Three Trees
Townland in the civil parish of Muff, barony of Inishowen West, Co. Donegal; in Irish Ard an Chrainn
- Area
- 457.5 ha
- 1,130 acres
- Land parcels
- 240
- registered freehold, median 3,522 m² (0.35 ha, 0.87 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 30
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
240 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Three Trees, from 4 m² to 838,677 m² (83.87 ha, 207.24 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 37 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
No zone of a development plan covers Three Trees 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
23 Jun 2026N/a
DWELLING HOUSE AND SHED OUTBUILDING BUILT DIFFERENT TO THAT APPROVED UNDER PLANNING REF. NO. 04/5991, WITH CONNECTION TO EXISTING APPROVED SERVICES AND ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS
Retention, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2661158
17 Apr 2026Conditional
CONSTRUCTION OF SINGLE DWELLING HOUSE AND ON-SITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2660671
25 Feb 2026N/a
CONSTRUCTION OF A SINGLE DWELLING HOUSE WITH EFFLUENT TREATMENT PLANT AND DETACHED GARAGE
Permission · Donegal County Council, 2660281
3 Feb 2026Conditional
REVISED FLOOR PLAN
Retention · Donegal County Council, 2660131
18 Jul 2025Refused
CONSTRUCT A SMALL TOURIST FACILITY TO ACCOMMODATE THE NEW RECENTLY OPENED GREENWAY CONSISTING OF A BIKE HIRE AND REPAIR SHOP WITH PUBLIC TOILETS AND A TEA/COFFEE FACILITY WITH CONNECTION TO PROPOSED TREATMENT PLANT AND POLISHING FILTER AND ALL EXISTING SERVICES
Permission · Donegal County Council, 2561235
14 Apr 2025Conditional
DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DWELLING DUE TO DEFECTIVE BLOCKWORK AND ERECTION OF A REPLACEMENT DWELLING WITH CONNECTION TO EXISTING SERVICES AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2560568
11 Dec 2023Conditional
(1) DOMESTIC GARAGE AND (2) EXISTING STABLES FOR PRIVATE USE AND PERMISSION FOR (3) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING MICA DEFECTIVE DWELLING HOUSE, (4) CONSTRUCTION OF (A) A NEW REPLACEMENT DWELLING WITH CONNECTION TO ALL EXISTING SERVICES, (B) A GARAGE FOR STORAGE ALONG WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
Retention, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2351900
9 Nov 2023Conditional
CONSTRUCTION OF AN AGRICULTURAL STORAGE SHED AND ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
Permission · Donegal County Council, 2351707
6 Jul 2023Conditional
CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT AND CONNECTION TO ALL PUBLIC SERVICES
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2350984
26 May 2023N/a
CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT AND CONNECTION TO ALL PUBLIC SERVICES
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2350738
7 Dec 2022Conditional
ERECTION OF A STOREY AND A HALF DWELLING WITH EFFLUENT TREATMENT PLANT AND DOMESTIC GARAGE WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2251957
5 Sept 2022Conditional
CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH ASSOCIATED SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM, DOMESTIC GARAGE AND DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DERELICT HOUSE TOGETHER WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2251480
31 Aug 2022Conditional
CONSTRUCTION OF A GARDEN HOUSE FOR ANCILLARY ACCOMMODATION IN CONJUNCTION WITH EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE TOGETHER WITH ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS AND CONNECTION TO EXISTING SERVICES
Permission · Donegal County Council, 2251471
11 Aug 2022N/a
CONSTRUCTION OF A GARDEN HOUSE FOR ANCILLARY ACCOMMODATION IN CONJUNCTION WITH EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE TOGETHER WITH ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS
Permission · Donegal County Council, 2251357
8 Aug 2022N/a
CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH CONNECTION TO PROPOSED SEPTIC TANK AND PERCOLATION AREA
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2251342
15 Dec 2021Conditional
ERECTION OF STOREY AND A HALF DWELLING WITH EFFLUENT TREATMENT PLANT AND DOMESTIC GARAGE WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2152502
18 Nov 2021N/a
ERECTION OF A STOREY AND A HALF DWELLING WITH EFFLUENT TREATMENT PLANT AND DOMESTIC GARAGE WITH AL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2152309
1 Nov 2021Conditional
ERECTION OF A DWELLING WITH EFFLUENT TREATMENT PLANT AND DOMESTIC GARAGE WITH ACCESS VIA EXISTING ACCESS ROAD AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2152168
5 Oct 2021N/a
ERECTION OF A DWELLING WITH EFFLUENT TREATMENT PLANT AND DOMESTIC GARAGE WITH ACCESS VIA EXISTING ACCESS ROAD AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2151975
24 Jul 2020Conditional
CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE AND DOMESTIC OUTBUILDING WITH AN ONSITE SEWAGE SYSTEM TOGETHER WITH ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2050996
14 Jul 2020Conditional
CONSTRUCTION OF AN EXTENSION TO AND ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING DWELLING
Permission · Donegal County Council, 2050931
20 Mar 2020Conditional
ERECTION OF AN AGRICULTURAL SLATTED SHEEP SHED WITH SHEEP HANDLING FACILITIES, AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
Permission · Donegal County Council, 2050362
1 Jul 2019Conditional
A GRANNY FLAT/BACHELOR PAD TYPE BUILDING UPSTAIRS WITH GARAGE AND STORAGE AREA DOWNSTAIRS, A DOMESTIC GARAGE ATTACHED TO THE REAR OF THE BUILDING WITH ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS
Retention · Donegal County Council, 1950996
13 Mar 2019Conditional
ERECTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH SEWERAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM, DOMESTIC GARAGE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 1950337
22 Feb 2019Conditional
(1) DOUBLE GARAGE CAR PORT AND (2) A DOMESTIC SHED BOTH LOCATED AT THE REAR OF DWELLING ALONG WITH ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS
Retention · Donegal County Council, 1950216
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.
Nature and heritage
Designated sites and recorded monuments
Designated sites
- Special Protection Area: Lough Foyle SPA 004087
Recorded monuments
- DG030-014001 Ecclesiastical enclosure
Description
Internal Diam c. 20m N-S. The 'Graveyard' (DG030-014002-) marked on the OS 6-inch maps consists of a subcircular area enclosed by the remains of an earthen bank up to 1.25m in height on the E side, the W portion is cut off by a road. Rich growth on the exterior may indicate a silted-up fosse. There is a small circular mound in the NW section of the interior and a hollow area on the E along the bank. There is a holy well (DG030-015-) dedicated to St. Patrick c. 100m to the W (Ó Muirgheasa No. 99). The site is located in cultivated land sloping E to Lough Foyle. 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
- DG030-014002 Burial ground
Description
Internal Diam c. 20m N-S. The 'Graveyard' (DG030-014002-) marked on the OS 6-inch maps consists of a subcircular area enclosed by the remains of an earthen bank up to 1.25m in height on the E side, the W portion is cut off by a road. Rich growth on the exterior may indicate a silted-up fosse. There is a small circular mound in the NW section of the interior and a hollow area on the E along the bank. There is a holy well (DG030-015-) dedicated to St. Patrick c. 100m to the W (Ó Muirgheasa No. 99). The site is located in cultivated land sloping E to Lough Foyle. 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
- DG030-015 Ritual site - holy well
Description
The 'Graveyard' (DG030-014002-) marked on the OS 6-inch maps consists of a subcircular area enclosed by the remains of an earthen bank. There is a holy well dedicated to St. Patrick c. 100m to the W. The site is located in cultivated land sloping E to Lough Foyle. Described by Ó Muirgheasa in 1936 as 'Near Three Trees, about a mile from Quigley's Point, is Tobar Patrick, with an ancient graveyard about 100 yards from it. This well is still visited at all seasons of the year by pilgrims' (Ó Muirgheasa 1936, 159). (Ó Muirgheasa No. 99) The above description was derived from the 'Archaeological Survey of County Donegal. A description of the field antiquities of the County from the Mesolithic Period to the 17th century.' Compiled by: Brian Lacey with Eamon Cody, Claire Cotter, Judy Cuppage, Noel Dunne, Vincent Hurley, Celie O'Rahilly, Paul Walsh and Seán Ó Nualláin (Lifford: Donegal County Council, 1983). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated. Compiled by Caimin O'Brien Date of upload/revision: 02 November 2011
Architectural heritage
- Outbuilding, 1820–1890 · Regional interest
Description
Complex of outbuildings set in a roughly rectangular courtyard plan, built c. 1830 and c. 1870, located beside stream. Possible also formerly in use as a mill. Detached three-bay two-storey outbuilding with pitched slate roofs; rubble stone walls with red brick block-and-start quoins and eaves course; square-headed window and door openings with red brick block-and-start surrounds and matchboard timber window shutters and doors. Two-bay two-storey outbuilding, forming north wing of courtyard, with pitched slate roofs; rubble stone walls with red brick block-and-start quoins and eaves course; square-headed window and door openings with red brick block-and-start surrounds, relieving arch and stone sill with matchboard timber window shutters and doors. Single-storey outbuilding attached to north wing of courtyard, with barrel vaulted corrugated-metal roof; red brick walls and square-headed door openings. Seven-bay two-storey outbuilding forming the western portion of courtyard, with pitched slate roofs; rubble stone walls, south portion red brick with red brick block-and-start quoins and eaves course; square-headed window and door openings with red brick block-and-start surrounds, red brick relieving arch; matchboard timber window shutters and doors. Four-bay single-storey outbuilding forming the remains of south wing of the courtyard with pitched slate roof, red brick walls; square-headed window and door openings with matchboard timber window shutters and door. Set within own grounds to the south-west of Moville, close to the coastline with Lough Foyle.
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).
Ground and risks
Radon, landslides, flooding
- Radon
- About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- Susceptibility high, moderately high, moderately low, low, on the 1:50,000 map.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Three Trees.
- Flooding
- The flood maps of the Office of Public Works: floodinfo.ie.
Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency; Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland; both CC BY 4.0. LiDAR: contains Irish Public Sector Data (Geological Survey Ireland & the Office of Public Works) licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
- Three Trees, Quigleys Point10 sales
The townland
- Name
- Three Trees · Ard an Chrainn
- Area
- 4,574,577 m² (457.46 ha, 1,130.4 acres)
- Civil parish
- Muff, and its townlands
- Barony
- Inishowen West
- Electoral division
- Three Trees, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Three Trees electoral division: 724 people in 254 households; 91% of households own their home; 38% of homes were built since 2001; 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 7% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Aught, Crockahenny, Flughland, Tromaty, Tromaty
- Placenames
- Three Trees 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.