Rawros
Rawros is a townland in the civil parish of Mevagh, barony of Kilmacrenan, Co. Donegal. Its name in Irish is Ramhar-ros.
- Area
- 91.5 ha
- 226 acres
- Land parcels
- 0
- registered freehold
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 2
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
0 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Rawros. The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 1 neighbouring parcels touch it.
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Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
No zone of a development plan covers Rawros 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.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
15 Nov 2023Conditional
INSTALLATION OF NEW SEPTIC TANK AND PERCOLATION AREA TO SERVE EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE
Permission · Donegal County Council, 2351739
9 Nov 2021Conditional
INSTALLATION OF NEW SEPTIC TANK AND PERCOLATION AREA TO SERVE EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE
Permission · Donegal County Council, 2152210
Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Nature and heritage
Designated sites and recorded monuments
Designated sites
- Special Area of Conservation: Mulroy Bay SAC 002159
Recorded monuments
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Rawros.
Architectural heritage
- Winter House, house, worker's house, steward's house, 1890–1910 · Regional interest
Description
Detached four-bay single-storey with dormer attic level former estate worker’s house, agent’s house, or stewart’s house on complex irregular-plan associated with Mulroy House (see 40901712), built c. 1900 and extended c. 1930, having recessed single-bay open porch to the main elevation (south) with two square-headed dormer openings over at attic level, flanking gable-fronted single-bay with attic level projections to either side of porch (east and west) with flat-roofed single-bay single-storey bowed windows at ground floor level, and with single-bay single-storey with attic level block\extension attached to the west gable end. Now in use as a private house. Pitched natural slate roofs with overhanging eaves with exposed rafter ends, two rendered chimneystacks and one coursed rubble sandstone chimneystack (east gable end) and with cast-iron rainwater goods. Flat leaded roofs to bowed windows, mono-pitched natural slate roof to dormers to front and rear. Flat roof to porch with cornice detailing supported on paired timber columns (on square-plan). Randomly coursed rubble sandstone walls with flush squared and dressed block-and-start stone quoins to corners; smooth rendered walls to central section to rear (north). Square-headed window openings to front elevation (south) having roughly dressed and squared rubble stone surrounds, and with leaded timber casement windows; square-headed window openings to rear (north) and to the east side elevation having red and yellow brick surrounds, and with leaded timber casement, and replacement windows. Square-headed doorway to the centre of recessed porch having glazed timber door with leaded glass panels with segmental head, overlight, and with flanking square-headed leaded timber casement sidelights\windows. Set back from road in extensive mature estate to the west of Mulroy House (see 40901712), and to the east of Carrickart. House surrounded by mature gardens and forest.
- Mulroy House, country house, 1860–1895 · Regional interest
Description
Detached three-bay two-storey country house over basement and with attic level, built 1865-66, having advanced two-storey gabled-fronted bay to the north-east end of the front elevation (north-west), single-bay single-storey gable-fronted porch to the centre, and with advanced gable-fronted bay to the south-east end of the rear elevation (south-east) having single-storey canted bay window at ground floor level and gablet to the south-western bay to the south-west elevation. Extended c.1890 having recessed three-bay two-storey block to the south-west with dormer attic level with four gable-fronted dormers to the south-east elevation and single-bay three-storey tower with crenellated parapet to the north-west elevation, recessed single-bay two-storey block to the north-east, and with single-bay single-storey blocks attached to the south-west and north-east ends of entire building. Pitched natural slate roofs with cut stone coping to gable ends and gable-fronted bays having cut stone kneeler stones at eaves level, some sections of exposed rather ends, and with stepped yellow brick chimneystacks with cut stone coping over; chimneystacks to the south-west and north-east gable ends of main two-storey blocks having ashlar bases rising to yellow brick upper sections. Hipped natural slate roof to single-storey extension to the south-west. Pitched and flat-headed dormers to south-east elevation having natural slate roofs. Cut stone ball finials on ashlar pedestals to gable apex to some projecting gable-fronted bays. Cast-iron hoppers and downpipes, replacement gutters. Squared and snecked grey and pink granite to elevation to south-east, gable walls to north-west and to entrance porch to the north-west elevation; tooled granite block-and-start quoins to corners and with moulded projecting plinth course. Smooth rendered ruled-and-lined walls with snecked pattern to north-west elevations with tooled granite block-and-start quoins to corners, and with moulded plinth. Cut stone stringcourses to tower above third stage opening with crenellated parapets over having chamfered coping stones. Tripartite and paired square-headed window openings to original three-bay block having chamfered tooled granite surrounds, chamfered tooled granite sills, tolled and chamfered granite mullions and some transoms, and with one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows; fixed-pane windows to canted bay to the south-east elevation. Paired, tripartite and single square-headed window openings to flanking two-storey blocks having flush yellow brick block-and-start surrounds, stone sills, and timber and metal casement windows and timber sliding sash windows. Some replacement windows. Pointed-arched doorway to porch to the north-west elevation having timber panelled double-doors, staged ashlar granite surround, and with cut stone hoodmoulding over; cut stone plaque motif over door to porch. Set back from road in extensive mature grounds to the east of Carrickart with south-east garden front having views over Carrick Bay to the south-east, and located on a shallow peninsula on Mulroy Bay. Extensive formal garden to the south-east, walled garden (see 40901753) to the north-west, and kitchen garden courtyard to the south-west. Multiple ancillary estate buildings to site.
- Home Farm, outbuilding, barn, worker's house, 1880–1900 · Regional interest
Description
Detached fourteen-bay single-storey farm building with attic level associated with Mulroy House, built c. 1905. L-shaped plan with six-bay single-storey extension forming a courtyard to north-west. Double-pitched slate roof with rendered chimneys. Overhanging eaves supported by timber trusses set on carved corbels to north-west. Decorative bargeboards, rooflights to south-east, no remaining rainwater goods. Rubble stone walls, remains of lime render. Square-headed openings with redbrick and yellow brick reveals and voussoirs, stone sills. Open ground floor with shouldered false arches to carriage openings with timber lintels over to north-west elevation. Dressed quoins to stone columns. Timber sheeted doors with fanlight over. Six over six timber sliding sash windows and casement windows. One central dormer opening to south-west elevation. Set amongst a series of derelict former farm buildings at the Home Farm south-east of Stewards House (40901749) and south-west of Mulroy House. Mature trees to the south.
- Manor Vaughan Schoolmaster's House, worker's house, school master's house, house, 1865–1900 · Regional interest
Description
Detached three-bay single-storey house with attic level, built in 1868 or c. 1890, having single-bay single-storey lean-to extension\outbuilding attached to west and recess single-bay single-storey entrance porch to east. Probably originally built as a schoolmaster’s house associated with the former Manor Vaughan National School building (see 40901747) located a short distance to the east. Now in use as a private house. Pitched natural slate roof with overhanging eaves with exposed rafter ends and decorative curvilinear timber brackets with chamfered edges, decorative timber bargeboards (recently replaced), and with rendered central rendered chimneystack. Replacement rainwater goods. Rubble stone walls with remains of lime render over. Square-headed window openings with flush brick block-and-start reveals, stone and timber lintels, cut stone sills, and with paired one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows. Shouldered door opening to south elevation of porch having replacement glazed timber. Three steps to entrance doors. Set back from the road along approach avenue to Mulroy House (see 40901712) within extensive mature state grounds; private garden to site.
- Manor Vaughan National School, school, 1865–1895 · Regional interest
Description
Detached five-bay single-storey former national school building with attic level, built in 1868 or 1890, having gable-fronted entrance porch to the centre of the main elevation (south). Now out of use and derelict, and in use as an agricultural outbuilding. Pitched natural slate roof with projecting eaves and exposed rafters, and with steeped rubble stone and brick chimneystack. No remaining rainwater goods. Roughly coursed rubble stone walls having slightly raised dressed granite block-and-start quoins to the corners of the main body of the building; yellow brick construction to porch with flush granite stringcourse, recessed red brick reveal and with timber weather boarding over doorway to gable apex. Square-headed window openings with yellow brick block-and-start surrounds and voussoirs, chamfered cut stone sills, and remains of timber windows. Square-headed window openings to the gable ends at ground floor level having yellow brick block-and-start surrounds, chamfered ashlar sills and lintels, and with cut stone mullions and transoms. Shouldered door opening to front face of porch having dressed ashlar granite capstones, cut stone step, red brick reveals, battened timber door and overlight. Modern opening to rear to accommodate use as agricultural outbuilding. Set back from the road along approach avenue to Mulroy House (see 40901747) within extensive mature state grounds; site now overgrown. Probable associated former schoolmaster’s house (see 40901746) located a short distance to the west.
- Steward's house, worker's house, 1880–1900 · Regional interest
Description
Detached four-bay single-storey former estate worker’s house having dormer attic level associated with Mulroy House (see 40901712), built c. 1885 and extended c. 1930, having projecting gable-fronted bays to the south-west end of the front elevation (south-east) and to the north-west end of the rear elevation (north-west), recessed single-bay single-storey outbuilding attached to the south-west elevation, and with single-storey block to the rear (north-west) with mono-pitched roof over. Pitched natural slate roofs with two rendered chimneystacks to main body of building, overhanging eaves to gables with exposed rafter ends, decorative timber brackets and decorative curvilinear timber bargeboards. Square-headed mono-pitched dormer window to front elevation. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Roof light to rear to north-west. Rubble stone walls with flush roughly dressed block-and-start stone quoins to corners. Square-headed window openings, majority now enlarged, having replacement windows. Yellow brick block-and-start surrounds to window openings to the gable-fronted bay to the front elevation. Square-headed doorway to the south-east elevation having replacement door, sidelight adjacent to the west, and with timber canopy porch supported on decorative brackets. Set in an elevated site with flight of stone steps to front giving access to lower garden to the front (south-east). Located adjacent to the north-west of Home Farm (see 40901713), and to the west of Mulroy House in extensive mature estate grounds.
- Worker's house, coach house, 1880–1900 · Regional interest
Description
Complex of two single- and single-storey with dormer attic level outbuildings associated with Mulroy House (see 40901712) on L-shaped plan, built c. 1885, comprising five-bay single-storey with half-dormer attic level range to the north having integral square-headed carriage-arch to the north-east end, and with six-bay single-storey flat-roofed outbuilding to the south-west having three square-headed carriage-arches. Probably originally in use as coach house with estate workers’ accommodation. Now out of use\in use as agricultural outbuildings. Pitched natural slate roof to main range to the north-west having three stepped two-stage yellow brick chimneystacks with stone coping, exposed rafter ends, cast-iron rainwater goods, single metal rooflight, and with four yellow brick gable-fronted half-dormer window openings having pitched natural slate roofs, decorative curvilinear timber bargeboards and with timber spear finials over gable apexes. Coursed rubble stone walls with flush tooled stone quoins to corners. Square-headed window openings at ground floor level to building to the north-west having yellow brick block-and-start surrounds, some stone sills, and replacement timber casement windows; square-headed window openings to dormer openings over having replacement windows. Tudor-arched doorway to the south-west end of the outbuilding to the north-west having flush ashlar block-and-start surround, rendered lintel, replacement timber door, and with replacement overlight. Square-headed carriage-arch to the north-east end of main range having false shouldered tooled stone corbels to head, flush ashlar block-and-start surrounds, yellow brick relieving arch, metal supporting beam; square-headed doorway to the north-east side of the interior of carriage-arch having timber panelled door. Single-storey block to the south-west having rubble stone walls with flush stone quoins to the corners; Tudor-arched window openings with flush ashlar block-and-start surrounds, rendered lintels, timber sliding sash and replacement timber casement windows, and overlights; central square-headed openings with flush yellow brick block-and-start surround, no fittings; and with modernised square-headed carriage-arches having flush ashlar block-and-start surrounds and one with flush yellow brick block-and-start surround, modern concrete lintels, and with remains of timber doors, and wrought-iron flat bar gates. Set around a courtyard to the west\south-west of Mulroy House (see 40901712) with rubble stone walls to site forming courtyard. Gateway to the north-east of courtyard comprising a pair of ashlar gate piers (on square-plan) having pyramidal cut stone coping over. Mature trees to the rear of site. Outbuildings to the west.
- Mulroy House, walled garden, 1870–1880 · Regional interest
Description
Walled garden complex originally on sub rectangular-plan with canted corner to the north-west associated with Mulroy House (see 40901712), dated erected c. 1876. Now out of use and inaccessible in places. Squared and snecked rubble stone boundary walls with chamfered tooled stone coping over. Integral pointed-arch pedestrian entrance to the south-east having ashlar granite block-and-start surround with chamfered reveal, decorative wrought-iron gate, and with stepped parapet over having chamfered ashlar coping and with cut stone date plaque incised ‘1876’; cut stone steps and rubble stone boundary wall to interior of gateway giving access to raised garden. Single-storey outbuildings (see 40901762) to the north-west corner of interior boundary wall. Garden is surrounded by mature woodland. Mature tress to site. Located adjacent to the north-west of Mulroy House in extensive mature landscaped grounds to the east of Carrickart.
- Icehouse, 1880–1900 · Regional interest
Description
Freestanding single-bay single-storey former icehouse associated with Mulroy House (see 40901712), built c. 1892. Earth embankments to sides and rear with entrance to south-east. Rendered barrel-vaulted roof over having rendered coping over, roof now overgrown\covered with earth. Rubble stone wall to front (south-east) with remains of lime render over. Square-headed door opening to the gable wall with red brick voussoirs over. Red brick lining to interior; not viewed. Set in mature woodland in extensive mature estate grounds to the west of Mulroy House.
- Outbuilding, 1880–1900 · Regional interest
Description
Detached single-storey outbuilding with attic level on L-shaped plan associated with Mulroy House (see 40901712), built c. 1890, having cut stone bellcote over the north-west gable end to the block to the north-west. Pitched natural slate roofs with overhanging eaves having exposed rafter ends, decorative curvilinear timber bargeboards to gable ends, and with triangular-shaped cast-iron gutters. Bellcote to gable wall to north-west having dressed ashlar limestone construction with corbelled brackets to base, loop hole opening over, square-headed opening with bell metal bell, and having pitched natural slate roof over with decorative curvilinear timber bargeboards, and surmounted with metal weather vane finial. Coursed rubble stone walls with dressed and tooled ashlar block-and-start quoins to the corners having drafted margins. Square-headed window openings, fittings now gone; square-headed window opening with timber lintel to north-east elevation. Square-headed opening with yellow-brick surround to upper level to north-east gable elevation with loop hole over to gable apex having cut stone surround. Square-headed doorway to the north-east face of block to the north-west having cut stone corbels to the head creating false shouldered opening, cut stone lintel, and with battened timber door. Set within the Home Farm (see 40901713) to the west of Mulroy House is extensive mature grounds. Stone boundary walls to south-east and north-west.
- Demesne walls/gates/railings, 1880–1900 · Regional interest
Description
Section of stone boundary wall forming the western boundary along the former south-east approach avenue to Mulroy House (see 40901712), erected c. 1885. Constructed of rubble stone masonry with flush tooled block-and-start quoins to the corners. Square-headed pedestrian entrance with timber sheeted door. Single-storey ancillary outbuildings to site. Located to the west and south-west of Mulroy House in extensive mature landscape grounds.
- Worker's house, 1880–1900 · Regional interest
Description
Detached three-bay single-storey over basement with attic level former estate worker's house associated with Mulroy House (see 40901712), built c. 1885, having projecting gable-fronted single-bay single-storey entrance porch to the east end of the front elevation (south), and with timber balcony structure to the rear (north). Recently renovated and in use as a private house. Pitched natural slate roof with raised verges to the gable ends (east and west), overhanging eaves, yellow brick chimneystack, cast-iron rainwater goods, modern roof light, and with square-headed dormer window with mono-pitched slate roof over. Decorative timber bargeboards to the entrance porch. Roughly coursed rubble sandstone walls with flush dressed quoins with margins corners to front elevation (south) and to the east gable elevation. Cement rendered walls to west gable elevation. Yellow brick construction to porch and dormer. Square-headed window openings to south and east with yellow brick reveals and visors, stone sills, and replacement timber casement windows. Square-headed doorway to porch with replacement battened timber double-doors and overlight. Set in a private garden facing approach road leading to Mulroy Pier (see 40901766). Sloping site with basement level to north. Stone boundary wall along the road with timber gate for pedestrian access. Located to the north-west of Mulroy House, and to the north-east\east of Carrickart overlooking Mulroy Bay to the north.
- Steward's house, worker's house, 1860–1880 · Regional interest
Description
Detached five-bay single-storey house with attic level, built c. 1875, having central advanced single-bay single-storey with attic level gable-fronted breakfront to the centre of the main elevation (south) having attached single-bay single-storey porch with mono-pitched roof attached to the east side, three-gable-fronted half-dormer openings to the front elevation (south), to single-storey with attic level returns to the rear (north). Probably originally associated with Mulroy House (see 40901712), later in use as a private house, renovated c. 2011. Pitched natural slate roof with cut stone coping and kneeler stones to the east gable end and to central breakfront, raised render verges with kneeler stones to west gable end and to half-dormer windows, single two-stage ashlar chimneystack with cut stone coping to the east side of breakfront, and single ruled-and-lined smooth rendered chimneystack to the west gable end. Cut stone coping and kneeler stones to a number of half-dormers openings to the east end and to the east side of rear return. Cut stone corbelling to base of a number of half-dormer openings to the east end of building and to the east side of rear return. Coursed rubble stone walls to central breakfront, east side of front elevation, to porch, to east gable end, and to east elevation of rear return. Smooth rendered ruled-and-lined walls to other elevations. Raised cut stone plinth course. Square-headed window openings with two-over-two and with single and paired one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows. Tooled stone reveals and integral chamfered cut stone sills to east side of front elevation, east side of return, and to central breakfront to main elevation; stone sills to number of the window openings to the west side of front elevation and to ancillary elevations. Some timber casement windows to the rear elevation. Tudor-arched door opening to the east elevation of front porch having chamfered cut stone surround and timber palled door; square-headed door opening to the rear with timber panelled door. Set back from road with small garden to the front (south). Located to north side of road leading to Mulroy Pier (see 40901766). Rubble stone boundary wall along the road to the south with pedestrian gateway comprising a pair of rubble stone gate piers (on square-plan) serving main doorway. Ruinous single-storey outbuilding to the north. Located to the north\north-west of Mulroy House and to the east of Carrickart overlooking Mulroy Bay to the north.
- Outbuilding, garden structure misc, 1900–1940 · Regional interest
Description
Detached seven-bay single-storey outbuilding associated with Mulroy House (see 40901712), built c. 1910. Probably originally associated with the former walled garden (see 40901753) adjacent to the south now out of use. Pitched natural slate roof with projecting eaves course. Coursed, tooled and squared rubble stone construction to front elevation with red brick quoins to the corners, rubble stone walls to gables ends. Segmental-headed window openings with red brick reveals and voussoirs, stone sills and multi-pane timber casement windows. Segmental-headed door openings having red brick reveals and voussoirs, and with timber sheeted doors. Located in extensive mature wooded estate grounds to the north-west of Mulroy House. Built into the north wall of walled garden.
- Kiln, 1860–1880 · Regional interest
Description
Freestanding single-bay former lime kiln on rectangular-plan, built c. 1870, having single-bay single-storey outbuilding extension to south and with earth embankment to the north and west for loading stone into the kiln. Freestanding yellow brick chimneystack to rear (west). Now out of use. Pitched roof, now collapsed, to main building, mono-pitched roof to attached outbuilding to the south. Roughly crossed and squared rubble stone walls with tooled stone quoins to corners. Two segmental-headed openings with tooled stone voussoirs to north. Set back from road in overgrown site to the north-west of Mulroy House (see 40901712), and adjacent to Mulroy Bay to the east of Carrickart.
- Worker's house, 1880–1900 · Regional interest
Description
Semi-detached pair of two-bay single-storey estate worker's houses with attic level associated with Mulroy House (see 40901712), built c. 1885, having central gable-fronted half-dormer opening to the front elevation of each house. Now in use as a single private house with and later gable-fronted single-bay single-storey entrance porch attached to the north-east end of the front elevation (south-east). Pitched natural slate roof having overhanging eaves with decorative curvilinear bargeboards to the gable ends (north-east and south-west), central red brick chimneystack, and cast-iron rainwater goods. Decorative curvilinear timber bargeboards to half-dormer openings having timber spear finials to gable apexes. Rubble stone walls to south-east and north-east elevations with evidence of lime render over; cement rendered walls to south-west gable elevation. Raised plinth course. Red brick construction to dormers. Timber weather boarding to entrance porch walls with curvilinear timber bargeboards to front elevation. Square-headed window openings to front elevation with red brick reveals and voussoirs, two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed window opening to the north-east gable end at attic level having red brick surrounds and one-over-one pane timber sliding sash window. Fixed timber window to entrance porch. Located along approach road to former pier close to the tip of Ferry Point, and to the north of Mulroy House. Adjacent to the Ferry House (see 40901765). Gardens to front. Rubble stone boundary walls along the road-frontage to the south-east. Pedestrian gateway to the east having hooped wrought-iron gate, modern vehicular entrance to the west. Single-storey outbuilding to rear of site having barrel-vaulted roof.
- Ferry House, worker's house, 1880–1900 · Regional interest
Description
Detached four-bay single-storey house with attic level, built c. 1890, having central two-bay breakfront to the south-east elevation with recessed bays to either side under continuous pitched roof, and with single-storey barrel-vaulted outbuilding attached to the north-west. Originally in use as a ferry house associated with Mulroy House (see 40901712), now in use as a private house. Pitched natural slate roof with central red brick chimneystack, raised rendered coping to the north-west gable end, overhanging eaves and exposed rafter ends, and with decorative pierced curvilinear timber bargeboards to front elevation (south-east). Roughly coursed rubble stone walls with evidence of lime render to rear, painted to the north-east side elevation. Square-headed window openings with painted brick block and start reveals and voussoirs, and mainly one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows, paired at ground floor level to the front elevation. Some replacement windows. Square-headed doorway to the recessed by to the north-east end of the front elevation (south-east) having painted brick block and start reveals and voussoirs, and replacement glazed timber door. Attached six-bay single-storey outbuilding to the rear (north-west) having barrel-vaulted corrugated-metal roof, painted rubble stone walls, and square-headed window and door openings with battened timber fittings. Located in an elevated location towards the tip of Ferry Point overlooking Mulroy Bay to the south and east. Associated rubble stone piers adjacent to the north-east and across Mulroy Bay at Loughan\Leat Beg.
- Mulroy Pier, pier/jetty, 1870–1890 · Regional interest
Description
Pier\jetty, erected c. 1880, having randomly coursed rubble stone walls slight batter to base. Later added rendered block wall to parapet to east. Flight of cut stone steps from deck to sea level to the north-east and rubble stone slipway to the east side of pier. Collection of single-storey outbuildings to the south side of pier, built c. 1900 and extended to the south c. 1930, having rendered red brick walls, pitched corrugated-metal roofs, and square-headed openings. Pier located to the south side of Mulroy Bay and to the east of Carrickart. Mulroy House (see 40901712) to the south.
- Water tower, 1880–1900 · Regional interest
Description
Freestanding two-storey former water tower (on square-plan) having two metal water tanks over, built c. 1890. Originally associated with Mulroy House (see 40901712). Randomly coursed rubble stone walls with flush roughly squared quoins to the corners, and with cement rendered coping over. Located in mature woodland to the west of Mulroy House within estate lands.
- Worker's house, 1900–1920 · Regional interest
Description
Detached three-bay single-storey house with dormer attic level associated with Mulroy House (see 40901712), built c. 1910, having two gable-fronted half-dormer openings to the front elevation (west). Located to the east side of former walled garden (see 40901753), and possibly originally in use as a gardener’s house. Now out of use. Pitched natural slate roof having overhanging eaves with exposed rafter ends, gable-fronted dormer windows with decorative curvilinear timber bargeboards to half-dormer openings with timber spear finials to gable apexes, and with stepped yellow brick chimneystacks with rendered coping. Rubble stone walls to main body of building, red brick construction to dormers. Square-headed window openings to front elevation with red brick reveals and voussoirs, and with mainly replacement windows. Square-headed doorway with battened timber door. Located to the north of Mulroy House adjacent to walled garden.
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Ground and risks
Radon, landslides, flooding
- Radon
- At the centre of the townland of Rawros, about 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as moderately low, low, partly inferred. Parts of the land are made ground and water.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Rawros.
- Flooding
- The Office of Public Works publishes its flood maps on floodinfo.ie.
Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency, and Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland, both under 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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Rawros with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Donegal.
The townland
- Name
- Rawros · Ramhar-ros
- Area
- 915,216 m² (91.52 ha, 226.15 acres)
- Civil parish
- Mevagh, and its townlands
- Barony
- Kilmacrenan
- Electoral division
- Cranford, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 610 people lived in 238 households in the Cranford electoral division. 89% of households owned their home. 35% of homes were built since 2001. 13% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 16% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Aghalatty, Carrick, Tirloughan
- Gaeltacht
- In an Irish-speaking area
- Placenames
- Rawros 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.