Sharagore

146 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Sharagore, from 220 m² to 339,051 m² (33.91 ha, 83.78 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 46 neighbouring parcels touch it.

Download the townland as DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, or as GeoJSON or KML.

No zone of a development plan covers Sharagore 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.

• 22 Jun 2026N/a

  (1) RETENTION OF ACCESS ROAD AND (2) CONSTRUCTION OF DWELLING WITH ATTACHED GARAGE, CONNECTION TO NEW ON-SITE EFFLUENT TREATMENT PLANT AND ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2661150

• 16 Jun 2026Conditional

  (1) EXTERNALLY ACCESSED BASEMENT LEVEL STORAGE AREA AND (2) MINOR EXTERIOR ALTERATIONS TO ELEVATIONS OF EXISTING DWELLING AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Retention · Donegal County Council, 2661106

• 10 May 2026N/a

  (1) EXTERNALLY ACCESSED BASEMENT LEVEL STORAGE AREA AND (2) MINOR EXTERIOR ALTERATIONS TO ELEVATIONS OF EXISTING DWELLING AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Retention · Donegal County Council, 2660833

• 28 Mar 2026Conditional

  RENOVATION AND EXTENSION OF EXISTING DERELICT DWELLING WITH CONNECTION TO NEW ON-SITE EFFLUENT TREATMENT PLANT AND ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2660519

• 16 Jan 2026N/a

  ERECTION OF NEW DWELLING HOUSE AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM WITH ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2660040

• 25 Mar 2025Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF AN AGRICULTURAL SHED WITH UNDERGROUND EFFLUENT STORAGE TANK AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2560433

• 16 Dec 2024Conditional

  DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DWELLING DUE TO DEFECTIVE MICA BLOCKWORK AND ERECTION OF A REPLACEMENT DWELLING WITH CONNECTION TO EXISTING SERVICES AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2462083

• 21 Aug 2024Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF A GRANNY FLAT WITH CONNECTION TO ALL EXISTING SERVICES AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2461277

• 22 Jul 2024Conditional

  SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS AND PERMISSION FOR ERECTION OF A NEW DWELLING HOUSE WITH DOMESTIC GARAGE AND SEPTIC TANK INCLUDING ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Retention, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2461112

• 8 Jul 2024N/a

  CONSTRUCTION OF DWELLING HOUSE AND DOMESTIC GARAGE WITH ON-SITE SEWERAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2450172

• 2 Jul 2024Conditional

  (1) MINOR REORIENTATION OF EXISTING DWELLING; PLANNING REF: 09/70421, (2) AMENDMENTS TO ELEVATIONS OF EXISTING SHED; PLANNING REF: 09/70421, (3) EXTENSION TO EXISTING SHED AND PERMISSION FOR (4) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DWELLING DUE TO DEFECTIVE BLOCKS; PLANNING REF: 09/70421, (5) ERECTION OF A REPLACEMENT DWELLING WITH MINOR ALTERATIONS TO ELEVATIONS, CONNECTION TO EXISTING PUBLIC SERVICES AND ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS

  Retention, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2461002

• 7 May 2024Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING WITH AN EFFLUENT TREATMENT SYSTEM AND DOMESTIC GARAGE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2460659

• 27 Feb 2024N/a

  ERECTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH DOMESTIC GARAGE, WASTE WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS, TO INCLUDE DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DERELICT WALLSTEADS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2460232

• 15 Jun 2023Conditional

  (1) MINOR REPOSITIONING OF ACCESS LANEWAY AND HOUSES NUMBER 1, 2, 3 AND 4 ORIGINALLY GRANTED PLANNING PERMISSION UNDER PLANNING REF NO. 05/70161, (2) EXISTING SITE FINISHED AND ASSOCIATED WORKS TO HOUSES NUMBER 1 AND 2 ORIGINALLY GRANTED UNDER PLANNING REF. NO. 05/70161, (3) EXISTING EFFLUENT TREATMENT SYSTEMS FOR HOUSES NUMBER 1 AND 2, (4) COMPLETION OF CONSTRUCTION OF HOUSES NUMBER 1 AND 2 ORIGINALLY GRANTED PLANNING PERMISSION UNDER PLANNING REF. NO. 05/70161, (5) COMPLETION OF CONSTRUCTION OF HOUSE NUMBER 3 ORIGINALLY GRANTED PLANNING PERMISSION UNDER PLANNING REF. NO. 07/70963 AND PERMISSION FOR (1) COMPLETION OF CONSTRUCTION OF ACCESS LANEWAY TO INCLUDE COMPACTED GRAVEL FINISH TO LANEWAY ORIGINALLY GRANTED PLANNING PERMISISON UNDER PLANNING REF. NO. 05/70161 (2) CONSTRUCTION OF SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE SYSTEM TO SITE ENTRANCE AND ACCESS LANEWAY ORIGINALLY GRANTED PLANNING PERMISSION UNDER PLANNING REF. NO. 05/70161 (3) CONSTRUCTION OF ACCESS FOOTPATH FROM ROADSIDE ENTRANCE TO HOUSE NUMBER 4 ORIGINALLY GRANTED PLANNING PERMISSION UNDER PLANNING REF. NO. 05/70161 (4) INSTALLATION OF NEW EFFLUENT TREATMENT SYSTEMS FOR HOUSES NUMBER 3 AND 4, WITHIN THE CURTILAGE OF SAID HOUSES, (5) COMPLETION OF SITE FINISHES TO HOUSES NUMBER 3 AND 4 ORIGINALLY GRANTED PLANNING PERMISSION UNDER PLANNING REF. NO. 07/70963, (5) COMPLETION OF CONSTRUCTION OF HOUSE NUMBER 4 ORIGINALLY GRANTED PLANNING PERMISSION UNDER PLANNING REF. NO. 07/70963 AND (6) COMPLETION AND CONSTRUCTION OF ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Retention, 4 homes · Donegal County Council, 2350850

• 27 Mar 2023Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW DWELLING HOUSE AND DOMESTIC GARAGE WITH EFFLUENT TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2350387

• 6 Dec 2022Conditional

  CHANGE OF USE OF AN EXISTING DOMESTIC GARAGE TO A COMMERCIAL WORKSHOP AND PERMISSION FOR DEMOLITION OF EXISTING GARAGE AND CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW COMMERCIAL WORKSHOP AND ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Retention · Donegal County Council, 2251954

• 1 Nov 2022Refused

  CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE AND DOMESTIC GARAGE WITH EFFLUENT TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2251791

• 7 Feb 2022Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING WITH EFFLUENT TREATMENT PLANT, DOMESTIC GARAGE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2250169

• 10 Dec 2021N/a

  CHANGE OF USE OF AN EXISTING DOMESTIC GARAGE TO COMMERCIAL WORKSHOP AND PERMISSION FOR REPLACEMENT OF EXISTING BUILDING WITH A NEW COMMERCIAL WORKSHOP INCLUDING ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Retention · Donegal County Council, 2152464

• 24 Jun 2021Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION A DWELLING WITH EFFLUENT TREATMENT PLANT, DOMESTIC GARAGE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2151249

• 31 May 2021N/a

  CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING WITH EFFLUENT TREATMENT PLANT, DOMESTIC GARAGE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2151059

• 15 Mar 2021Conditional

  ERECTION OF A SLATTED AGRICULTURAL SHED AND ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2150459

• 7 Dec 2020Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF A SLATTED AGRICULTURAL SHED AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2051877

• 3 Dec 2020N/a

  CONSTRUCTION OF A SLATTED AGRICULTURAL SHED AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2051851

• 16 Mar 2020Conditional

  RETENTION AND COMPLETION OF PARTLY CONSTRUCTED DOMESTIC GARAGE AND PERMISSION FOR CONSTRUCTION OF AN ENTERTAINING ROOM AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Retention · Donegal County Council, 2050335

The 25 most recent of 30 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 Sharagore.

Recorded monuments

• DG018-010 Megalithic tomb - wedge tomb
  Description

  The monument is on the summit of a hill, close to Dunree Head, on the W side of the Inishowen peninsula, and overlooks Lough Swilly. The site commands an extensive outlook, except to the E, where Aghaweel Hill, 1km away, forms the skyline. There is rough pasture in the environs of the site, with heather-grown boggy ground to the S and E. The structure, somewhat ruined, consists of an unroofed gallery at least 4m long aligned SW-NE and flanked at either side by the remains of outer-walling. The outer-walling, 1m beyond the gallery sides at the W, converges on them toward the E, where the gap is c. 0.6m. The gallery, 1.6m wide at the open SW end, narrows to 1m at the inner end, which is closed by a low backstone. There is also a decrease in gallery height in the same direction. The outer-walling also decreases in height to the NE. A facade-stone spans the greater part of the space between the gallery side and the outer-walling at the S, and a set stone outside the outer-walling at the N may represent an extension of the facade. The structure stands in a low wedge-shaped mound, 11.5m long, which narrows from 11.5m wide near its SW end to c. 3m at the NE end. The mound is grass grown and not more than 0.5m high. A fence has been built along the S side of the gallery, and another runs up to the outer wall at the same side. The inner end of the space between the gallery side and the outer-walling at the N is covered by a slab measuring 2.3m by 1.3m by 0.25m thick. This is supported by two small set stones, each 0.4m high, standing at the outer face of the gallery wall and by five small pad-stones resting on top of an outer-wall stone. Roofing of the space between the gallery side and the outer-walling is not known elsewhere in Ireland, and therefore it must be doubted that this is an original feature. Two orthostats survive at either side of the gallery. The outer stone at the N is 1.1m high, and that at the S is 1m high. The two inner sidestones are more substantial slabs and decrease in height from c. 0.7m at their outer ends to 0.4m at the inner. The flat-topped backstone is set between the inner ends of the two large sidestones and is of similar height. Two outer-wall stones survive beyond the S side of the gallery. That to the W is broken. Its butt is in place and is 1.1m long, 0.35m thick and 0.5m high. The detached upper portion lies against the adjacent facade-stone. When intact the stone was 1.55m high. The second outer-wall stone is 13m E of the first. The outer end of this stone is 0.5m high, from where it slopes to ground level at the inner end. There are three outer-wall stones to the N of the gallery. That at the W is 1.4m high. The second stone is 0.6m lower than the first. The third orthostat here is 0.3m lower than the second. Approximately 0.8m beyond this is a partly buried stone at least 0.4m long, 0.15m thick and 0.2m high. Its status is uncertain. The facade-stone at the S is incorporated in the fence crossing the monument. It is 0.3m high. The stone that appears to represent an extension of the facade to the N of the outer wall is 0.7m high. The adjoining outer-wall stone rises 0.75m above it. A brief account in an OS Memoir (1834), accompanied by a rudimentary plan and sketch of the monument, indicates that a roofstone then covered the inner end of the gallery. It appears that this stone was no longer in place ten years later (OS Revision Name Book, 1847-50). The Name Book also records that 'a vast quantity of small loose stones' then lay scattered around the structure and recounts a local claim that 'a perfect human skeleton', discovered a few feet below the surface when clearing away stones from the site, was left where it was found and covered over. OS Memoirs, Desertegny parish (1834), 8 (rudimentary plan and sketch); OS Revision Name Book, sheet 18 (1847-50), 11-12; Ó Nualláin 1983a, 43, no. 115; SMR 1987, 18:10; Ó Nualláin 1989, 136; Colhoun 1995, 55-6; RMP 1995, 18:10. The above description was published in the 'Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland. Volume VI, County Donegal.' Compiled by: Eamon Cody (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002). Date of upload: 22 September 2008

• DG018-011 Megalithic tomb - unclassified
  Description

  This feature was first shown on the 1847-50 edition of the OS 6-inch map. It consists of two large slabs, one prostrate and the other lying partly on it and partly on the ground. The prostrate slab measures 3.5m by 2m by 0.75m thick. The other measures 3m by 2.5m by 0.6m. These stones were in their present positions in 1850 (OS Revision Name Book, 1847-50). Their origin is uncertain, but there is no indication now that they formed part of an artificial structure. OS Revision Name Book, sheet 18 (1847-50), 15; Ó Nualláin 1983a, 49, no. 181; SMR 1987, 18:11; Colhoun 1995, 56, no. 18/6, plate 8 (b); RMP 1995, 18:11. The above description was published in the 'Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland. Volume VI, County Donegal.' Compiled by: Eamon Cody (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002). Date of upload: 22 September 2008

• DG018-016 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  Internal diam. 26.7m. A subcircular area enclosed by a low earthen bank containing some small stones. On NNE side there is a portion of an outer bank but no sign of a fosse. On the N side is a gap 2.25m wide, probably the entrance. The site is situated in grassland on a small hillock. 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

• DG018-032 Rock art
  Description

  The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.

Architectural heritage

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Sharagore.

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

Radon

At the centre of the townland of Sharagore, 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 high, moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

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

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.

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

Name

Sharagore

Area

3,355,469 m² (335.55 ha, 829.15 acres)

Civil parish

Desertegny, and its townlands

Barony

Inishowen West

Electoral division

Desertegny, the unit of the census

Census 2022

751 people lived in 252 households in the Desertegny electoral division. 90% of households owned their home. 37% of homes were built since 2001. 14% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 15% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Glebe, Gortleck, Muineagh, Straid, Tonduff

Placenames

Sharagore 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.