Straid or Glebe

37 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Straid or Glebe, from 99 m² to 49,546 m² (4.95 ha, 12.24 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 70 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Straid or Glebe in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application.

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• 30 Apr 2026Refused

  AGRICULTURAL STORAGE SHED AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Retention · Donegal County Council, 2660771

• 23 Aug 2022Conditional

  AGRICULTURAL STORAGE SHED TO THE SIDE OF THE EXISTING HOUSE AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Retention · Donegal County Council, 2251405

• 7 Jul 2022N/a

  AGRICULTURAL STORAGE SHED TO THE SIDE OF THE EXISTING HOUSE AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Retention · Donegal County Council, 2251162

• 28 Jan 2021Conditional

  DEMOLITION WORKS AND DWELLING HOUSE AS CONSTRUCTED WITH ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Retention, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2150105

• 15 Jan 2021N/a

  DEMOLITION WORKS AND DWELLING HOUSE AS CONSTRUCTED WITH ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Retention, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2150034

• 6 Jan 2021Conditional

  SÍNEADH LENÁR GCLUBTHEACH REATHA ATÁ I GCEIST LEIS AN FHORBRAÍOCHT BEARTAITHE

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2150005

• 23 Dec 2020N/a

  CHANGES CARRIED OUT TO DWELLING HOUSE, PERMITTED UNDER PLANNING REFERENCE 19/50618

  Retention, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2052050

• 29 Apr 2019Conditional

  REFURBISHMENT AND EXTENSION TO EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AND CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 1950618

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Designated sites

• Special Area of Conservation: Slieve Tooey/Tormore Island/Loughros Beg Bay SAC 000190
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Slieve Tooey/Tormore Island/Loughros Beg Bay 000190

Recorded monuments

• DG080-013001 Megalithic tomb - unclassified
  Description

  The monument, just W of Glencolumbkille church and graveyard, stands on a slight ridge in low-lying, level pasture 600m E of the inner end of Glen Bay and c. 150m N of the Murlin River. The court tomb at Farranmacbride (Dg. 56) is visible 0.5km to the N. The monument is considerably ruined. Three structural stones, two to the N and one to the S, can reliably be identified. These stand at opposite ends of a long, grass-grown mound of irregular outline measuring 12m NE-SW by 8m NW-SE by 1.75m high. The status of some other set stones is less certain, and these, along with prostrate stones, are not hatched on the plan. A stone-built field wall runs N-S across the top of the mound. The monument has long been appropriated by Christian ritual as one of the stations in the turas, or pattern, associated with St Colmcille (Price 1941, 73). A facing of dry-wall construction, 1.5m long, set into the western side of the mound near its northern end may be the remains of a 'temporary altar where mass is said to have been celebrated in modern times…[and where] some portion of the station ceremonies is usually observed' (Fagan 1845-8). Fagan also claimed that there were further 'sepulchral' remains c. 20 yards (c. 18m) W of the surviving structure and that here too a 'temporary altar' had been constructed. Of these features there is now no trace. The southern orthostat at the site is 2m in from the SW end of the mound. Aligned roughly NW-SE, it is gabled in outline and 0.9m high. The other two structural stones stand at an angle to each other at the eastern edge of the N end of the mound. The southern one lies roughly E-W and is 0.5m high. The northern stone lies roughly N-S and is 0.8m high. There are three stones close to the western edge of the mound. The southernmost, a set stone, is 0.5m NW of the southern orthostat. It measures 1.1m by 0.6m by 0.7m in exposed height at its western face. The second, 0.4m to the N, lies against the edge of the mound and measures 0.95m by 0.4m by 0.8m high. The third, 2.5m N of the second, is a set stone at right angles to the line of the other two and measures 1.05m by 0.55m by 1.2m high at its western face. A displaced slab measuring 2.15m by 1.4m lies prostrate at the N end of the mound. Approximately 1.5m to the S is another displaced slab, 1.6m by 1.35m by 0.4m thick. This, overlain by the crossing field wall, rests on the pointed top of a stone, at least 0.5m in maximum dimension, that protrudes 0.4m above the surface of the mound. Approximately 1m E of the last a set stone, 0.5m by 0.3m, rises 0.25m above the mound surface. Approximately 1.5m S of this a slab, 1.2m in maximum dimension, is visible at the E face of the crossing-wall, and 2.5m to the S a large displaced block of stone, 0.9m in maximum dimension, has been incorporated in the wall. A possible interpretation of the remains is that the gabled orthostat at the S is the backstone and the two orthostats to the N are a sidestone and a segmenting jamb of a NE-facing court tomb gallery c. 8.5m or more in length. Confirmation of this interpretation would require further investigation, and pending this the monument must remain unclassified. Fagan 1845-8, book 21, 7-8; OS 1:2,500 Name Book, sheet 80 (1904-5), 17; Price 1941, 73; de Valera 1960, 107-8, DG. 18; Killanin and Duignan 1962, 289; E.E. Evans 1966, 87; Killanin and Duignan 1967, 292; Herity 1971, 19, no. 1; Ó Nualláin 1983a, 46, no. 138; SMR 1987, 80:13; Killanin and Duignan 1989, 192; Ó Nualláin 1989, 142; Herity 1990, 12, no. 2; RMP 1995, 80:13. 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 See linked document with details from Eamon Cody, Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland. Volume VI. County Donegal. (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002)

• DG080-013002 Souterrain
  Description

  (1) The graveyard (DG080-013009-) here at Glencolumbkille Church of Ireland (National Monument number 139 along with associated sites) is said to occupy the site of an ancient ecclesiastical site founded by St. Colmcille. It has been said (Herity 1971, 14) that some traces of a circular enclosure (DG080-013003-) survives although no sign of these were noted during the survey. A modern church stands within the graveyard just N of the site of a church pulled down in 1828. The older church (DG080-013004-) is said to have been 52ft x 21ft with walls 3ft thick and 12ft to 14ft high. It is said to have had a vaulted, arched tower at the W end (DHS 691). (2) Just S of the present church is the modern entrance to a souterrain (DG080-013002-). This leads to a subcircular shaft 1.8m deep which changes into a rectangular shape .5m x .7m at the bottom. The N side of this has a soil face, the E and W sides are formed of drystone construction and the S side consists of a lintel-roofed doorway .92m x .52m which drops .38m in two steps to the floor of the central chamber. This central chamber is 5.6m E-W and 2.3m N-S and on average 1.6m high. The walls are partially corbelled giving a top width of 1.38m to 1.65m. This gap is closed by slabstones, at intervals. The intervals are closed by smaller slabs at right-angles to the principal stones. In the SE corner of the chamber a doorway 1.08m x .49m opens into an E chamber 6.15m E-W x .86m N-S with an average height of 1.04m. The S wall of this chamber is in a line with the S wall of the central chamber. There is only slight corbelling in the W chamber (top width .7m) and the gap is closed with flagstones. The 2nd roof slab from the W end is a re-used cross-slab (DG080-013005-). An incised circular depression surrounded by a circular groove attached to straight stem is all that is visible of the design. The stone is obscured on its S side. The E end of this chamber ends in a soil face. In the centre of the W wall of the central chamber, .42m above the central chamber floor, is a doorway .94m x .4m leading into the W chamber. This chamber is 8.7m E-W and 1.1m high. It widens to 1.3m at one point but is mainly c. 1m in width. The walls are of drystone construction without corbelling and it is roofed with flagstones. Gaps between these are filled with smaller slabs as in the central chamber. About halfway along the chamber three stones in H-formation support the roof and 2.35m W of this, a single stone supports the roof (both of these features may be modern). 1.35m from the present W end two stones at right angles to the walls of the chamber form a door .82m x .56m. From this door to the W end the roofstones are stepped upwards and there is considerable soil slip under them. This may indicate the original entrance. The base of the wall in all three chambers is formed from large thin slabs set upright. This site occupies the most prominent position on the floor of Glencolumbkille valley. It is situated on a small height surrounded by fair pasture land. 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

• DG080-013003 Ecclesiastical enclosure
  Description

  The graveyard (DG080-013009-) here at Glencolumbkille Church of Ireland (National Monument no. 139) (DG080-013004-) is said to occupy the site of an ancient ecclesiastical site founded by St. Colmcille (Lacy 1983, 289). It has been said (Herity 1971, 14) that some traces of a circular enclosure survives although no sign of these were noted during the survey (Lacy 1983, 289).

• DG080-013004 Church
  Description

  The graveyard (DG080-013009-) here at Glencolumbkille Church of Ireland (National Monument number 139 along with associated sites) is said to occupy the site of an ancient ecclesiastical site founded by St. Colmcille. It has been said (Herity 1971, 14) that some traces of a circular enclosure (DG080-013003-) survives although no sign of these were noted during the survey. A modern church stands within the graveyard just N of the site of a church pulled down in 1828. The older church (DG080-013004-) is said to have been 52ft x 21ft with walls 3ft thick and 12ft to 14ft high. It is said to have had a vaulted, arched tower at the W end (DHS 691). (2) Just S of the present church is the modern entrance to a souterrain (DG080-013002-).. This site occupies the most prominent position on the floor of Glencolumbkille valley. It is situated on a small height surrounded by fair pasture land.

• DG080-013005 Cross-slab
  Description

  1) The graveyard (DG080-013009-) here at Glencolumbkille Church of Ireland (National Monument number 139 along with associated sites) is said to occupy the site of an ancient ecclesiastical site founded by St. Colmcille. It has been said (Herity 1971, 14) that some traces of a circular enclosure (DG080-013003-) survives although no sign of these were noted during the survey. A modern church stands within the graveyard just N of the site of a church pulled down in 1828. The older church (DG080-013004-) is said to have been 52ft x 21ft with walls 3ft thick and 12ft to 14ft high. It is said to have had a vaulted, arched tower at the W end (DHS 691). (2) Just S of the present church is the modern entrance to a souterrain (DG080-013002-). This leads to a subcircular shaft 1.8m deep which changes into a rectangular shape .5m x .7m at the bottom. The N side of this has a soil face, the E and W sides are formed of drystone construction and the S side consists of a lintel-roofed doorway .92m x .52m which drops .38m in two steps to the floor of the central chamber. This central chamber is 5.6m E-W and 2.3m N-S and on average 1.6m high. The walls are partially corbelled giving a top width of 1.38m to 1.65m. This gap is closed by slabstones, at intervals. The intervals are closed by smaller slabs at right-angles to the principal stones. In the SE corner of the chamber a doorway 1.08m x .49m opens into an E chamber 6.15m E-W x .86m N-S with an average height of 1.04m. The S wall of this chamber is in a line with the S wall of the central chamber. There is only slight corbelling in the W chamber (top width .7m) and the gap is closed with flagstones. The 2nd roof slab from the W end is a re-used cross-slab (DG080-013005-). An incised circular depression surrounded by a circular groove attached to straight stem is all that is visible of the design. The stone is obscured on its S side. The E end of this chamber ends in a soil face. In the centre of the W wall of the central chamber, .42m above the central chamber floor, is a doorway .94m x .4m leading into the W chamber. This chamber is 8.7m E-W and 1.1m high. It widens to 1.3m at one point but is mainly c. 1m in width. The walls are of drystone construction without corbelling and it is roofed with flagstones. Gaps between these are filled with smaller slabs as in the central chamber. About halfway along the chamber three stones in H-formation support the roof and 2.35m W of this, a single stone supports the roof (both of these features may be modern). 1.35m from the present W end two stones at right angles to the walls of the chamber form a door .82m x .56m. From this door to the W end the roofstones are stepped upwards and there is considerable soil slip under them. This may indicate the original entrance. The base of the wall in all three chambers is formed from large thin slabs set upright. This site occupies the most prominent position on the floor of Glencolumbkille valley. It is situated on a small height surrounded by fair pasture land. 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

• DG080-013006 Cross-slab
  Description

  1) The graveyard (DG080-013009-) here at Glencolumbkille Church of Ireland (National Monument number 139 along with associated sites) is said to occupy the site of an ancient ecclesiastical site founded by St. Colmcille. It has been said (Herity 1971, 14) that some traces of a circular enclosure (DG080-013003-) survives although no sign of these were noted during the survey. A modern church stands within the graveyard just N of the site of a church pulled down in 1828. The older church (DG080-013004-) is said to have been 52ft x 21ft with walls 3ft thick and 12ft to 14ft high. It is said to have had a vaulted, arched tower at the W end (DHS 691). (2) Just S of the present church is the modern entrance to a souterrain (DG080-013002-). This leads to a subcircular shaft 1.8m deep which changes into a rectangular shape .5m x .7m at the bottom. The N side of this has a soil face, the E and W sides are formed of drystone construction and the S side consists of a lintel-roofed doorway .92m x .52m which drops .38m in two steps to the floor of the central chamber. This central chamber is 5.6m E-W and 2.3m N-S and on average 1.6m high. The walls are partially corbelled giving a top width of 1.38m to 1.65m. This gap is closed by slabstones, at intervals. The intervals are closed by smaller slabs at right-angles to the principal stones. In the SE corner of the chamber a doorway 1.08m x .49m opens into an E chamber 6.15m E-W x .86m N-S with an average height of 1.04m. The S wall of this chamber is in a line with the S wall of the central chamber. There is only slight corbelling in the W chamber (top width .7m) and the gap is closed with flagstones. The 2nd roof slab from the W end is a re-used cross-slab (DG080-013005-). An incised circular depression surrounded by a circular groove attached to straight stem is all that is visible of the design. The stone is obscured on its S side. The E end of this chamber ends in a soil face. In the centre of the W wall of the central chamber, .42m above the central chamber floor, is a doorway .94m x .4m leading into the W chamber. This chamber is 8.7m E-W and 1.1m high. It widens to 1.3m at one point but is mainly c. 1m in width. The walls are of drystone construction without corbelling and it is roofed with flagstones. Gaps between these are filled with smaller slabs as in the central chamber. About halfway along the chamber three stones in H-formation support the roof and 2.35m W of this, a single stone supports the roof (both of these features may be modern). 1.35m from the present W end two stones at right angles to the walls of the chamber form a door .82m x .56m. From this door to the W end the roofstones are stepped upwards and there is considerable soil slip under them. This may indicate the original entrance. The base of the wall in all three chambers is formed from large thin slabs set upright. (3) Set in the pathway at the SE corner of the church is a horizontal graveslab (DG080-013007-) 1m x .57m with a Latin cross, its arms and top ending in bar terminals. The base of the shaft of the cross ends in a H-motif which also has bar terminals at its extremities. It is very crudely incised. (4) At the E end of the graveyard are two horizontal graveslabs (DG080-013007/008). The first (DG080-013008-) 1.64m x .45m has a bar cross with bar terminals to the top and right arm. The left arm and bottom are open but two extra arms are set in a little from the bottom. Beside it is another uninscribed slab 1.93m x .58m. (5) Also E of the church inside the graveyard is a broken cross-slab (DG080-013008) in two parts. The total height of the slab was 1.76m and its width is .44m, thickness .1m. On its W side a central stem connects three motifs: on top a 3-pointed star surrounded by 6 L-shapes inside a circle; in the centre a double set of triple interlaces, and at the bottom a quartered circle motif. Fagan, c. 1847, is said to have seen a similar design on the E face-but no evidence of this could be found. (6) Near the SE corner of the graveyard is another cross-slab (DG080-013010-). This is .77m x .35m. On one side the motif consists of a Latin bar cross inside a larger cross which has a second set of arms near the base. The base also widens into a rectangular motif. Below the main arms of the outer cross are two small simple incised Latin crosses. On the other side of the slab is a crude cross design. (7) A second cross-slab is in the SE corner of the graveyard. This is .66m x .5m and is .11m thick. It is badly broken but part of the design survives. A central stem connects part of a roundel motif to part of a quartered circle motif. This site occupies the most prominent position on the floor of Glencolumbkille valley. It is situated on a small height surrounded by fair pasture land. 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

• DG080-013007 Cross-slab
  Description

  1) The graveyard (DG080-013009-) here at Glencolumbkille Church of Ireland (National Monument number 139 along with associated sites) is said to occupy the site of an ancient ecclesiastical site founded by St. Colmcille. It has been said (Herity 1971, 14) that some traces of a circular enclosure (DG080-013003-) survives although no sign of these were noted during the survey. A modern church stands within the graveyard just N of the site of a church pulled down in 1828. The older church (DG080-013004-) is said to have been 52ft x 21ft with walls 3ft thick and 12ft to 14ft high. It is said to have had a vaulted, arched tower at the W end (DHS 691). (2) Just S of the present church is the modern entrance to a souterrain (DG080-013002-). This leads to a subcircular shaft 1.8m deep which changes into a rectangular shape .5m x .7m at the bottom. The N side of this has a soil face, the E and W sides are formed of drystone construction and the S side consists of a lintel-roofed doorway .92m x .52m which drops .38m in two steps to the floor of the central chamber. This central chamber is 5.6m E-W and 2.3m N-S and on average 1.6m high. The walls are partially corbelled giving a top width of 1.38m to 1.65m. This gap is closed by slabstones, at intervals. The intervals are closed by smaller slabs at right-angles to the principal stones. In the SE corner of the chamber a doorway 1.08m x .49m opens into an E chamber 6.15m E-W x .86m N-S with an average height of 1.04m. The S wall of this chamber is in a line with the S wall of the central chamber. There is only slight corbelling in the W chamber (top width .7m) and the gap is closed with flagstones. The 2nd roof slab from the W end is a re-used cross-slab (DG080-013005-). An incised circular depression surrounded by a circular groove attached to straight stem is all that is visible of the design. The stone is obscured on its S side. The E end of this chamber ends in a soil face. In the centre of the W wall of the central chamber, .42m above the central chamber floor, is a doorway .94m x .4m leading into the W chamber. This chamber is 8.7m E-W and 1.1m high. It widens to 1.3m at one point but is mainly c. 1m in width. The walls are of drystone construction without corbelling and it is roofed with flagstones. Gaps between these are filled with smaller slabs as in the central chamber. About halfway along the chamber three stones in H-formation support the roof and 2.35m W of this, a single stone supports the roof (both of these features may be modern). 1.35m from the present W end two stones at right angles to the walls of the chamber form a door .82m x .56m. From this door to the W end the roofstones are stepped upwards and there is considerable soil slip under them. This may indicate the original entrance. The base of the wall in all three chambers is formed from large thin slabs set upright. (3) Set in the pathway at the SE corner of the church is a horizontal graveslab (DG080-013007-) 1m x .57m with a Latin cross, its arms and top ending in bar terminals. The base of the shaft of the cross ends in a H-motif which also has bar terminals at its extremities. It is very crudely incised. (4) At the E end of the graveyard are two horizontal graveslabs (DG080-013007/008). The first (DG080-013008-) 1.64m x .45m has a bar cross with bar terminals to the top and right arm. The left arm and bottom are open but two extra arms are set in a little from the bottom. Beside it is another uninscribed slab 1.93m x .58m. (5) Also E of the church inside the graveyard is a broken cross-slab (DG080-013008) in two parts. The total height of the slab was 1.76m and its width is .44m, thickness .1m. On its W side a central stem connects three motifs: on top a 3-pointed star surrounded by 6 L-shapes inside a circle; in the centre a double set of triple interlaces, and at the bottom a quartered circle motif. Fagan, c. 1847, is said to have seen a similar design on the E face-but no evidence of this could be found. (6) Near the SE corner of the graveyard is another cross-slab (DG080-013010-). This is .77m x .35m. On one side the motif consists of a Latin bar cross inside a larger cross which has a second set of arms near the base. The base also widens into a rectangular motif. Below the main arms of the outer cross are two small simple incised Latin crosses. On the other side of the slab is a crude cross design. (7) A second cross-slab is in the SE corner of the graveyard. This is .66m x .5m and is .11m thick. It is badly broken but part of the design survives. A central stem connects part of a roundel motif to part of a quartered circle motif. This site occupies the most prominent position on the floor of Glencolumbkille valley. It is situated on a small height surrounded by fair pasture land. 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

• DG080-013008 Cross-slab
  Description

  1) The graveyard (DG080-013009-) here at Glencolumbkille Church of Ireland (National Monument number 139 along with associated sites) is said to occupy the site of an ancient ecclesiastical site founded by St. Colmcille. It has been said (Herity 1971, 14) that some traces of a circular enclosure (DG080-013003-) survives although no sign of these were noted during the survey. A modern church stands within the graveyard just N of the site of a church pulled down in 1828. The older church (DG080-013004-) is said to have been 52ft x 21ft with walls 3ft thick and 12ft to 14ft high. It is said to have had a vaulted, arched tower at the W end (DHS 691). (2) Just S of the present church is the modern entrance to a souterrain (DG080-013002-). This leads to a subcircular shaft 1.8m deep which changes into a rectangular shape .5m x .7m at the bottom. The N side of this has a soil face, the E and W sides are formed of drystone construction and the S side consists of a lintel-roofed doorway .92m x .52m which drops .38m in two steps to the floor of the central chamber. This central chamber is 5.6m E-W and 2.3m N-S and on average 1.6m high. The walls are partially corbelled giving a top width of 1.38m to 1.65m. This gap is closed by slabstones, at intervals. The intervals are closed by smaller slabs at right-angles to the principal stones. In the SE corner of the chamber a doorway 1.08m x .49m opens into an E chamber 6.15m E-W x .86m N-S with an average height of 1.04m. The S wall of this chamber is in a line with the S wall of the central chamber. There is only slight corbelling in the W chamber (top width .7m) and the gap is closed with flagstones. The 2nd roof slab from the W end is a re-used cross-slab (DG080-013005-). An incised circular depression surrounded by a circular groove attached to straight stem is all that is visible of the design. The stone is obscured on its S side. The E end of this chamber ends in a soil face. In the centre of the W wall of the central chamber, .42m above the central chamber floor, is a doorway .94m x .4m leading into the W chamber. This chamber is 8.7m E-W and 1.1m high. It widens to 1.3m at one point but is mainly c. 1m in width. The walls are of drystone construction without corbelling and it is roofed with flagstones. Gaps between these are filled with smaller slabs as in the central chamber. About halfway along the chamber three stones in H-formation support the roof and 2.35m W of this, a single stone supports the roof (both of these features may be modern). 1.35m from the present W end two stones at right angles to the walls of the chamber form a door .82m x .56m. From this door to the W end the roofstones are stepped upwards and there is considerable soil slip under them. This may indicate the original entrance. The base of the wall in all three chambers is formed from large thin slabs set upright. (3) Set in the pathway at the SE corner of the church is a horizontal graveslab (DG080-013007-) 1m x .57m with a Latin cross, its arms and top ending in bar terminals. The base of the shaft of the cross ends in a H-motif which also has bar terminals at its extremities. It is very crudely incised. (4) At the E end of the graveyard are two horizontal graveslabs (DG080-013007/008). The first (DG080-013008-) 1.64m x .45m has a bar cross with bar terminals to the top and right arm. The left arm and bottom are open but two extra arms are set in a little from the bottom. Beside it is another uninscribed slab 1.93m x .58m. (5) Also E of the church inside the graveyard is a broken cross-slab (DG080-013008) in two parts. The total height of the slab was 1.76m and its width is .44m, thickness .1m. On its W side a central stem connects three motifs: on top a 3-pointed star surrounded by 6 L-shapes inside a circle; in the centre a double set of triple interlaces, and at the bottom a quartered circle motif. Fagan, c. 1847, is said to have seen a similar design on the E face-but no evidence of this could be found. (6) Near the SE corner of the graveyard is another cross-slab (DG080-013010-). This is .77m x .35m. On one side the motif consists of a Latin bar cross inside a larger cross which has a second set of arms near the base. The base also widens into a rectangular motif. Below the main arms of the outer cross are two small simple incised Latin crosses. On the other side of the slab is a crude cross design. (7) A second cross-slab is in the SE corner of the graveyard. This is .66m x .5m and is .11m thick. It is badly broken but part of the design survives. A central stem connects part of a roundel motif to part of a quartered circle motif. This site occupies the most prominent position on the floor of Glencolumbkille valley. It is situated on a small height surrounded by fair pasture land. 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

• DG080-013009 Graveyard
  Description

  1) The graveyard (DG080-013009-) here at Glencolumbkille Church of Ireland (National Monument number 139 along with associated sites) is said to occupy the site of an ancient ecclesiastical site founded by St. Colmcille. It has been said (Herity 1971, 14) that some traces of a circular enclosure (DG080-013003-) survives although no sign of these were noted during the survey. A modern church stands within the graveyard just N of the site of a church pulled down in 1828. The older church (DG080-013004-) is said to have been 52ft x 21ft with walls 3ft thick and 12ft to 14ft high. It is said to have had a vaulted, arched tower at the W end (DHS 691). (2) Just S of the present church is the modern entrance to a souterrain (DG080-013002-). This leads to a subcircular shaft 1.8m deep which changes into a rectangular shape .5m x .7m at the bottom. The N side of this has a soil face, the E and W sides are formed of drystone construction and the S side consists of a lintel-roofed doorway .92m x .52m which drops .38m in two steps to the floor of the central chamber. This central chamber is 5.6m E-W and 2.3m N-S and on average 1.6m high. The walls are partially corbelled giving a top width of 1.38m to 1.65m. This gap is closed by slabstones, at intervals. The intervals are closed by smaller slabs at right-angles to the principal stones. In the SE corner of the chamber a doorway 1.08m x .49m opens into an E chamber 6.15m E-W x .86m N-S with an average height of 1.04m. The S wall of this chamber is in a line with the S wall of the central chamber. There is only slight corbelling in the W chamber (top width .7m) and the gap is closed with flagstones. The 2nd roof slab from the W end is a re-used cross-slab (DG080-013005-). An incised circular depression surrounded by a circular groove attached to straight stem is all that is visible of the design. The stone is obscured on its S side. The E end of this chamber ends in a soil face. In the centre of the W wall of the central chamber, .42m above the central chamber floor, is a doorway .94m x .4m leading into the W chamber. This chamber is 8.7m E-W and 1.1m high. It widens to 1.3m at one point but is mainly c. 1m in width. The walls are of drystone construction without corbelling and it is roofed with flagstones. Gaps between these are filled with smaller slabs as in the central chamber. About halfway along the chamber three stones in H-formation support the roof and 2.35m W of this, a single stone supports the roof (both of these features may be modern). 1.35m from the present W end two stones at right angles to the walls of the chamber form a door .82m x .56m. From this door to the W end the roofstones are stepped upwards and there is considerable soil slip under them. This may indicate the original entrance. The base of the wall in all three chambers is formed from large thin slabs set upright. (3) Set in the pathway at the SE corner of the church is a horizontal graveslab (DG080-013007-) 1m x .57m with a Latin cross, its arms and top ending in bar terminals. The base of the shaft of the cross ends in a H-motif which also has bar terminals at its extremities. It is very crudely incised. (4) At the E end of the graveyard are two horizontal graveslabs (DG080-013007/008). The first (DG080-013008-) 1.64m x .45m has a bar cross with bar terminals to the top and right arm. The left arm and bottom are open but two extra arms are set in a little from the bottom. Beside it is another uninscribed slab 1.93m x .58m. (5) Also E of the church inside the graveyard is a broken cross-slab (DG080-013008) in two parts. The total height of the slab was 1.76m and its width is .44m, thickness .1m. On its W side a central stem connects three motifs: on top a 3-pointed star surrounded by 6 L-shapes inside a circle; in the centre a double set of triple interlaces, and at the bottom a quartered circle motif. Fagan, c. 1847, is said to have seen a similar design on the E face-but no evidence of this could be found. (6) Near the SE corner of the graveyard is another cross-slab (DG080-013010-). This is .77m x .35m. On one side the motif consists of a Latin bar cross inside a larger cross which has a second set of arms near the base. The base also widens into a rectangular motif. Below the main arms of the outer cross are two small simple incised Latin crosses. On the other side of the slab is a crude cross design. (7) A second cross-slab is in the SE corner of the graveyard. This is .66m x .5m and is .11m thick. It is badly broken but part of the design survives. A central stem connects part of a roundel motif to part of a quartered circle motif. This site occupies the most prominent position on the floor of Glencolumbkille valley. It is situated on a small height surrounded by fair pasture land. 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

• DG080-013010 Cross-slab
  Description

  1) The graveyard (DG080-013009-) here at Glencolumbkille Church of Ireland (National Monument number 139 along with associated sites) is said to occupy the site of an ancient ecclesiastical site founded by St. Colmcille. It has been said (Herity 1971, 14) that some traces of a circular enclosure (DG080-013003-) survives although no sign of these were noted during the survey. A modern church stands within the graveyard just N of the site of a church pulled down in 1828. The older church (DG080-013004-) is said to have been 52ft x 21ft with walls 3ft thick and 12ft to 14ft high. It is said to have had a vaulted, arched tower at the W end (DHS 691). (2) Just S of the present church is the modern entrance to a souterrain (DG080-013002-). This leads to a subcircular shaft 1.8m deep which changes into a rectangular shape .5m x .7m at the bottom. The N side of this has a soil face, the E and W sides are formed of drystone construction and the S side consists of a lintel-roofed doorway .92m x .52m which drops .38m in two steps to the floor of the central chamber. This central chamber is 5.6m E-W and 2.3m N-S and on average 1.6m high. The walls are partially corbelled giving a top width of 1.38m to 1.65m. This gap is closed by slabstones, at intervals. The intervals are closed by smaller slabs at right-angles to the principal stones. In the SE corner of the chamber a doorway 1.08m x .49m opens into an E chamber 6.15m E-W x .86m N-S with an average height of 1.04m. The S wall of this chamber is in a line with the S wall of the central chamber. There is only slight corbelling in the W chamber (top width .7m) and the gap is closed with flagstones. The 2nd roof slab from the W end is a re-used cross-slab (DG080-013005-). An incised circular depression surrounded by a circular groove attached to straight stem is all that is visible of the design. The stone is obscured on its S side. The E end of this chamber ends in a soil face. In the centre of the W wall of the central chamber, .42m above the central chamber floor, is a doorway .94m x .4m leading into the W chamber. This chamber is 8.7m E-W and 1.1m high. It widens to 1.3m at one point but is mainly c. 1m in width. The walls are of drystone construction without corbelling and it is roofed with flagstones. Gaps between these are filled with smaller slabs as in the central chamber. About halfway along the chamber three stones in H-formation support the roof and 2.35m W of this, a single stone supports the roof (both of these features may be modern). 1.35m from the present W end two stones at right angles to the walls of the chamber form a door .82m x .56m. From this door to the W end the roofstones are stepped upwards and there is considerable soil slip under them. This may indicate the original entrance. The base of the wall in all three chambers is formed from large thin slabs set upright. (3) Set in the pathway at the SE corner of the church is a horizontal graveslab (DG080-013007-) 1m x .57m with a Latin cross, its arms and top ending in bar terminals. The base of the shaft of the cross ends in a H-motif which also has bar terminals at its extremities. It is very crudely incised. (4) At the E end of the graveyard are two horizontal graveslabs (DG080-013007/008). The first (DG080-013008-) 1.64m x .45m has a bar cross with bar terminals to the top and right arm. The left arm and bottom are open but two extra arms are set in a little from the bottom. Beside it is another uninscribed slab 1.93m x .58m. (5) Also E of the church inside the graveyard is a broken cross-slab (DG080-013008) in two parts. The total height of the slab was 1.76m and its width is .44m, thickness .1m. On its W side a central stem connects three motifs: on top a 3-pointed star surrounded by 6 L-shapes inside a circle; in the centre a double set of triple interlaces, and at the bottom a quartered circle motif. Fagan, c. 1847, is said to have seen a similar design on the E face-but no evidence of this could be found. (6) Near the SE corner of the graveyard is another cross-slab (DG080-013010-). This is .77m x .35m. On one side the motif consists of a Latin bar cross inside a larger cross which has a second set of arms near the base. The base also widens into a rectangular motif. Below the main arms of the outer cross are two small simple incised Latin crosses. On the other side of the slab is a crude cross design. (7) A second cross-slab is in the SE corner of the graveyard. This is .66m x .5m and is .11m thick. It is badly broken but part of the design survives. A central stem connects part of a roundel motif to part of a quartered circle motif. This site occupies the most prominent position on the floor of Glencolumbkille valley. It is situated on a small height surrounded by fair pasture land. 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

• DG080-029 Penitential station
  Description

  Station 2 along the Turas Columcille that is marked by a cross-pillar (DG080-029001-) on the foundation of a rectangular leacht (dry walled altar) on a prominent rock outcrop 50m west of Station 1 (Herity 1998, 18).

• DG080-029001 Cross-inscribed pillar
  Description

  A pillar slab 1.83m x .45m and 0.12m thick. It is decorated on the NW and SE faces. The NW face is weathered but compares closely with the W face of the slab at Drumroe (DG080-020) except that the present slab has a loop design to either side of the central band, halfway between the roundel and the squared motifs. The SE face is decorated with three connected, squared geometric designs. The slab is located on top of a knoll of rock outcrop in a prominent position on the floor of Glencolumbkille valley in the field on the W side of Glencolumbkille Grave-yard (DG080-013002-). 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

• DG080-033 Bullaun stone
  Description

  Situated on W side of public road with good views of the sea to the W, 80m N of Straid Bridge and the Murlin River. A circular-shaped water-filled hollow (diam. 0.25m; D 0.2m) is cut into the upper surface of natural bedrock (1.15m x 0.75m).

Architectural heritage

• Gleann Cholm Cille Eaglais na hÉireann Reachtaireacht, rectory/glebe/vicarage/curate's house, 1820–1860 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey former Church of Ireland rectory on L-shaped plan, built 1828, and extended c. 1850, having two-storey return to the rear (north-west) and with single-bay single-storey canted bay to the north-east side elevation of main block. Single-bay entrance porch to re-entrant corner of rear return (south-east corner of rear return) having mono-pitched artificial slate roof. Hipped natural slate roof to block to the south-east and pitched natural slate roof to block to the north-west having projecting eaves course, clay ridge tiles and rendered chimneystacks. Some remaining sections of cast-iron rainwater goods. Smooth render walls, projecting plinth to block to the south-east. Square-headed window openings having stone sills and mainly timber sliding sash windows (six-over-six, four-over-four and two-over-two); some replacement windows. Pediments over window openings to north-east elevation of block to north-west at ground floor level; moulded surrounds to some openings. Blind square-headed recess over canted-bay window to north-east elevation of block to the south-east. Square-headed doorway to north-east face of porch to re-entrant corner having glazed timber door. Set back from road in extensive mature grounds to the north-west of Gleann Cholm Cille/Glencolumbkille and to the west of associated Church of Ireland church (see 40841008). Yard to north-east of house. Two-bay two-storey outbuilding attached to the north-west end of rear return having pitched natural slate roof with raised rendered verges to gable ends, rubble stone walls, square-headed window openings with multi-pane timber casement windows, and square-headed doorway to the north-west end having batten timber door; single-bay entrance porch attached to the north east elevation having square-headed doorway with battened timber door. Detached two-bay two-storey outbuilding with single-storey blocks attached to either side elevation (south-west and north-east) to rear of house (north-west) having hipped artificial slate roof with modern rooflights, rubble stone walls, square-headed openings at first floor level with red brick block-and-start surrounds and timber doors, and with segmental-headed carriage-arches at ground floor level having red brick block-and-start surrounds and timber sheeted double-doors. Flight of stone stairs to rear elevation of outbuilding (north-west) giving access to square-headed doorway at first floor level. Main entrance gateway to the north of house. Rubble stone boundary walls to road-frontage to the west and north. Remains of probable wall gardens to the south-west of house.

• Eaglais Naomh Columba Eaglais na hÉireann, church/chapel, 1820–1920 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding Church of Ireland church, built 1828 and extended in 1890 and 1913 - 5, comprising four-bay nave, single-bay chancel to the east (added 1890) and three-stage tower (on square-plan) to the west (added 1913) having parapet with Irish-style crenellations and a pyramidal slate roof over. Single-bay porch extension to the north-east corner of nave. Pitched natural slate roofs to nave and chancel with raised render verges/coping to gable ends having kneeler stones at eaves level, cut stone eaves course, terracotta ridge tiles and remaining cast-iron rainwater goods. Pyramidal slated spire over tower having ball finial with wrought-iron finial over. Roughcast rendered walls over projecting plinth course. Smooth render stepped clasping buttresses between bays on to corners of nave and to side elevations and gable end of chancel having feathered ashlar coping over. Squared snecked rock-faced sandstone construction to tower having chamfered sandstone plinth course, flush block-and-start quoins to the corners with drafted margins, chamfered sandstone stringcourses differentiating stages, and with cut stone corbel course to base of parapet. Clock to south side of tower at second stage level; ogee-headed cut sandstone plaque over doorway having chamfered ashlar sandstone surround and inset iron commemoration plaque dated 1913. Pointed-arch window openings to sides of nave and chancel (north and south) having chamfered ashlar sandstone surrounds and diamond-pane leaded quarry glazed windows with weather glazing. Shallow pointed-arched/Tudor-arched window opening to chancel gable having chamfered ashlar sandstone surround and figurative stained glass window dated 1897. Ogee-headed window openings to tower at second stage level having chamfered ashlar sandstone surrounds; pointed-arched arched openings to tower at third stage/belfry level having chamfered ogee-headed ashlar sandstone block-and-start surrounds and timber louvers. Pointed-arch door opening to the south side of tower having staged chamfered ashlar sandstone surround and replacement timber sheet door. Set back from road in own grounds to the north of Gleann Cholm Cille/Glencolumbkille. Graveyard to site having cut stone gravemarkers (upstanding, recumbent and table-type tombs) dating from the late-eighteenth century to the late twentieth century, some with cast-iron or wrought-iron surrounds. Site surrounded by roughcast rendered rubble stone boundary wall. Gateways to the south comprising roughcast rendered gate piers (on square-plan) having metal gates. Graveyard occupies the site of ancient ecclesiastical site founded by St. Colmcille/Columbkille and contains a number of archaeological features including cross-slabs, a souterrain, and the site of an earlier church.

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Radon

At the centre of the townland of Straid or Glebe, 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 high, moderately low, low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Straid or Glebe.

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

Name

Straid or Glebe · An tSráid

Area

331,931 m² (33.19 ha, 82.02 acres)

Civil parish

Glencolumbkille, and its townlands

Barony

Banagh

Electoral division

Kilgoly, the unit of the census

Census 2022

365 people lived in 152 households in the Kilgoly electoral division. 84% of households owned their home. 27% of homes were built since 2001. 22% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 26% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballard, Cashel, Dooey, Farranmacbride, Gannew and Curreen, Garveross, Kilaned

Gaeltacht

In an Irish-speaking area

Placenames

Straid or Glebe 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.