# Spierstown, Co. Donegal: townland, land parcels and planning Townland in the civil parish of Donegal, barony of Tirhugh, Co. Donegal. - Area (Tailte Éireann): 417,484 m² (41.75 ha, 103.16 acres) - Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 60 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 2,586 m² (0.26 ha, 0.64 acres) - Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement - Planning (National Planning Applications): 18 applications since 2010 - Civil parish: Donegal, https://everytownland.com/donegal/parish/donegal.md - Barony: Tirhugh - Electoral division: Clogher, the unit of the census - Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 928 people lived in 314 households in the Clogher electoral division. 92% of households owned their home. 41% of homes were built since 2001. 9% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 5% were holiday homes. - County: Co. Donegal, https://everytownland.com/donegal.md - Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/13978 - Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 52406 - Centre: latitude 54.670564, longitude -8.061598 (WGS 84) ## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann) 60 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Spierstown, from 18 m² to 49,069 m² (4.91 ha, 12.13 acres); 26 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first: - Parcel 5325682: 49,069 m² (4.91 ha, 12.13 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5325682.md - Parcel 1323354: 45,309 m² (4.53 ha, 11.2 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1323354.md - Parcel 1324600: 38,421 m² (3.84 ha, 9.49 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1324600.md - Parcel 1420072: 37,185 m² (3.72 ha, 9.19 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1420072.md - Parcel 1300616: 31,376 m² (3.14 ha, 7.75 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1300616.md - Parcel 1355027: 27,631 m² (2.76 ha, 6.83 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1355027.md - Parcel 1355028: 16,505 m² (1.65 ha, 4.08 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1355028.md - Parcel 1325400: 11,639 m² (1.16 ha, 2.88 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1325400.md - Parcel 3659838: 10,218 m² (1.02 ha, 2.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3659838.md - Parcel 3811716: 8,974 m² (0.9 ha, 2.22 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/3811716.md - Parcel 1375992: 8,711 m² (0.87 ha, 2.15 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1375992.md - Parcel 5325696: 7,856 m² (0.79 ha, 1.94 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5325696.md - Parcel 1330102: 7,431 m² (0.74 ha, 1.84 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1330102.md - Parcel 1340151: 7,428 m² (0.74 ha, 1.84 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1340151.md - Parcel 1355029: 4,618 m² (0.46 ha, 1.14 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1355029.md - Parcel 1301360: 4,388 m² (0.44 ha, 1.08 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1301360.md - Parcel 2733110: 4,255 m² (0.43 ha, 1.05 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2733110.md - Parcel 2733116: 4,166 m² (0.42 ha, 1.03 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2733116.md - Parcel 1400329: 3,869 m² (0.39 ha, 0.96 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1400329.md - Parcel 1355030: 3,641 m² (0.36 ha, 0.9 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1355030.md - Parcel 1317206: 3,606 m² (0.36 ha, 0.89 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1317206.md - Parcel 1307876: 3,458 m² (0.35 ha, 0.85 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1307876.md - Parcel 1385282: 3,101 m² (0.31 ha, 0.77 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1385282.md - Parcel 6097077: 2,878 m² (0.29 ha, 0.71 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/6097077.md - Parcel 1357922: 2,860 m² (0.29 ha, 0.71 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1357922.md - Parcel 1326231: 2,815 m² (0.28 ha, 0.7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1326231.md - Parcel 1348467: 2,719 m² (0.27 ha, 0.67 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1348467.md - Parcel 1345601: 2,712 m² (0.27 ha, 0.67 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1345601.md - Parcel 1343671: 2,687 m² (0.27 ha, 0.66 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1343671.md - Parcel 1307903: 2,603 m² (0.26 ha, 0.64 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1307903.md - Parcel 1373847: 2,568 m² (0.26 ha, 0.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1373847.md - Parcel 2997773: 2,510 m² (0.25 ha, 0.62 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2997773.md - Parcel 1326984: 2,455 m² (0.25 ha, 0.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1326984.md - Parcel 1328683: 2,306 m² (0.23 ha, 0.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1328683.md - Parcel 1421650: 2,300 m² (0.23 ha, 0.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1421650.md - Parcel 1345207: 2,165 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1345207.md - Parcel 1347503: 2,149 m² (0.21 ha, 0.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1347503.md - Parcel 1307902: 2,054 m² (0.21 ha, 0.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1307902.md - Parcel 2997758: 2,041 m² (0.2 ha, 0.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2997758.md - Parcel 1343101: 1,884 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1343101.md - Parcel 1402499: 1,872 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1402499.md - Parcel 4476933: 1,851 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4476933.md - Parcel 1355031: 1,723 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1355031.md - Parcel 3811695: 1,679 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3811695.md - Parcel 1380417: 1,672 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1380417.md - Parcel 1423857: 1,587 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1423857.md - Parcel 1406573: 1,374 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1406573.md - Parcel 1412641: 1,371 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1412641.md - Parcel 1347956: 1,330 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1347956.md - Parcel 5325723: 1,048 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5325723.md - Parcel 1320886: 890 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1320886.md - Parcel 1320298: 886 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1320298.md - Parcel 1308296: 740 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1308296.md - Parcel 4839452: 600 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4839452.md - Parcel 1346048: 564 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1346048.md - Parcel 5293659: 366 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5293659.md - Parcel 3659840: 365 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3659840.md - Parcel 4839460: 293 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4839460.md - Parcel 3659839: 281 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/3659839.md - Parcel 1341925: 18 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1341925.md ## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan) No zone of a development plan covers Spierstown 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) 18 applications, newest first. - 29 May 2025, Donegal County Council 2560881: Conditional. Retention. CHANGE OF USE OF STRUCTURE GRANTED UNDER PLANNING REF. NO. 21/50790 FROM GARAGE TO PLANT ROOM AND PLAYSPACE AND (2) CHANGE OF POSITION OF WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND PERCOLATION AREA GRANTED UNDER PLANNING REF. NO. 21/50790 AND PERMISSION FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A GARAGE TO THE NORTH OF THE EXISTING HOUSE GRANTED UNDER PLANNING REF. NO. 21/50790 AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560881/0 - 16 May 2025, Donegal County Council 2560790: N/a. Retention. (1) CHANGE OF USE OF STRUCTURE GRANTED UNDER PLANNING REF: 21/50790 FROM GARAGE TO PLANT ROOM & PLAYSPACE, (2) CHANGE OF POSITION OF THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM & PERCOLATION AREA GRANTED UNDER PLANNING REF. 21/50790 AND PERMISSION FOR (1) CONSTRUCTION OF A GARAGE TO THE NORTH OF THE EXISTING HOUSE GRANTED UNDER PLANNING REF. 21/50790 AND (2) ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560790/0 - 11 Feb 2025, Donegal County Council 2560165: Conditional. Retention, 1 home. THREE BEDROOM DWELLING ANCILLARY TO THE EXISTING PARENT DWELLING WITH PERMISSION FOR INSTALLATION OF PROPOSED NEW SEPTIC TANK AND PERCOLATION AREA, UPGRADED TO FACILITATE BOTH DWELLINGS ALONG WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560165/0 - 28 Dec 2023, Donegal County Council 2352025: Conditional. Retention, 1 home. CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH ASSOCIATED SEWERAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM, DOMESTIC GARAGE AND DOMESTIC ENTRANCE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2352025/0 - 3 Jul 2023, Donegal County Council 2350949: Refused. Retention. (1) EXISTING AGRICULTURAL BUILDINGS CONSTRUCTED ON SITE CONSISTING OF: STRUCTURE (A) SHEEP SHED 228.8SQM, STRUCTURE (B) SHEEP SHED 129.3SQM, STRUCTURE (D) AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY STORE 320SQM, STRUCTURE (E) CATTLE SHED 308.4SQM, (2) EXCAVATION, FILL AND LEVELLING WITH HARDCORE, OF THE AGRICULTURAL LAND TO THE WEST OF THE SITE (2033SQM) FOR AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY STORAGE, (3) EXISTING RETAINING WALL AND ELECTRIC GATE (18SQM) TO THE SOUTHEAST (FRONT) OF THE SITE AND (4) EXISTING STRUCTURE (G) (TEMPORARY, PORTACABIN 68SQM) AND STRUCTURE (H) (TEMPORARY CANTEEN 25.3SQM) AND TEMPORARY PERMISSION IS SOUGHT TO RETAIN THE STORAGE AREA YARD FOR HAULAGE TRAILERS (4596.46SQM) TO THE NORTH OF THE SITE AND PERMISSION FOR DEMOLITION OF THE EXISTING DRY MEAL STORE, (STRUCTURE (F) 100SQM) TO THE SOUTHWEST OF THE SITE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2350949/0 - 29 Apr 2022, Donegal County Council 2250761: Refused. Retention. (1) EXCAVATION AND FILL AND LEVELLING AND DRESSING WITH HARD-CORE OF AN AREA TO EXTEND THE AGRICULTURAL YARD COMPLEX BY APPROXIMATELY 4615M2 (2) DEMOLITION OF A LARGE AGRICULTURAL SHED AND DEMOLITION OF VARIOUS INTERCONNECTED AGRICULTURAL SHEDS (3) CHANGE OF USE FROM AGRICULTURAL SALES AND DISTRIBUTION DEPOT AND WORKING FARM TO TRAILER STORAGE, MACHINERY MAINTENANCE AND GENERAL STORAGE AREA WITH PORTACABIN OFFICE FOR DAYTONA HEAVY HAULAGE LTD. (4) REPAIR, RENEWAL AND EXTENSION OF A FORMER AGRICULTURAL SHED FOR USE AS A MACHINERY MAINTENANCE SHED (5) A CONCRETE RETAINING WALL AND PERMISSION FOR (1) DEMOLITION OF SINGLE-STOREY PIGGERY SHEDS AND CONSTRUCTION OF A NATURAL STONE-FACED BOUNDARY WALL AND GATES WITH KERBING AND PLANTING TO RECONFIGURE AND DEFINE THE ENTRANCE FROM THE PROPERTY TO THE ADJOINING PUBLIC ROAD. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2250761/0 - 29 Apr 2021, Donegal County Council 2150790: Conditional. Retention, 1 home. CHANGE OF POSITION AND INCREASE OF SIZE OF TWO STOREY HOUSE GRANTED UNDER PLANING REF. 19/51900 AND PERMISSION FOR ERECTION OF A GARAGE & LINK CORRIDOR TO THE REAR OF MAIN HOUSE IN LIEU OF GARAGE GRANTED UNDER PLANNING REF. 19/51900 AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2150790/0 - 16 Apr 2021, Donegal County Council 2150679: N/a. Retention, 1 home. CHANGE OF POSITION AND INCREASE OF SIZE OF TWO STOREY HOUSE GRANTED UNDER PLANING REF. 19/51900. PLANNING PERMISSION FOR A GARAGE AND LINK CORRIDOR TO THE REAR OF MAIN HOUSE IN LIEU OF GARAGE GRANTED UNDER PLANNING REF. 19/51900 AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2150679/0 - 19 Feb 2021, Donegal County Council 2150279: N/a. Retention. (1) EXCAVATION, FILL, LEVELLING AND DRESSING WITH HARD-CORE OF AN AREA TO EXTEND THE AGRICULTURAL YARD COMPLEX BY APPROXIMATELY 4615 M2 (2) DEMOLITION OF A LARGE AGRICULTURAL SHED AND DEMOLITION OF VARIOUS INTERCONNECTED AGRICULTURAL SHEDS (3) CHANGE OF USE FROM AGRICULTURAL SALES AND DISTRIBUTION DEPOT AND WORKING FARM TO TRAILER STORAGE, MACHINERY MAINTENANCE AND GENERAL STORAGE AREA WITH PORTACABIN OFFICE FOR DAYTONA HEAVY HAULAGE LTD (4) REPAIR, RENEWAL AND EXTENSION OF A FORMER AGRICULTURAL SHED FOR USE AS A MACHINERY MAINTENANCE SHED (5) A CONCRETE RETAINING WALL AND PERMISSION FOR (1) DEMOLITION OF SINGLE STOREY PIGGERY SHEDS AND CONSTRUCTION OF A NATURAL STONE-FACED BOUNDARY WALL AND GATES WITH KERBING AND PLANTING TO RECONFIGURE AND DEFINE THE ENTRANCE FROM THE PROPERTY TO THE ADJOINING PUBLIC ROAD. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2150279/0 - 6 Dec 2019, Donegal County Council 1951900: Conditional. Retention, 1 home. (A) DEMOLITION OF SHEDS TO REAR OF EXISTING TWO-STOREY HOUSE AND (B) BOUNDARY RETAINING WALL LOCATED TO THE REAR OF EXISTING HOUSE, (2) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING TWO-STOREY DWELLING HOUSE & DECOMMISSIONING OF EXISTING SEPTIC TANK, (3) CONSTRUCTION OF A REPLACEMENT TWO-STOREY DWELLING HOUSE, ACCESS LANE AND ASSOCIATED DOMESTIC GARAGE AND (4) PROVISION OF AN EFFLUENT TREATMENT SYSTEM/PERCOLATION AREA AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS INCLUDING DEFINED BOUNDARY TREATMENT. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/1951900/0 - 24 Apr 2019, Donegal County Council 1950594: Conditional. Permission. EXTENSION TO THE GRAVEYARD, NEW ACCESS ROAD, NEW FOOTPATHS AND LIGHT POLES AND REPLACEMENT OF EXISTING TOILET AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/1950594/0 - 1 Apr 2019, Donegal County Council 1950433: Conditional. Retention. A SINGLE-STOREY INFILL EXTENSION TO REAR OF HOUSE AND PERMISSION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SINGLE -STOREY EXTENSION TO THE SIDE OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/1950433/0 - 29 Jun 2018, Donegal County Council 1851011: Refused. Outline permission, 1 home. CONSTRUCTION OF A TWO STOREY DWELLING HOUSE, PRIVATE GARAGE, SEPTIC TANK AND PERCOLATION AREA AND ACCESS ROADWAY WITH AN ENTRANCE ONTO THE EXISTING ADJOINING CUL-DE-SAC ROAD. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/1851011/0 - 23 Mar 2018, Donegal County Council 1850430: Refused. Outline permission, 1 home. CONSTRUCTION OF A TWO-STOREY DETACHED DWELLING HOUSE, PRIVATE GARAGE, SEPTIC TANK AND PERCOLATION AREA AND ACCESS ROADWAY WITH AN ENTRANCE ONTO THE EXISTING ADJOINING CUL-DE-SAC ROAD. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/1850430/0 - 20 Feb 2018, Donegal County Council 1850247: N/a. Permission. CONSTRUCTION OF AN ACCESS ROADWAY WITH A NEW JUNCTION ONTO THE LOCAL ROAD L-6525-1 WITH ASSOCIATED BELL MOUTH KERBING, BOUNDARY FENCING, DRAINAGE AND THE WIDENING OF AND RELEVELLING AND RESURFACING OF THE LOCAL ROAD AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/1850247/0 - 22 Aug 2017, Donegal County Council 1751293: Conditional. Permission. DEMOLITION OF AN EXISTING SINGLE STOREY FUEL STORE AND OUT OFFICE TO REAR OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AND CONSTRUCTION OF NEW SINGLE STOREY FUEL STORE AND ATTACHED GARAGE TO REAR OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/1751293/0 - 10 Aug 2017, Donegal County Council 1751253: N/a. Permission. DEMOLITION OF AN EXISTING SINGLE STOREY FUEL STORE AND OUT OFFICE TO REAR OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AND CONSTRUCTION OF NEW SINGLE STOREY FUEL STORE AND ATTACHED GARAGE TO REAR OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/1751253/0 - 20 Jun 2017, Donegal County Council 1750950: Refused. Permission. PARTIAL DEMOLITION, EXTENSION, REFURBISHMENT AND CHANGE OF USE OF AN EXISTING FARM SHED FROM STORAGE TO STORAGE AND OFFICE/STAFF FACILITIES AND THE VERTICAL EXTENSION OF THE SHED WITH PROVISION OF A FIRST FLOOR WITH PITCHED ROOF WITH ELEVATION CHANGES AND THE PROVISION OF CAR PARKING AND A SEPTIC TANK/SEWAGE TREATMENT UNIT AND PERLOCATION AREA AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/1750950/0 Applicants are not shown. ## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service) No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Spierstown. ## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service) No recorded monument lies in the townland of Spierstown. ## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) - St. Agatha’s Catholic Church, church/chapel, 1865–1875, Regional interest, registry number 40909404, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=DG®no=40909404. Freestanding double-height Catholic church on cruciform-plan, built 1869 - 71, having four-bay nave to the west, apsidal chancel to the west, two-bay transepts to the north and south, and having a projecting side chapel to either side of chancel. Projecting two-bay single-storey sacristy to the south-west corner, adjoining south elevation of side chapel to the south. Projecting single-bay single-storey entrance porches to the west elevation of transept to the north and to the south, both adjoining nave. Pitched natural slate roofs having corbelled eaves course, cast-iron rainwater goods, moulded kneeler stones to corners, and with wrought-iron cross finial over the west gable apex of nave. Stepped ashlar chimneystack to the south gable end of sacristy having chamfered cut stone coping. Snecked and/or squared rubble sandstone construction having chamfered ashlar plinth course, and with flush slightly rock-faced limestone stringcourses at window sill level and at window head level. Batter to the corners of the west gable end of nave having ashlar quoins. Paired trefoil-headed lancet window openings to side elevations of nave and to the side elevations of side chapels having chamfered ashlar sandstone surrounds and sills, and with diamond-pane cast-iron windows; quatrefoil window openings to side chapels (over paired lancets) having ashlar sandstone surrounds and diamond-pane cast-iron windows. Trefoil-headed lancet window openings to gable ends of transepts (north and south), to chancel and to side elevations of porches having chamfered ashlar sandstone surrounds and sills, and with diamond-pane cast-iron windows; cinquefoil window openings over to gable apexes having cut sandstone surrounds and tracery, and with diminutive quatrefoil window over with cut stone surrounds. Three graded trefoil-headed lancet window openings to west gable end of nave having chamfered ashlar sandstone surrounds and sills, diamond-pane cast-iron windows, cut stone hoodmoulding over, and having multifoil rose window over with cut stone surround and tracery, and diamond-pane cast-iron windows. Trefoil-headed doorway to the centre of the west gable end of nave having moulded and chamfered ashlar sandstone surround with polished red sandstone colonnettes , cut stone hoodmoulding over, and with timber double-doors. Flight of steps to doorway. Pointed-arched doorways to the north elevation of porch to the north and to the south elevation of porch to the south having chamfered ashlar surround, and with timber double doors. Square-headed window and door openings to sacristy having chamfered ashlar sandstone surrounds and replacement fittings. Open cross-braced timber roof to interior; gallery to the west end of nave having decorative timber balustrade/parapet; marble altar; arcades of pointed-arched openings to transepts supported on moulded limestone columns. Interior re-ordered. Set back from road on corner site to the east of Donegal Town. Graveyard surrounding site with collection of mainly twentieth-century gravemarkers, mainly upstanding but some recumbent gravemarkers. Decorative cast-iron railings to some graves. Rubble stone boundary walls to site; gateways comprising squared rubble stone gate piers (on square-plan) having iron gates. ## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland) - Radon: at the centre of the townland of Spierstown, 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: The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as low, partly inferred. - Terrain model: LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_1473, https://gsi.geodata.gov.ie/downloads/LiDAR/OPW_NASC/OPW_1473.zip (ZIP). - 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/spierstown.dxf - GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/donegal/spierstown.geojson - KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/donegal/spierstown.kml ## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register) No address of the register names Spierstown with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Donegal: https://everytownland.com/donegal.md ## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann) - Clarcam: https://everytownland.com/donegal/clarcam.md - Clardrumbarren: https://everytownland.com/donegal/clardrumbarren.md - Clardrumnagahan: https://everytownland.com/donegal/clardrumnagahan.md - Clarlougheask: https://everytownland.com/donegal/clarlougheask.md - Drumnagahan: https://everytownland.com/donegal/drumnagahan.md - Keeldrum: https://everytownland.com/donegal/keeldrum.md - Tinnycahil: https://everytownland.com/donegal/tinnycahil.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. --- 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/spierstown - In JSON: https://everytownland.com/api/townland/donegal/spierstown