Mountcharles

475 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Mountcharles, from 15 m² to 73,523 m² (7.35 ha, 18.17 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 74 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Mountcharles 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.

• 17 Jun 2026Conditional

  ATTIC DEVELOPMENT CONSISTING OF AN EN-SUITE BEDROOM AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Retention · Donegal County Council, 2661126

• 14 May 2026Refused

  CONSTRUCTION OF A 2-STOREY DETACHED BUILDING WITH PRIVATE GARAGE STORAGE AT GROUND LEVEL AND TWO-BEDROOM APARTMENT TYPE ACCOMMODATION AT FIRST FLOOR LEVEL TO INCLUDE CONNECTION TO THE EXISTING UTILITIES AND WATER SERVICES, ALL WITH VEHICULAR ACCESS FROM THE L-6315-1 PUBLIC ROAD AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2660870

• 11 May 2026N/a

  CONSTRUCTION OF A 2-STOREY DETACHED BUILDING WITH PRIVATE GARAGE STORAGE AT GROUND LEVEL AND TWO-BEDROOM APARTMENT TYPE ACCOMMODATION AT FIRST FLOOR LEVEL TO INCLUDE CONNECTION TO THE EXISTING UTILITIES AND WATER SERVICES ALL WITH VEHICULAR ACCESS FROM THE L-6315-1 PUBLIC ROAD AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2660838

• 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

• 27 Apr 2026N/a

  DEMOLITION OF EXISTING SHED AND CONSTRUCTION OF NEW STORAGE SHED WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2660737

• 22 Apr 2026N/a

  DEMOLITION OF EXISTING SHED AND CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW STORAGE SHED WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2660700

• 6 Feb 2026N/a

  (1) PROVISION OF 2 NO. APARTMENTS TO REAR OF LOWER MAIN STREET WITHIN THE FOOTPRINT OF THE OLD TOWN HALL BUILDING, (2) PROVISION OF ACCESS THROUGH EXISTING APARTMENTS PERMITTED UNDER REF. NO. 22/50610, (3) DEMOLTION OF SHED TO REAR OF OLD TOWN HALL BUILDING, (4) PROVISION OF COMMUNAL OPEN SPACE AREA FOR ALL APARTMENTS AND CONNECTION TO EXISTING SERVICES AND ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2660146

• 11 Dec 2025Conditional

  (1) REFURBISHMENT OF EXISTING DERELICT DWELLING HOUSE, INCLUDING PARTIAL DEMOLITION OF THE EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE, (2) CONSTRUCTION OF EXTENSIONS TO THE FRONT, REAR AND SIDE OF EXISTING DWELLING, (3) REMOVAL OF EXISTING PITCHED ROOF AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF A RAISED ROOF INCORPORATING USEABLE FIRST FLOOR AREA, (4) DECOMMISSIONING OF EXISTING SEPTIC TANK AND CONSTRUCTION OF A REPLACEMENT SEPTIC TANK/SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM AND (5) ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2562200

• 11 Dec 2025Conditional

  (1) CONSTRUCTION OF EXTENSION TO THE REAR OF EXISTING BUILDING TO PROVIDE 2 NO. 1 BEDROOM APARTMENTS, (2) ASSOCIATED BIN STORAGE AREA SERVING THE ENTIRE DEVELOPMENT, (3) REMOVAL OF EXISTING STORAGE AREA AND GARAGE TO REAR OF BUILDING TO ALLOW FOR THE NEW EXTENSION AND (4) NEW CONNECTION TO EXISTING PUBLIC SEWER FROM THE DEVELOPMENT AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2562197

• 4 Dec 2025N/a

  (1) CONSTRUCTION OF EXTENSION TO THE REAR OF THE EXISTING BUILDING TO PROVIDE 2 NO. 1 BEDROOM APARTMENTS, (2) ASSOCIATED BIN STORAGE AREA SERVING THE ENTIRE DEVELOPMENT, (3) REMOVAL OF EXISTING STORAGE AREA AND GARAGE TO REAR OF BUILDING TO ALLOW FOR THE NEW EXTENSION AND (4) NEW CONNECTION TO EXISTING PUBLIC SEWER FROM THE DEVELOPMENT AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2562143

• 1 Dec 2025N/a

  (1) CONSTRUCTION OF EXTENSION AND RENOVATION WORKS TO EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE, (2) DECOMMISSIONING OF EXISTING SEPTIC TANK AND CONSTRUCTION OF A REPLACEMENT SEPTIC TANK/SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM AND (3) ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2562106

• 3 Nov 2025N/a

  CONSTRUCTION OF (1) DWELLING HOUSE TO BE SERVED BY AN EFFLUENT TREATMENT SYSTEM WITH POLISHING FILTER AND (2) A NEW ACCESS LANE WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITEWORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2561903

• 8 Oct 2025Conditional

  CHANGE OF USE OF EXISTING TWO-STOREY TOWNHOUSE TO 2 NO. APARTMENTS, CONNECTION TO EXISTING SERVICES AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2561758

• 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

• 14 Apr 2025Conditional

  (1) CONSTRUCTION OF A TWO-STOREY EXTENSION TO THE FRONT ELEVATION OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AND (2) ALTERATIONS AND RENOVATIONS TO EXISTING DWELLING WITH CONNECTION TO EXISTING SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM ON SITE AND ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2560567

• 13 Mar 2025Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF AN EXTENSION AND CHANGE OF USE OF EXISTING DETACHED DOMESTIC GARAGE INTO A RESIDENTIAL ANNEX, CONNECTION INTO EXISTING SERVICES AND ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2560355

• 22 Jan 2025Refused

  DEMOLITION OF DERELICT TOWN HALL AND ERECTION OF AN APARTMENT BLOCK CONSISTING OF 4 NO. 1-BED APARTMENTS OVER 2 FLOORS, CONNECTION TO EXISTING PUBLIC SERVICES AND ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2560061

• 23 Dec 2024N/a

  DEMOLITION OF THE DERELICT TOWN HALL AND ERECTION OF AN APARTMENT BLOCK CONSISTING OF 4 NO. 1 BEDROOM APARTMENTS OVER 2 FLOORS, CONNECTION TO EXISTING PUBLIC SERVICES AND ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2462181

• 12 Aug 2024Conditional

  (1) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE, DOMESTIC GARAGE/WORKSHOP AND TO DECOMMISSION THE EXISTING SEPTIC TANK, (2) ERECTION OF AN EXTENSION TO EXISTING FACTORY BUILDING TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL PRODUCTION/FACILITIES AREA, (3) PROPOSED ELEVATIONAL AMENDMENTS TO THE EXISTING FACTORY BUILDING, (4) PROPOSED NEW WASTE WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM, (5) PROPOSED SIGNAGE, (6) ADDITIONAL PARKING AREA, (7) PROPOSED BORED LINED WATER WELL, (8) CONSTRUCTION OF A 2M HIGH PERIMETER SECURITY FENCING, AND (9) UPGRADE OF EXISTING ENTRANCE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2461228

• 18 Jun 2024Refused

  DEMOLITION OF THE DERELICT TOWN HALL AND ERECTION OF AN APARTMENT BLOCK CONSISTING OF 6 NO. 2-BED APARTMENTS OVER 3 FLOORS, CONNECTION TO EXISTING PUBLIC SERVICES AND ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2460913

• 7 Jun 2024Conditional

  (1) ELEVATIONAL CHANGES TO DWELLING HOUSE FROM THAT GRANTED UNDER PLANNING REF. 05/20510, SITE WORKS AND FOUNDATIONS OF DOMESTIC GARAGE AND PERMISSION FOR (2) CONSTRUCTION OF A DOMESTIC GARAGE WITH STORAGE OVER AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Retention · Donegal County Council, 2460854

• 8 May 2024Conditional

  (1) CONSTRUCTION OF EXTENSION TO THE REAR OF THE EXISTING BUILDING TO PROVIDE 3 NO. 2 BEDROOM APARTMENTS, (2) ASSOCIATED BIN STORAGE AREA SERVING THE ENTIRE DEVELOPMENT, (3) REMOVAL OF EXISTING STORAGE AREA AND GARAGE TO REAR OF BUILDING TO ALLOW FOR THE NEW EXTENSION AND (4) NEW CONNECTION TO EXISTING PUBLIC SEWER FROM THE DEVELOPMENT AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2460668

• 2 May 2024N/a

  (1) EXTENSION TO THE REAR OF EXISTING BUILDING TO PROVIDE 3 NO. 2 BEDROOM APARTMENTS, (2) ASSOCIATED BIN STORAGE AREA SERVING THE ENTIRE DEVELOPMENT, (3) REMOVAL OF EXISTING STORAGE AREA AND GARAGE TO REAR OF BUILDING TO ALLOW FOR THE NEW EXTENSION, (4) NEW CONNECTION TO EXISTING PUBLIC SEWER FROM THE DEVELOPMENT AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2460635

• 8 Apr 2024N/a

  (1) DEMOLITION OF THE DERELICT TOWN HALL, (2) ERECTION OF AN APARTMENT BLOCK CONSISTING OF 6 NO. 2-BED APARTMENTS OVER 3 FLOORS, (3) CONNECTION TO EXISTING PUBLIC SERVICES AND ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2460473

• 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

The 25 most recent of 89 applications.

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

Designated sites

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Mountcharles.

Recorded monuments

• DG093-010 Ritual site - holy well
  Description

  A holy well known as the Turas Well marked by a small heap of stones and offerings, situated in wet marshy terrain NW of St. Peter's Lough. Described by Ó Muirgheasa in 1936 as 'There is a Holy Well at St. Peter's Lake, near Mountcharles. Until about 1880 there used to be a big station there every year on the 29th June with "cars and carts from every art". "A horse and cart would not draw all the crutches that were at it then" (local tradition). Stations are still performed there, but not to the same extent as formerly. It is called St. Peter's Well on the Ordnance Map' (Ó Muirgheasa 1936, 145). (Ó Muirgheasa No. 12) 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

• DG093-022 Penitential station
  Description

  Marked in gothic script on current edition of the Ordnance Survey map as 'Penitential Station'. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload/revision: : 19 July 2010

• DG093-026 Field boundary
  Description

  In the NW corner of a field of rush-grown pasture, on the N outskirts of Mountcharles village, located on the S-facing slope of a ridge, overlooking Donegal Bay to SE. A discrete length of field boundary (L c. 40m), on a roughly N−S axis, is evident as a moss-covered stone and earth bank (Wth 1-1.2m; H 0.2-0.4m). It is not shown on any edition of the OS 6-inch maps. The remains are low and poorly preserved, and its full original extent is unknown: at its N end it peters out close to the N boundary of the field -this section is partly concealed by a thicket of brambles; towards its S end it arcs gently to SW and also peters out. A few large stones or boulders lie close to, but not directly on the line of the field boundary. These appear to be field clearance stones dumped against the field boundary. The surrounding ground surface in the field is uneven and undulating. The southern section of the field boundary differs significantly in character. It consists of a row (L c. 10m) of 10-12 large stones and boulders, set between 0.2-0.6m apart. The majority of stones in the row are roughly square or rectangular blocks of stones (max. L c. 1m N-S; Wth c. 0.3-0.45m E−W; H 0.3-0.6m), relatively low in height; the stones at the N end of the row are lowest and merge with the main body of the earth and stone field boundary. However, three stones, more or less in the centre of the row, are conspicuously tall and upright. The three tall uprights (c. 0.5 by 0.6m; H 1.2-1.45m) are rectangular in basal cross-section, but have sharply angular sides that tapers towards a pointed apex, giving each a roughly triangular appearance. They are not contiguous at their bases, but the most northerly of the three tilts to S and leans against the middle stone, and the middle stone leans against the most southerly of the three. They stand firmly and solidly, but nevertheless do not appear to be deeply set in the ground. The date of the field boundary as a whole is unknown. The significance of the row of stones -and of the three tall stones, in particular - is uncertain. Some of the large stones may be later additions to the field boundary, but it is also possible the row of stones is part of an earlier wall or structure that was incorporated into the earth and stone boundary. Attached images: DG093-026----_01.JPG Field boundary, viewed from N DG093-026----_02.JPG Row of stones at the S end of the field boundary DG093-026----_03.JPG Three upright stones in the row of stones at S end of field boundary Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 17 November 2020

Architectural heritage

• Paddy Kelly's Cottage, house, 1780–1820 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached two-bay single-storey house, built c. 1820, with bed outshoot to rear (north). Restored in 1992. Shallow pitched/rounded roped straw thatched roof with timber eaves restraint, metal pegs to eaves, and having whitewashed rubble stone chimneystack and raised rendered coping to the west gable end. Limewashed irregularly coursed rubble stone walls. Modern plaque to front (south). Square-headed window opening with stone sill and replacement timber multi-pane fixed light. Square-headed door opening to the east end of the main elevation (south) having replacement timber battened door accessed by shallow flight of stone steps. Remains of foundations to east elevation (probably byre). Set slightly back from road with open site to front (south). Located along small country road a short distance to the west of Mountcharles.

• water pump, 1850–1890 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding cast-iron water pump, erected c. 1875, comprising tapered cylindrical pedestal shaft having moulded base and with band in low relief, cylindrical drum over having fluted spout to base and rounded cap over with two hooped metal finials, and having five spoke turning wheel to the south side, and possible remains of turning wheel to the north side. Located at the north-west end of Main Street, Mountcharles, at road junction. Set on stepped modern rubble sandstone plinth having cut sandstone coping over. Commemorative plaque to the south-east elevation commemorating Seumas MacManus (1869 – 1960), a local author and seanachai.

• House, 1820–1900 · Regional interest
  Description

  Attached corner-sited three-bay two-storey building, built c. 1830 and altered c. 1890. Originally two adjoining buildings, now in single ownership, comprising two-bay three-storey building to the south-east and single-bay two-storey structure to the north-west having shopfront at ground floor level. Two-storey and two-storey over basement returns to the rear (south-west). Renovated c. 2000. Pitched artificial slate roof (fibre cement) with three smooth rendered chimneystacks, and having projecting stone eaves course. Randomly coursed rubble sandstone construction, exposed to front elevation (north-east), with roughly dressed flush to the corners at the north-east end/margin. Smooth render to side (north-west) and rear elevations (south-west), and to returns. Chamfered corner to the rear return to the north-west edge/margin at basement level. Square-headed window openings with roughly squared sandstone relieving arches exposed to front elevation, and having painted stone sills. One-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows at upper floor levels with exposed sash boxes and fixed pane timber display window to former shopfront. Number of hornless eight-over-eight pane timber sliding sash windows survive to the rear elevation and to returns. Square-headed door openings with replacement timber and timber glazed doors, door to south-east set below level of road and serviced by flight of concrete steps. Road-fronted to the north-east end of Mountcharles. Variety of rubble stone outbuildings to the rear (south-west).

• , 1780–1820 · Regional interest
  Description

  Attached corner-sited two-bay two-storey former house, built c. 1800, having single-bay two-storey return to the centre of the rear elevation (north-east). Later in use as a public house until c. 2006, now disused. Steeply pitched natural and artificial slate roofs, graded in size from roof apex to eaves, having cement rendered chimneystacks to gable ends (north-west and south-east), projecting rendered eaves course, and some remaining cast-iron rainwater goods. Two cast-iron roof lights to rear pitch (north-east). Smooth rendered ruled-and-lined walls to main elevation (south-west); cement rendered walls to other elevations. Square-headed window openings to main elevation (south-west) having stone sills and one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed window opening to the former public house having fixed-pane display window. Central square-headed entrance door opening having replacement timber door with plain overlight. Rendered fascia panel over doorway having painted sign reading ‘Mulherns’. Road-fronted to the centre of Mountcharles. Laneway to the south-east gable end giving access to rear yard. Single-storey outbuilding to the rear having corrugated metal roof and cement rendered walls.

• Gillespie Bros, house, 1820–1850 · Regional interest
  Description

  Pair of attached single-bay single-storey houses, built c. 1830, having former shop/retail outlet to the building to the south-east, and having adjoining single-bay two-storey section having integral square-headed carriage-arch. Now in single ownership. Forms a terrace of three with the building adjacent to the north-west (see 40847008). Pitched artificial slate roof with clay ridge tiles, projecting eaves course, cast-iron rainwater goods and having two cement rendered chimneystacks. Natural slate roof over carriage-arch bay to the south-east. Roughcast rendered walls. Square-headed window openings having two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows with exposed sash boxes and painted stone sills; square-headed window opening to bay to the south-east having replacement timber casement window. Square-headed window opening to former shopfront having fixed-pane display window. Two square-headed door openings having plinth blocks and replacement glazed timber doors. Modern fascia light panel over shopfront. Road-fronted to the centre of Mountcharles. Yard to rear (south-west) having collection of single- and two-storey rubble stone outbuildings (some with dressed stone quoins to corners) having pitched corrugated metal roofs, and square-headed openings with timber fittings.

• House, 1760–1820 · Regional interest
  Description

  Attached corner-sited three-bay two-storey house built, c. 1780, having shopfront to the north-west end of the main elevation (north-east), added c. 1860. Now disused. Pitched natural slate roof (small slates), with clay ridge tiles, projecting stone eaves course, cast-iron rainwater goods, and having rendered squared and coursed sandstone chimneystacks and raised cut stone verges to either end (north-west and south-east). Smooth rendered walls. Square-headed window openings with painted stone sills and six-over-six pane hornless timber sliding sash windows having exposed sash boxes. Single two-over-two pane timber sliding sash window at first floor level, over shopfront. Central square-headed door opening with timber battened door and plinth blocks to base. Timber shopfront, c. 1860, to the north-west end of main elevation (north-east) having square-headed door opening with timber battened double doors, square-headed window with multi-pane fixed-pane window, and having plain timber fascia over. Road-fronted to the centre of Mountcharles. Laneway to the north-west gable end, giving access to the rear, having metal gates.

• Kozy Kip Bar, house, 1770–1810 · Regional interest
  Description

  Attached four-bay two-storey house, built c. 1790, having timber shopfront to the north-west end of main elevation, c. 1860, modern shopfront to the south-east end of the main elevation, and single-bay single-storey addition attached to the south-east gable end. Original two separate buildings, now amalgamated into single property. Pitched artificial slate (fibre cement) having three smooth rendered chimneystacks (one to either gable end and one offset to the south-east side of centre at junction of original two buildings). Smooth rendered and smooth rendered ruled-and-lined walls. Square headed window openings with painted stone sills and with six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows at first floor level and with single eight-over-eight pane hornless timber sash window at ground floor level. Square-headed window openings to shopfronts having timber fixed-pane display window to shopfront to the north-east and replacement window to modern shopfront to the south-east. Two square-headed door openings with replacement timber and replacement timber panelled door. Traditional timber shopfront to the north-east comprising timber pilasters with capital detail supporting plain timber fascia over. Original square-headed doorway to shopfront now infilled. Modern shopfront to the south-east end of front elevation having simple painted fascia panel and plastic sign. Road-fronted to the centre of Mountcharles.

• House, 1830–1860 · Regional interest
  Description

  Attached end-of-terrace three-bay three-storey rendered house, built c. 1840, having extension to the rear. Possibly in use as an R.I.C. barracks c. 1860 and possibly later in use as a hotel. Altered c. 1900; now out of use. Pitched artificial slate roof (fibre cement) with metal rooflights to front pitch (north-east) and having smooth rendered chimneystacks to either gable end (north-west and south-east) with stepped stringcourses. Wrought-iron brackets to eaves supporting replacement rainwater goods; some remaining cast-iron downpipes. Smooth rendered walls over projecting smooth rendered plinth, and have render block-and-start quoins to the corners at either end. Square-headed window openings with moulded architrave surrounds with keystone detail, six-over-six pane horned timber sliding sash windows with margin glazing pattern, and with continuous sill courses at first and second floor level. Decorative fielded lozenge/diamond motifs to keystones of window surrounds at ground floor level; paired window openings to the north-west side of doorway at ground floor level. Square-headed door opening having moulded architrave surround with keystone having fielded lozenge/diamond motif, plinth blocks, replacement timber door, and plain overlight. Road-fronted to the south-east of the centre of Mountcharles. Laneway to the north-west gable end giving access to the rear.

• Carbery House, house, 1840–1880 · Regional interest
  Description

  Attached corner-sited three-bay two-storey house over basement level to rear (south-west), built c. 1860. Extended to rear c. 1910. Formerly in use as a surgery. Pitched natural slate roof with clay ridge tiles, cast-iron rainwater goods and having smooth rendered chimneystacks to either end. Raised rendered verge to the north-west end. Smooth rendered ruled-and-lined walls with render V-jointed block-and-start quoins to the corners. Slighted battered to base at the south-east corner. Square-headed window openings having rendered architrave surrounds with keystone details, one-over-one pane horned timber sliding sash windows, and having cut sandstone sills. Central square-headed door opening to main elevation (north-east) with rendered architrave surround having keystone detail, timber panelled door with raised and fielded panels, decorative brass door furniture, plinth blocks to base, and large plain overlight. Sandstone threshold. Road-fronted to the south-east of Mountcharles town centre with footpath to front. Laneway to the south-east giving access to rear. Gateway to yard to rear having a pair of rubble stone gate piers (on square-plan) and a pair of replacement wrought-iron flat bar gates. Complex of single-storey outbuildings to site.

• House, 1810–1850 · Regional interest
  Description

  Semi-detached three-bay two-storey house with attic level, built c. 1830, formerly with shop/office to ground floor, now removed. Now in use as a house. Pitched artificial slate roof (fibre cement) with clay ridge tiles, projecting eaves course, some remaining cast-iron rainwater goods, and with rendered chimneystacks to gable ends (north-west and south-east). Smooth rendered walls over projecting rendered plinth, and having rock-faced painted sandstone block-and-start surrounds to the corners. Remains of rendered base to pilasters of former shop front to north-west side of ground floor level; chamfered corner with stop-chamfer to rear of north-west side elevation. Square-headed window openings having two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows, stone sills, and with rock-faced block-and-start sandstone surrounds to the first floor openings and raised block-and-start surrounds at ground floor window opening to south-east having raised and fielded lozenge/diamond keystone motif. Square-headed window opening to former shop/office having modern timber casement window. Central square-headed entrance door opening having timber panelled door with bolection mouldings, plinth blocks to base, raised block-and-start surround with raised and fielded lozenge/diamond keystone motif and plain overlight. Decorative head mouldings/corbels over doorway. Road-fronted to the south-east of Mountcharles town centre. Laneway to the north-west giving access to rear. Single-storey outbuildings to the rear having lean-to roofs, lime-washed rubble stone and roughcast rendered walls, and square-headed openings.

• House, 1810–1850 · Regional interest
  Description

  Semi-detached two-bay two-storey house with attic level, built c. 1840, having two-storey return to the rear (south-west). Renovated c. 2000. Pitched artificial slate roof (fibre cement) with clay ridge tiles, projecting eaves course, modern rooflight, cast-iron rainwater goods, and with rendered chimneystacks to south-east gable end. Smooth rendered walls over projecting rendered plinth, and having rock-faced painted sandstone block-and-start surrounds to the corner at the south-east. Square-headed window openings having two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows, stone sills, and with rock-faced lintel and brick (?) block-and-start sandstone surrounds to the first floor openings and raised block-and-start surrounds at ground floor window opening to south-east having raised and fielded lozenge/diamond keystone motif. Square-headed entrance door opening having replacement timber panelled door, plinth blocks to base, raised block-and-start surround with raised and fielded lozenge/diamond keystone motif and plain overlight. Road-fronted to the south-east of Mountcharles town centre. Located on sloping site. Yard to rear (south-west).

• Water pump, 1890–1920 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding cast-iron water hydrant, erected c. 1910, now partially buried, comprising fluted shaft with lion's head motif to spout, surmounted by fluted domed capping with acorn finial over. Now disused. Original pull lever now missing. Located on a footpath to the south-east of Mountcharles.

• Church of the Sacred Heart, church/chapel, 1900–1910 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding gable-fronted double-height Catholic church, built c. 1904, comprising five-bay nave, polygonal apse to the west/south-west, and with gable-fronted single-bay entrance porch to the centre of the entrance gable (north-east). Modern sacristy extension with modern gable-fronted porch to the west end of the north-west elevation of nave, built c. 2005. Pitched natural slate roof to main body of building having raised cut stone coping to gable ends with moulded cut sandstone kneeler stones at eaves level, projecting cut sandstone corbelled eaves course, cast-iron rainwater goods, and with cut stone Celtic cross finials to gable apexes. Hipped natural slate roof over apse with projecting cut sandstone corbelled eaves course. Pitched natural slate roof to porch with raised cut stone coping to gable end, projecting cut sandstone eaves course, and having cut stone Celtic cross finial to gable apex. Squared coursed rock-faced Mountcharles sandstone walls over projecting cut sandstone plinth course, and having rock-faced block-and-start quoins to the corners with dressed margins. Pointed-arched window openings with chamfered ashlar and/or rock-faced sandstone block-and-start surrounds, chamfered sills and leaded coloured glass windows. Octofoil rose window to entrance gable, over porch, having ashlar sandstone surround, ashlar sandstone plate tracery, and leaded coloured glass; trefoil motif over to gable apex having cut sandstone surround and metal vent. Pointed-arched statue niche to front face of entrance porch (north-east) having ashlar sandstone surround, cut stone hoodmoulding over, and with moulded sandstone pedestal supporting statue over. Square-headed door opening to the north face of entrance porch having chamfered ashlar sandstone reveals with shouldered cut sandstone lintel over, and with replacement battened timber double-doors. Modern entrance porch to the east side of modern extension to the north-west, mirroring design of entrance to original porch. Open timber quadrant braced roof to interior having pierced quatrefoil motifs, render ribs to chancel ceiling, carved marble altar goods (dated 1897), gallery over entrance to the east/north-east supported on cast-iron columns and having carved timber balustrade with trefoil-headed inset panels. Gallery reached by flight of timber stairs to the south-east of nave. Set back from road in extensive site to the south/south-west of Mountcharles town centre. Graveyard with twentieth century gravemarkers located to the south and south-west of site. Site bounded on road-fronted to the east and south by rubble sandstone boundary wall. Main entrance gateway to the east comprising a pair of decorative cast-iron gate posts supporting a pair of hooped wrought-iron gates. Main gateway flanked by quadrant sections of coursed and squared sandstone rubble walls having roughly dressed sandstone coping over.

• Bridge, 1890–1900 · Regional interest
  Description

  Triple-arch railway bridge, built c. 1893, carrying road over the former Donegal Town to Killybegs narrow gauge railway line. Railway lines no out of use with tracks removed (c. 1960). Three concrete segmental-headed arches having concrete lining to arch barrels. Squared and coursed mildly rock-faced rubble sandstone construction to pier abutments, spandrels and to parapets. Dressed margins to abutments; rock-faced sandstone coping over parapets. Coursed and squared rubble sandstone buttresses to either end of the bridge on the south elevation. Located to the south-east of Mountcharles and to the north-east of the former Mountcharles Railway Station (altered and not in survey). Storage yard adjacent to bridge to the south.

• Bridge, 1890–1900 · Regional interest
  Description

  Triple-arch railway bridge, built c. 1893, carrying road over the former Donegal Town to Killybegs narrow gauge railway line. Railway lines no out of use with tracks removed (c. 1960). Three concrete segmental-headed arches having concrete lining to arch barrels; arch to the east side now infilled with rubble stone. Ground level raised to the north-east elevation. Squared and coursed mildly rock-faced rubble sandstone construction to pier abutments, spandrels and to parapets. Dressed margins to abutments; rock-faced sandstone coping over parapets. Coursed and squared rubble sandstone buttresses to either end of the bridge on the south-west elevation having rock-faced stringcourses at road deck level. Located to the south-east of Mountcharles and to the north-east of the former Mountcharles Railway Station (altered and not in survey). Storage yard adjacent to the north-east.

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Radon

About 1 in 20 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; parts are water.

Terrain model

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

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 Mountcharles with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Donegal.

Name

Mountcharles · Tamhnach an tSalainn

Area

2,611,879 m² (261.19 ha, 645.41 acres)

Civil parish

Inver, and its townlands

Barony

Banagh

Electoral division

Tantallon, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Tantallon electoral division: 1,745 people in 670 households; 80% of households own their home; 33% of homes were built since 2001; 12% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 11% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Beefpark, Dromore, Drumbeagh, Drumconor, Drumgorman Barr, Glen, Glencoagh, Hall Demesne, Salthill Demesne, Scrawhill

Placenames

Mountcharles 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.