Tullyarvan

587 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Tullyarvan, from 3 m² to 135,984 m² (13.6 ha, 33.6 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 40 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Tullyarvan 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.

• 29 Sept 2026N/a

  1) AN EXTENSION TO THE SIDE OF THE DWELLING AND (2) A DOMESTIC SHED TO THE REAR OF THE DWELLING

  Retention · Donegal County Council, 2661798

• 1 Sept 2026N/a

  (1) EXTENSION TO THE SIDE OF DWELLING AND (2) DOMESTIC SHED TO THE REAR OF THE DWELLING

  Retention · Donegal County Council, 2661619

• 25 Aug 2026N/a

  (1) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DWELLING DUE TO DEFECTIVE BLOCKS (PLANNING REF. NO. 05/70202 REFERS) AND (2) ERECTION OF A REPLACEMENT DWELLING WITH CHANGE OF HOUSE TYPE, CONNECTION TO EXISTING SERVICES AND ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2661569

• 20 Aug 2026N/a

  ERECTION OF 4 NO. SEMI-DETACHED DWELLING HOUSES, TOGETHER WITH ACCESS ROAD, CONNECTION TO PUBLIC SEWER AND ASSOCIATED WORKS (OUTLINE PLANNING REF. NO. 25/50166 REFERS)

  Permission consequent, 4 homes · Donegal County Council, 2650107

• 4 Aug 2026Conditional

  SIDE EXTENSION (EASTERN ELEVATION) AND REAR EXTENSION (NORTHERN ELEVATION) AND ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS AND SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Retention · Donegal County Council, 2661458

• 29 Jul 2026Conditional

  DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AND CONSTRUCTION OF A REPLACEMENT DWELLING HOUSE WITH CONNECTION TO EXISTING SERVICES, TOGETHER WITH ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2661420

• 17 Jul 2026N/a

  ERECTION OF A NEW PERMANENT DWELLING HOUSE AND ASSOCIATED GARAGE WITH EFFLUENT TREATMENT PLANT ALONG WITH ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED DEVELOPMENT WORKS INCLUDING THE RE-CONTOURING OF LANDS WITHIN THE RED LINE BOUNDARY

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2661323

• 2 Jul 2026Conditional

  RELOCATION OF DWELLING, GARAGE AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND PERCOLATION AREA AS PREVIOUSLY GRANTED UNDER PLANNING REF. NO. 25/60498, CONNECTION TO EXISTING SERVICES, AND ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2661229

• 29 Jun 2026N/a

  ERECTION OF A NEW PERMANENT DWELLING HOUSE AND ASSOCIATED GARAGE ALONG WITH ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED DEVELOPMENT WORKS INCLUDING THE RE-CONTOURING OF LANDS WITHIN THE RED LINE BOUNDARY

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2661196

• 23 Jun 2026Conditional

  DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AND CONSTRUCTION OF A REPLACEMENT DWELLING HOUSE WITH CONNECTION TO EXISTING SERVICES AND ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2661152

• 27 May 2026N/a

  DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AND CONSTRUCTION OF A REPLACEMENT DWELLING HOUSE WITH CONNECTION TO EXISTING SERVICES AND ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2660975

• 26 Apr 2026N/a

  CONVERSION OF EXISTING OUTBUILDING/STORE TO A TWO BEDROOM DWELLING, ALL INTERNAL BUILDING WORKS, EXCLUDING THE ADDITION OF NEW WINDOWS AND DOORS, TOGETHER WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2660729

• 3 Apr 2026Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE, CONNECTION TO EXISTING PUBLIC FOUL DRAINAGE VIA SEWAGE PUMP AND ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS AND SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2660567

• 3 Apr 2026Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE, CONNECTION TO EXISTING PUBLIC FOUL DRAINAGE VIA SEWAGE PUMP AND ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS AND SITE WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2660568

• 27 Feb 2026Conditional

  AMENDMENT OF CONDITION NO. 7 OF PLANNING PERMISSION GRANTED UNDER PLANNING REF. NO. 25/62213 TO ALLOW FOR OPENING HOURS FROM 9AM-2PM

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2660299

• 25 Feb 2026N/a

  AMENDMENT OF CONDITION NO. 7 OF GRANTED PLANNING PERMISSION REF. NO. 25/62213 TO ALLOW FOR OPENING HOURS FROM 9AM-2PM

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2660278

• 17 Feb 2026Conditional

  ERECTION OF A DWELLING WITH DOMESTIC GARAGE, CONNECTION TO MAIN SEWER AND ALL EXISTING SERVICES AND ALL SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2660219

• 14 Jan 2026Conditional

  CONSTRUCTION OF NEW TWO STOREY DWELLING AND BLOCKWORK SHED ALONG WITH ASSOCIATED SITEWORKS AND CONNECTION TO SERVICES

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2660032

• 23 Dec 2025N/a

  ERECTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH DOMESTIC GARAGE, CONNECTION TO MAIN SEWER AND ALL EXISTING SERVICES AND ALL SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2562336

• 14 Dec 2025Conditional

  PREVIOUSLY GRANTED AND CONSTRUCTED PORTACABIN CONTAINING A CLASSROOM

  Retention · Donegal County Council, 2562213

• 11 Dec 2025Refused

  SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS AND PERMISSION FOR CONSTRUCTION OF ENTRANCE ONTO THE L-16711-0 AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Retention · Donegal County Council, 2562193

• 4 Dec 2025N/a

  SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS AND ENTRANCE ONTO THE L-16711-0 AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Retention · Donegal County Council, 2562146

• 24 Nov 2025Conditional

  ERECTION OF 4 NO. SEMI-DETACHED DWELLING HOUSES AND 1 NO. DETACHED DWELLING HOUSE, TOGETHER WITH ACCESS ROAD, CONNECTION TO PUBLIC SEWER AND ASSOCIATED WORKS

  Outline permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2550166

• 3 Nov 2025N/a

  ERECTION OF 4 NO. SEMI-DETACHED DWELLING HOUSES AND 1 NO. DETACHED DWELLING HOUSE, TOGETHER WITH ACCESS ROAD, CONNECTION TO PUBLIC SEWER AND ASSOCIATED WORKS

  Outline permission · Donegal County Council, 2550153

• 21 Oct 2025Conditional

  ERECTION OF A TWO STOREY EXTENSION TO THE SIDE OF EXISTING HOUSE IN LIEU OF GRANTED PERMISSION (PLANNING REF. NO. 24/60883 REFERS) INCLUDING ALL OTHER SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS

  Permission · Donegal County Council, 2561827

The 25 most recent of over 100 applications.

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

• Special Area of Conservation: Lough Swilly SAC 002287
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Lough Swilly Including Big Isle, Blanket Nook & Inch Lake 000166

Recorded monuments

• DG029-018 Bullaun stone
  Description

  A basin-stone comprising a small boulder with two depressions c. 0.2m in diameter and 0.1m deep. It is situated against the S edge of a well. 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

• DG029-019001 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  Internal diam. c. 14.5m. A curving modern wall seems to reflect the W section of a destroyed cashel. The interior is level except for a slight depression said to be the N end of a souterrain (DG029-019002-) which can be entered from outside the enclosure area to the S. The souterrain consists of a main passage extending 7m N towards the cashel before being blocked by loose stones and soil. The walls are of drystone construction and the roof consists of 9 flagstones. It is 1m wide and 0.8m high. It is entered by an aperture .33m × 0.65m now blocked by stones. 2.3m from this entrance a passage .55m wide × 0.4m high turns to the W. It is roofed by 4 flags and extends 3m before being blocked. A second passage 5.6m from the present entrance and also leading W is .65m wide and 0.25m high. Two flagstones roof the passage which is likewise blocked at 2m. The site is located on high ground sloping to the S and W but now much built-over. 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

• DG029-019002 Souterrain
  Description

  A curving modern wall seems to reflect the W section of a destroyed cashel (DG029-019001-). The interior is level except for a slight depression said to be the N end of a souterrain which can be entered from outside the enclosure area to the S. The souterrain consists of a main passage extending 7m N towards the cashel before being blocked by loose stones and soil. The walls are of drystone construction and the roof consists of 9 flagstones. It is 1m wide and 0.8m high. It is entered by an aperture .33m × 0.65m now blocked by stones. 2.3m from this entrance a passage .55m wide × 0.4m high turns to the W. It is roofed by 4 flags and extends 3m before being blocked. A second passage 5.6m from the present entrance and also leading W is .65m wide and 0.25m high. Two flagstones roof the passage which is likewise blocked at 2m. The site is located on high ground sloping to the S and W but now much built-over. 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

• DG029-019003 Rock art
  Description

  A stone, 3.4m × 0.55m × 0.35m, not now in its original position, is said to have cupmarks on the underside but this could not be verified. It was formerly situated in a ditch to the N of a nearby cashel (DG029-019001-) on high ground sloping to the SW. 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

• DG029-025001 Castle - tower house
  Description

  Buncrana Castle, described in 1601 as a small castle inhabited by Connor McGarrett O'Doherty, it was repaired early in 1602 by Hugh Boy O'Doherty. After Sir Cahir O'Doherty's revolt in 1608 it was burnt by English forces and may have been repaired soon after. It was granted to Chichester at the time of the Plantation and he leased it to Henry Vaughan who is described in 1611 as having 'buylte at Buncrannagh viz. The castle stronglie rebuylded w'th a parapitt on the topp of it, after the English fashion; . . . lyme burnte and other pr'parations made ready for a bawne (DG029-025003-) aboute the castle' (Hunter 1975, 81). The Vaughan family resided there until the present house (DG029-025002-) was built in 1718 (Davies and Swan 1939, 183-5). The building is now a National Monument in state guardianship (No. 435). The ruined and much altered tower-house is situated beside the Crana River. Most of the original features are obscured by later alterations. Sub-rectangular in plan 9.9m × 8.6m externally, the walls rise from battered lower courses and are built of large blocks and rubble laid in mortar. The building is three storeys in height. The floors were of timber joists set in the E and W walls of the first floor and carried on scarcements at second-floor level. The original entrance was probably in the centre of the N wall at ground-floor level. The opening was subsequently built up and fitted with a small central win-dow (now blocked) flanked by two gun-loops. Within is a mural-lobby with a murder hole over it and to the W is a small mural-passage with a wall-press on the S and beside it a blocked-up loop. To the E of the entrance a mural-stairs leads to the upper apartments. The doorway to the main ground-floor chamber is opposite the entrance; it has been altered. The chamber was lighted on three sides by narrow loops set in rectangular embrasures; only that in the E wall is intact. The embrasure on the S was subsequently reduced in width to accommodate a door, now blocked-up, and the outer wall in that on the W was rebuilt. The present entrance to the tower-house is at first-floor level by a door centrally set in the E wall. Opposite it is the entrance to the first-floor chamber. It probably was originally lighted on three sides by Windows set in embrasures with splayed ingoings. That in the N wall has been converted to a fireplace, that in the W wall has been reduced in width and fitted with a small loop, and that in the S wall has been almost completely blocked up save for a passage to the mural-garderobe at the W end of the S wall; the outer corner wall of the garderobe is secondary and contains three gun-loops. The mural-stairs continues through the E wall and around the SE corner to a door in the S wall at second-floor level. This storey may be a complete rebuilding of the earlier walls or might be a later addition. The chamber was lighted by a large rectangular window in the N, E and W walls, and there is a fireplace in the W wall. Within the N and S gables was an attic; it is featureless and was probably approached through a trapdoor. Access to the wall-walk was by a continuation of the mural-stairs in the S wall. The plan of Buncrana Castle, particularly the two lower storeys, is that of a typical medieval tower-house and the date of the building certainly must not be earlier than the 15th century (for plan see Davies and Swan 1939, 186-7). 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

• DG029-025002 House - 18th/19th century
  Description

  Buncrana Castle (DG029-025001-) is a tower house described in 1601 as a small castle inhabited by Connor McGarrett O'Doherty, it was repaired early in 1602 by Hugh Boy O'Doherty. After Sir Cahir O'Doherty's revolt in 1608 it was burnt by English forces and may have been repaired soon after. It was granted to Chichester at the time of the Plantation and he leased it to Henry Vaughan who is described in 1611 as having 'buylte at Buncrannagh viz. The castle stronglie rebuylded w'th a parapitt on the topp of it, after the English fashion; . . . lyme burnte and other pr'parations made ready for a bawne aboute the castle' (Hunter 1975, 81). The Vaughan family resided there until the present house (DG029-025002-) was built c. 70m W of the tower house in 1718 (Davies and Swan 1939, 183-5). Built in 1718 for Sir John Vaughan, large seven-bay two-storey over basement house with flanking single-bay pavilion wings, approached by an 18th-century six-arched stone-built bridge over the Crana River. There is a range of stone-built outbuildings to W of the house, and walls to the S of the house represent remains of a once fine terraced walled garden. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: : 13 April 2016

• DG029-025003 Bawn
  Description

  Buncrana Castle (DG029-025001-), described in 1601 as a small castle inhabited by Connor McGarrett O'Doherty, it was repaired early in 1602 by Hugh Boy O'Doherty. After Sir Cahir O'Doherty's revolt in 1608 it was burnt by English forces and may have been repaired soon after. It was granted to Chichester at the time of the Plantation and he leased it to Henry Vaughan who is described in 1611 as having 'buylte at Buncrannagh viz. The castle stronglie rebuylded w'th a parapitt on the topp of it, after the English fashion; . . . lyme burnte and other pr'parations made ready for a bawne aboute the castle' (Hunter 1975, 81). The Vaughan family resided there until the present house (DG029-025002-) was built in 1718 (Davies and Swan 1939, 183-5). 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

Architectural heritage

• Buncrana Castle, country house, 1715–1720 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached nine-bay two-storey over raised basement country house, dated 1718, having central shallow advanced three-bay breakfront to the main elevation (east), advanced single-bay two-storey over raised basement projections\pavilions to either end of the main elevation (north and south), single-bay two-storey return to the rear (west), later two-bay two-storey extension to the south elevation (added c. 1860), and with handball alley to the north elevation. Pitched triple-pile stone slate roof to main body of building having concave ashlar eaves course, surviving sections of cast-iron rainwater goods, and with rendered brick chimneystacks and raised rendered verges to the gable ends (north and south); hipped stone slate roofs to advanced end bays\pavilions having concave ashlar eaves course to front elevation (east), cast-iron rainwater goods, and with rendered chimneystacks; replacement slate roof to extension to the south having red brick eaves course; hipped replacement natural slate roof to rear return. Roughcast rendered finish over rubble stone construction with raised render block quoins to the corners of advanced end bays\pavilions, smooth rendered round-headed niches to the inner faces of advanced pavilions at ground floor level, and with slightly projecting walls at basement level having natural slate coping over. Smooth rendered walls to breakfront at ground and first floor level. Brick construction to chimneybreasts. Square-headed window openings having painted cut stone sills, and with nine-over-nine pane timber sliding sash windows with exposed sash boxes at ground floor level, and six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows at first floor level having exposed sash boxes. Square-headed window openings at basement level having replacement windows. Square-headed doorway to the centre of breakfront having timber panelled double-doors, and with cut stone doorcase having open scrolled pediment, pulvinated frieze, and pilaster strips incised ‘Anno 17’ and ‘Dom 18’. Doorway reached up sweeping staircase having moulded cut stone steps, cut stone threshold, and with flanking dwarf walls having cut stone coping and wrought-iron railings. Set back from road in own grounds to the north-west of Buncrana, located on small peninsula with Crana River to the east and Lough Swilly\Buncrana Bay to the south and west. Rubble stone boundary walls to the south and to the west of site. Terraced garden complex to the south. Sunken garden with rubble retaining walls with ashlar coping to front courtyard, with circular cast-iron railing to centre. Outbuildings (40815002) arranged around courtyard to west with high red brick boundary walls to rear. Handball alley (see 40815076) attached to the north side of house. Site bounded by rubble stone walls. Complex of walls throughout immediate vicinity of property, with former terraced garden (see 40815007) to the south-east. Earlier O’Doherty Castle (tower house, see RMP DG029-025001-) to the east. Round-plan turret-like structure to north-west of site housing a well (see 40815074). Demesne accessed by six-arch bridge (see 40815003) over Crana River to the east. Wrought-iron gates mounted on cast-iron gate posts to west side of bridge. Two main demesne entrances constituting stone gate-piers sited to east beyond former approach driveway (see 40815005) and to south-east of bridge approach (40815004). Quay to south-east (40815006). Single-storey former gate lodge (see 40815075) to the south-east, built c. 1860.

• Buncrana Castle, outbuilding, 1710–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Remains of complex of single-storey outbuildings arranged around a courtyard to the rear (west) of Buncrana Castle (see 40815001), originally built c. 1720 and extended and altered on a number on occasions. Semi-detached three-bay single-storey outbuilding to the north-east corner of yard having pitched natural slate and stone slate roof with red brick chimneystack, roughcast rendered rubble stone walls, and square-headed window openings with stone sills (now blocked) and square-headed doorways with metal-sheeted doors. Semi-detached three-bay single-storey outbuilding to the north of yard (adjoining building above) having modern addition to the west gable end, pitched corrugated-metal roof with raised verge to the west end, rendered rubble stone walls, square-headed window openings (now blocked) having stone sills, and with square-headed doorway with metal-sheeted door. Detached two-bay single-storey outbuilding to the south side of yard having pitched corrugated-metal roof, rendered rubble stone walls, and shallow segmental-headed openings to the north elevation having red brick voussoirs. Located to the west of Buncrana Castle with grassed yard to centre. Rubble stone boundary walls and wrought-iron flat-bar gates to site. High random rubble wall to west of yard with red brick (stretcher bond) to west face, probably originally part of a walled garden complex. Located to the north-west of the centre of Buncrana.

• Buncrana Castle, garden, walled garden, 1710–1730
  Description

  Three-tiered former terraced garden on rectangular-plan associated with Buncrana Castle (see 40815001), erected c. 1720, sloping from west to east towards the western bank of the Crana River. Comprises a series of terraces with dry stone rubble stone retaining walls, and with various sections of cut stone steps. Now out of use. Mature trees to site. Former walled garden (on irregular-plan) adjacent to the west, now out of use, having rubble stone boundary walls with brick lining to interior in places. Site enclosed by rubble stone boundary walls. Gateways to site having rubble stone gate piers (on square-plan). Built on sloping embankment to west side of River Crana at the entrance to Lough Swilly Estuary. Sited adjacent to the south-east of Buncrana Castle, and to the north-west of Buncrana town centre.

• Buncrana Castle, well, 1800–1860
  Description

  Freestanding well-head (on circular-plan) associated with Buncrana Castle (see 40815001), built c. 1830. Conical rendered roof structure having finial over, and with projection to base\over doorway. Roughcast rendered walls. Square-headed doorway having metal sheeted door. Set back from road to the north-west of Buncrana Castle.

• Buncrana Castle, handball alley, 1900–1940
  Description

  Handball alley on rectangular-plan built up against the north elevation of Buncrana Castle (see 40915001), erected c. 1920, having side walls that reduce\taper in height away from the side elevation of house. Now out of use. Constructed of random rubble stone with rendered finish over. Grass deck. Located to the north elevation of Buncrana Castle, and to the north-west of the centre of Buncrana.

• Ned’s Point Fort, battery, 1810–1910 · Regional interest
  Description

  Freestanding multiple-bay two-storey defensive battery, dated 1812 and altered c. 1897, rectangular plan with obtuse angle to north-east, attached to east portion of five-sided D-shaped battery. Now closed to public. Parapet atop tower and battery, red brick (stretcher bond) chimneystacks with terracotta pots to south-east battery elevation. Coursed and squared rubble limestone walling with stressed quoins and plinth to tower, squared random coursed walling with tooled quoins and modern metal railings, smooth rendered coping. Multiple musket loops at ground level and first floor of tower (now reduced in height, probably at end of nineteenth century), square-headed opening with vertical five-bar iron guard to south-west elevation, multiple machicolations to battery at ground and parapets levels. Segmental-headed entrance archway at with dressed voussoirs, dated keystone (1812) and projecting imposts and jambs, three machicolations to each side of reveal, painted timber matchboard doors, accessed via curved sunken way cut through glacis at south-east. Interior modified 1897 by construction of two 6-inch breech-loader emplacements and basement magazine, replacing earlier armament mounts at seaward side of battery. A 64-pounder RML concrete practice battery built c. 1900 survives outside the main battery and guard house to the north-east, with six gun emplacements, four with front pivot and iron rails or tracks and two with a central pivot and circular track, cartridge recesses and magazine to south-east, and depression rangefinder positions to each end. Located on the edge of a rocky headland on the shores of Lough Swilly with strategic views north, west and south across the Lough, glacis to south-east is now a maintained lawn. RNLI boathouse located to south-east and boat slipway to south.

• Tullyarvan Mills, mill (water), 1910–1930 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached multiple-bay two- three- and four-storey former mill complex, built c. 1810 and extended c. 1855 and c. 1919. Originally in use as a corn mill, later is use as chemical mill and as a hat production facility. Converted for use as a corn mill in 1919 and extended. Later in use as a cattle and poultry feed production site from 1929 until 1945. Now in use as a hostel, conference centre and business enterprise unit with large modern extension to the north built c. 1992. Pitched natural and artificial slate roofs with clay ridge tiles, raised rendered verges to some gable ends, cut stone kneeler stone detailing to eaves to a number of the blocks, red brick chimneystack to block to the west. Randomly coursed rubble stone walls with flush roughly dressed block-and-start quoins to the corners; cement rendered finish to some sections. Square-headed window openings with flush red brick block-and-start surrounds, replacement timber casement windows, and concrete sills. Square-headed door openings with flush red brick block-and-start brick surrounds, and replacement timber doors and double-doors. Double-height entrance hall with exposed metal trusses and timber boarded ceiling. Complex set back from road to the west bank of the Crana River, to the north of the centre of Buncrana. Remains of former mill race to the north-west, now dry.

• Westbrook Cottage, gates/railings/walls, 1850–1900 · Regional interest
  Description

  Gateway serving Westbrook Cottage, erected c. 1875, comprising a pair of partially rendered dressed, coursed and squared limestone gate piers (on square-plan) having pyramidal ashlar capstones over, and with a pair of wrought-iron flat-bar gates having spear finials over, and with scrolled wrought-iron latch. Located to the north-east of single-storey house on L-shaped plan (altered and not in survey) at start of approach avenue to house. Single-storey outbuilding (possible original house to site) located to the north of house. Rubble stone boundary walls adjoining pier to the south-east, rendered rubble stone wall to the north-west having saddle-backed coping. Approach avenue to house bounded by hedge rows. Located to the north of the centre of Buncrana.

• Westbrook House, house, 1800–1850
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey house, built c. 1840, having single-bay single-storey flat-roofed porch to the centre of the front elevation (east) having modern metal railings over. Now extended to the north with large single-storey extension and also in use as a guest house. Possibly containing fabric of earlier house to site, built c. 1807. Hipped natural slate roof with a central pair of rendered chimneystacks having terracotta pots over. Rendered walls with rendered block-and-start quoins to the corners of the front elevation. Square-headed window openings with painted stone sills, and with eight-over-eight pane timber sliding sash windows at ground floor level, and replacement fittings at first floor level. Round-headed window opening to front face of porch having three-over-six pane timber sliding sash window with spoked head to upper sash. Square-headed doorway to the north face of porch having replacement door. Central square-headed doorway at first floor level, over porch, having glazed timber double-doors\French doors. Set back from road in attractive mature landscape grounds to the west bank of the Crana River, and to the north\north-east of the centre of Buncrana. Wilson’s Bridge (see 40902928) adjacent to the south-east. Rubble stone boundary walls to site boundary to the south-west and west. Enlarged gateway to the south-west.

• Mass rock, 1690–1750 · Regional interest
  Description

  Mass rock, erected\in use c. 1730, comprising an irregular limestone rock altar (on sub rectangular-plan) having iron cross finial over. Rock set into natural mound in field adjacent to the Crana River to the east; site largely overgrown with brush. Cockhill Bridge (see 40902925) adjacent to the south and St. Mary’s Catholic church (see 40902924) located a short distance to the south-east.

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 Tullyarvan, about 1 in 5 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

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_1981 (ZIP).

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.

• Tullyarvan, Buncrana5 sales

Name

Tullyarvan · Tulaigh Armhaoile

Area

3,359,654 m² (335.97 ha, 830.19 acres)

Civil parish

Lower Fahan, and its townlands

Barony

Inishowen West

Electoral division

Buncrana Rural, the unit of the census

Census 2022

4,039 people lived in 1,386 households in the Buncrana Rural electoral division. 70% of households owned their home. 51% of homes were built since 2001. 6% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 6% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballymacarry, Ballymagan Upper and Lower and Clonblosk, Ballynarry, Gortyarrigan, Meenagory

Placenames

Tullyarvan 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.