING HOUSE AND A DETACHED DOUBLE GARAGE/STORE WITH GYM/GAMES ROOM AT FIRST FLOOR LEVEL WITH CONNECTION TO EXISTING FOUL DRAINAGE SYSTEM AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2561106/0
- 2 May 2025, Donegal County Council 2560698: Conditional. Permission. CONSTRUCTION OF A BEDROOM AND BATHROOM EXTENSION TO DWELLING HOUSE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560698/0
- 2 Dec 2024, Donegal County Council 2461968: Conditional. Permission. REVISIONS TO STORAGE SHED PREVIOUSLY GRANTED (PLANNING REF. NO. 23/51796 REFERS) AT THE REAR OF PROPERTY WITH PROPOSED NEW ACCESS ROAD TOGETHER WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2461968/0
- 17 Jul 2024, Donegal County Council 2461091: Conditional. Retention. (A) SIDE EXTENSIONS TO THE BAR AND KITCHEN AREAS, (B) A LEAN-TO SHED AND SMALL DETACHED TIMBER STORAGE SHED, (C) CHANGES TO THE DESIGN OF THE FRONT AND SIDE ELEVATIONS INCLUDING ADDITIONAL FENESTRATION, A BAY WINDOW FEATURE AND SIGNAGE (ILLUMINATED AND NON-ILLUMINATED) TO THAT GRANTED PLANNING PERMISSION REF. NO. 23/51576, (D) CONSTRUCTION OF A REAR EXTENSION FOR USE AS A COLD ROOM (E) CONSTRUCTION OF A FUNCTION ROOM TO THE REAR OF THE BUILDING WITH TOILET FACILITIES, KEG ROOM AND GENERAL STORAGE BELOW AT LOWER GROUND FLOOR LEVEL, (F) VARIOUS CHANGES TO THE INTERNAL LAYOUT OF THE BUILDING TO THAT GRANTED PLANNING PERMISSION REF. NO. 23/51576 (G) EXTERNAL LANDSCAPING WORKS INCLUDING THE ERECTION OF A FAUX PETROL PUMP AND PHONE BOX AND PERMISSION FOR (A) DECOMMISSIONING OF A TEMPORARY SEPTIC TANK, (B) THE INSTALLATION OF A NEW WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND (C) ADDITIONAL CAR PARKING TO THE SIDE AND REAR OF THE BUILDING INCLUDING ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2461091/0
- 3 Apr 2024, Donegal County Council 2460436: Conditional. Retention. (1) DEVELOPMENT OF THE ROOF ATTIC SPACE INTO ADDITIONAL BEDROOMS, (2) INSTALLATION OF ROOF-LIGHT WINDOWS TO THE FRONT AND REAR ELEVATIONS, (3) ALTERATIONS TO THE FIRST FLOOR GABLE WINDOW, (4) RAISED TIMBER DECK AREA AT GROUND FLOOR LEVEL TO THE BACK ELEVATION OF THE DWELLING HOUSE, (5) DOMESTIC GARAGE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460436/0
- 6 Mar 2024, Donegal County Council 2460286: Conditional. Permission. ELEVATIONAL AMENDMENTS TO DWELLING HOUSE WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460286/0
- 23 Nov 2023, Donegal County Council 2351796: Conditional. Permission. ERECTION OF A NEW STORAGE SHED AT THE REAR OF EXISTING PROPERTY WITH PROPOSED NEW ACCESS ROAD TOGETHER WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2351796/0
- 18 Oct 2023, Donegal County Council 2351576: Conditional. Permission. (1) DEMOLITION AND RECONSTRUCTION OF THE FRONT ELEVATION PORCH, (2) THE CONSTRUCTION OF A TIMBER PERGOLA STRUCTURE TO THE FRONT ELEVATION, (3) THE DEMOLITION AND RECONSTRUCTION OF AN EXTENDED TOILET BLOCK TO ONE SIDE ELEVATION, (4) THE DEMOLITION AND RECONSTRUCTION OF AN EXTENDED KEG STORE TO THE REAR ELEVATION, AND (5) ALTERATIONS TO SOME EXTERNAL WINDOW AND DOOR OPENINGS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2351576/0
- 8 Mar 2023, Donegal County Council 2350281: Conditional. Permission. (A) ERECTION OF AN EXTENSION TO THE SIDE OF DWELLING AND (B) CONVERSION OF THE EXISTING ATTIC SPACE ABOVE DWELLING TO HABITABLE ACCOMMODATION INCLUDING THE INSTALLATION OF ROOF WINDOWS AND ALTERATIONS TO FIRST FLOOR GABLE END WINDOWS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2350281/0
- 26 Apr 2022, Donegal County Council 2250727: Conditional. Retention. DOMESTIC GARAGE ADJACENT TO DWELLING. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2250727/0
- 22 Dec 2020, Donegal County Council 2052006: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. ERECTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH SEWERAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2052006/0
- 28 Sept 2018, Donegal County Council 1851495: Conditional. Retention, 1 home. RETENTION OF GABLE END WINDOWS AND FOR THE CONVERSION OF THE ATTIC SPACE TO LIVING ACCOMMODATION INCLUDING THE INSTALLATION OF DORMER WINDOWS TO THE REAR ELEVATIONS AND VELUX WINDOWS TO THE FRONT AND REAR ELEVATIONS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/1851495/0

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## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service)

- Special Area of Conservation: West of Ardara/Maas Road SAC, site code 000197, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/sac/000197
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: West Of Ardara/Maas Road, site code 000197

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

- DG065-010001: Church, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDG065-010001-. A modern graveyard wall (DG065-010003-) encloses a subcircular space c. 30m to 35m in diameter. This seems to follow the line of an older enclosure (DG065-010002-), although there is no further evidence of this now. The circular line is broken on the N side by the extension of the graveyard and the building of a modern church. At the centre of the subcircular graveyard are the ruins of Lettermacaward Old Church. Described in 1622 as a small chapel (Royal Commission, 212) it had fallen into ruins by the middle of the 17th century (Simington 1937, 82), and was not repaired, The new church was built beside it c. 1788 (Leslie 1940, 105). The remains of the small church, 5.6m x 9.15m internally, are built of split stone, rubble and mortar. The E gable survives to a height of 2.4m and has a wide central window with splayed ingoings; the jambs and head have fallen away. There is a similar, partially blocked-up smaller window at the E end of the S wall, the round-headed rear-arch survives. The flat-headed doorway to the W is missing its wooden lintel; it has splayed ingoings. The windows and door retain indications of timber frames. The W gable, 2.6m high, is featureless as is the N wall which survives to a height of 1.4m. The round-headed rear-arch, the wide opening of the E window, 1.15m and the evidence for wooden frames would suggest a late date for this church, possibly late medieval or early 17th century. 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
- DG065-010002: Ecclesiastical enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDG065-010002-. A modern graveyard wall (DG065-010003-) encloses a subcircular space c. 30m to 35m in diameter. This seems to follow the line of an older enclosure (DG065-010002-), although there is no further evidence of this now. The circular line is broken on the N side by the extension of the graveyard and the building of a modern church. At the centre of the subcircular graveyard are the ruins of Lettermacaward Old Church. Described in 1622 as a small chapel (Royal Commission, 212) it had fallen into ruins by the middle of the 17th century (Simington 1937, 82), and was not repaired, The new church was built beside it c. 1788 (Leslie 1940, 105). The remains of the small church, 5.6m x 9.15m internally, are built of split stone, rubble and mortar. The E gable survives to a height of 2.4m and has a wide central window with splayed ingoings; the jambs and head have fallen away. There is a similar, partially blocked-up smaller window at the E end of the S wall, the round-headed rear-arch survives. The flat-headed doorway to the W is missing its wooden lintel; it has splayed ingoings. The windows and door retain indications of timber frames. The W gable, 2.6m high, is featureless as is the N wall which survives to a height of 1.4m. The round-headed rear-arch, the wide opening of the E window, 1.15m and the evidence for wooden frames would suggest a late date for this church, possibly late medieval or early 17th century. 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
- DG065-010003: Graveyard, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDG065-010003-. A modern graveyard wall (DG065-010003-) encloses a subcircular space c. 30m to 35m in diameter. This seems to follow the line of an older enclosure (DG065-010002-), although there is no further evidence of this now. The circular line is broken on the N side by the extension of the graveyard and the building of a modern church. At the centre of the subcircular graveyard are the ruins of Lettermacaward Old Church. Described in 1622 as a small chapel (Royal Commission, 212) it had fallen into ruins by the middle of the 17th century (Simington 1937, 82), and was not repaired, The new church was built beside it c. 1788 (Leslie 1940, 105). The remains of the small church, 5.6m x 9.15m internally, are built of split stone, rubble and mortar. The E gable survives to a height of 2.4m and has a wide central window with splayed ingoings; the jambs and head have fallen away. There is a similar, partially blocked-up smaller window at the E end of the S wall, the round-headed rear-arch survives. The flat-headed doorway to the W is missing its wooden lintel; it has splayed ingoings. The windows and door retain indications of timber frames. The W gable, 2.6m high, is featureless as is the N wall which survives to a height of 1.4m. The round-headed rear-arch, the wide opening of the E window, 1.15m and the evidence for wooden frames would suggest a late date for this church, possibly late medieval or early 17th century. 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)

- Lettermacaward Church, church/chapel, 1785–1790, Regional interest, registry number 40906502, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=DG&regno=40906502. Freestanding Church of Ireland church, built 1788, having three-bay nave, porch to west and vestry with basement to north. Pitched slate roof with ashlar copings, carved sandstone bell-cote with bell to west gable, cast-iron rainwater goods and stone finial to vestry. Roughcast-rendered walls with projecting plinth course, and with string course to west gable; plaque to gable of vestry. Pointed-arch window openings to nave, double-light to long walls and vestry and triple-light to east gable, with stone sills, Y-traceried timber frames and stained glass. Pointed-arch doorway to porch with ashlar stone surround and replacement timber battened double-leaf door. Pointed-arch timber battened door to vestry, approached by stone steps. Building stands within graveyard enclosed by rubble stone wall, partly having decorative cast-iron railings, having entrance with square-plan piers and wrought-iron gate. Remains of older church to south.

## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland)

- Radon: About 1 in 5 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: Susceptibility high, moderately high, moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map; parts are water.
- Terrain model: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Meenagowan.
- 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/meenagowan.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/donegal/meenagowan.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/donegal/meenagowan.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

- Meenagowan, Lettermacaward: 11 sales, https://everytownland.com/donegal/meenagowan-lettermacaward.md

## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann)

- Cullion: https://everytownland.com/donegal/cullion-50860.md
- Farragans: https://everytownland.com/donegal/farragans-51226.md
- Longfield: https://everytownland.com/donegal/longfield-51774.md
- Madavagh: https://everytownland.com/donegal/madavagh.md
- Toome: https://everytownland.com/donegal/toome-52543.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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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/meenagowan
- In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/donegal/meenagowan