# Tullydush Lower, Co. Donegal: townland, land parcels and planning

Townland in the civil parish of Lower Fahan, barony of Inishowen West, Co. Donegal; in Irish Tulaigh Dois Íochtarach.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 1,868,166 m² (186.82 ha, 461.63 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 40 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 3,436 m² (0.34 ha, 0.85 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 7 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Lower Fahan, https://everytownland.com/donegal/parish/lower-fahan.md
- Barony: Inishowen West
- Electoral division: Buncrana Rural, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): 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.
- County: Co. Donegal, https://everytownland.com/donegal.md
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/15083
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 52612
- Centre: latitude 55.122696, longitude -7.397657 (WGS 84)

## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann)

40 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Tullydush Lower, from 7 m² to 711,772 m² (71.18 ha, 175.88 acres); 43 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 1346685: 711,772 m² (71.18 ha, 175.88 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1346685.md
- Parcel 1376783: 292,870 m² (29.29 ha, 72.37 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1376783.md
- Parcel 1331546: 197,761 m² (19.78 ha, 48.87 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1331546.md
- Parcel 1375251: 193,464 m² (19.35 ha, 47.81 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1375251.md
- Parcel 1339087: 95,819 m² (9.58 ha, 23.68 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1339087.md
- Parcel 4970380: 70,173 m² (7.02 ha, 17.34 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4970380.md
- Parcel 1306330: 66,159 m² (6.62 ha, 16.35 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1306330.md
- Parcel 1394680: 47,494 m² (4.75 ha, 11.74 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1394680.md
- Parcel 1305710: 43,734 m² (4.37 ha, 10.81 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1305710.md
- Parcel 1321759: 21,716 m² (2.17 ha, 5.37 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1321759.md
- Parcel 5236838: 19,996 m² (2 ha, 4.94 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5236838.md
- Parcel 1339308: 13,612 m² (1.36 ha, 3.36 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1339308.md
- Parcel 1306070: 10,263 m² (1.03 ha, 2.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1306070.md
- Parcel 6093495: 10,211 m² (1.02 ha, 2.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/6093495.md
- Parcel 1331360: 7,402 m² (0.74 ha, 1.83 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1331360.md
- Parcel 1322036: 7,378 m² (0.74 ha, 1.82 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1322036.md
- Parcel 5159837: 7,339 m² (0.73 ha, 1.81 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5159837.md
- Parcel 1322224: 6,216 m² (0.62 ha, 1.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1322224.md
- Parcel 4970078: 4,866 m² (0.49 ha, 1.2 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4970078.md
- Parcel 4666491: 3,744 m² (0.37 ha, 0.93 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4666491.md
- Parcel 5159820: 3,129 m² (0.31 ha, 0.77 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5159820.md
- Parcel 1322147: 3,120 m² (0.31 ha, 0.77 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1322147.md
- Parcel 5728714: 3,057 m² (0.31 ha, 0.76 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5728714.md
- Parcel 4906843: 2,852 m² (0.29 ha, 0.7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4906843.md
- Parcel 1369409: 2,433 m² (0.24 ha, 0.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1369409.md
- Parcel 1386485: 2,280 m² (0.23 ha, 0.56 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1386485.md
- Parcel 1391481: 2,168 m² (0.22 ha, 0.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1391481.md
- Parcel 6093504: 1,772 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/6093504.md
- Parcel 4970057: 1,732 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4970057.md
- Parcel 4319823: 1,659 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4319823.md
- Parcel 5630708: 1,152 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5630708.md
- Parcel 6093502: 797 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/6093502.md
- Parcel 5159813: 540 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5159813.md
- Parcel 4970048: 433 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4970048.md
- Parcel 6093488: 392 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/6093488.md
- Parcel 5630716: 310 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/5630716.md
- Parcel 6093491: 214 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/6093491.md
- Parcel 1361681: 214 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1361681.md
- Parcel 6093493: 60 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/6093493.md
- Parcel 4970105: 7 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4970105.md

## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan)

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

## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

7 applications, newest first.

- 25 Mar 2024, Donegal County Council 2460390: Conditional. Permission. REFURBISHMENT AND EXTENSION OF EXISTING DERELICT DWELLING WITH CONNECTION TO ONSITE EFFLUENT TREATMENT PLANT AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2460390/0
- 8 Oct 2021, Donegal County Council 2151997: Conditional. Retention. (1) LANDFILL FOR RE-CONTOURING OF FARMLANDS (2) FARM TRACK AND PERMISSION FOR LANDFILL FOR RE-CONTOURING OF FARMLANDS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2151997/0
- 30 Nov 2020, Donegal County Council 2051825: N/a. Permission, 1 home. CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW TWO-STOREY DETACHED DWELLING WITH WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT & PERCOLATION AREA; ALONG WITH ASSOCIATED SITEWORKS AND CONNECTION TO EXISTING SERVICES. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2051825/0
- 12 Nov 2020, Donegal County Council 2051713: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. (1) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DERELICT DWELLING HOUSE (2) CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW TWO STOREY DWELLING HOUSE, DOMESTIC GARAGE, WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM, PERCOLATION AREA AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS AND ACCESSED FROM EXISTING ESTABLISHED ENTRANCE ONTO PUBLIC ROAD. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2051713/0
- 5 Oct 2020, Donegal County Council 2051443: Conditional. Permission. RENOVATIONS AND ERECTION OF AN EXTENSION TO EXISTING DWELLING TO INCORPORATE A NEW ROOF WITH FIRST FLOOR ACCOMMODATION WITH CONNECTION TO EXISTING SEPTIC TANK AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/2051443/0
- 10 May 2019, Donegal County Council 1950720: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. CHANGE OF HOUSE TYPE PREVIOUSLY PERMITTED 10/70029 TO PROVIDE FOR A SINGLE STOREY DWELLING HOUSE WITH PERMITTED WASTE WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM, TOGETHER WITH REVISED FINISHED LEVEL AND ASSOCIATED WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/1950720/0
- 19 Mar 2019, Donegal County Council 1950379: Conditional. Permission. ERECTION OF A SLATTED AGRICULTURAL SHED AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/1950379/0

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## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service)

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Tullydush Lower.

## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service)

- DG029-040: Ringfort - unclassified, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDG029-040----. There is no sign of the 'Fort' shown on the 1st and 2nd editions of the OS 6-inch maps. It was situated in newly drained flat boggy 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
- DG029-042: Enclosure, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDG029-042----. No trace of the single-ringed enclosure marked on the 2nd and 3rd editions of the OS 6-inch maps is visible. It was situated on fairly good land sloping to the S towards a small stream. 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
- DG029-051: Rock art, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDG029-051----. Situated on S facing slope of rising ground in mountainous region within a field system (DG029-052) and several hut sites to the SE, S and E. A single hut site (DG029-056) is located 130m to the W, two hut sites (DG029-057001/002-) are located 57m to the SW, and two house sites (DG029-053/054) are 120m to the SE. Top of rock outcrop (dims. 0.66m x 2.55m) carved with at least 10 shallow oval and circular cup marks ranging in size from 4cm to 12cm. 8 lines can be seen criss-crossing the surface of the rock some of which are natural and others appear to be carved.
- DG029-052: Field system, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDG029-052----. Situated on SW facing slope of Bawnloge Hill in rough mountainous pasture with good views of valley below from E through S to W and higher land to N and NE. A large complex of grass-covered field walls [Wall T 0.6m; H 0.3m) runnning from E-W and N-S across the SW facing slope of Bawnloge Hill forming several fields with the remains of hut sites (DG029-056/057001/057002-) and houses (DG029-053/054) inside some of these small fields. Some of these grass covered field walls appear to be indicated on the 1838 ed. of the OS 6-inch map and appear to be contemporaneous with the hut sites and house sites which they enclose. The dating of this field system is problematical and further research including archaeological excavation may be required in order to ascertain a dating for this field system and its associated buildings. The spatial relationship between the field walls and the house sites and hut sites would tend to suggest that these monuments represent a series of farmbuildings within a series of small irregular shaped fields. The presence of a panel of rock art (DG029-051) within this field system may suggest that these monuments are prehistoric in date. Alternatviely the rectangular shaped houses may be late-medieval or 17th century in date and may represent a clustered settlement with associated field system of medieval or post medieval date.
- DG029-053: House - indeterminate date, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDG029-053----. Situated on S facing slope in rough mountain pasture with good views of the valley to from E through S to W. Two hut sites (DG029-057001/002-) are located 135m to the WNW and a third hut site (DG029-056) is 245m to the NNW. A panel of rock art (DG029-051) is located 120m to the NW. Present remains consist of a sub-rectangular house site (int. dims. 8.4m NW-SE; 4.3m NE-SW) which is defined by low grass-covered walls (H 0.5m ; T. 0.8m) with possible entrance gap (Wth 0.7m) located at NE end of NW wall. A small sunken rectangular hole in the centre of the interior appears to be modern. There is a second smaller house site (DG029-054) adjacent to the SW end of this house. The remains of a field wall (wall T 0.8m) running in an E-W direction is located 4m to the N. This field wall is part of a series of field boundaries which form a complex field system (DG029-052) running across the SW facing slope of Bawnloge Hill. These houses and a number of other hut sites all appear to be associated with the field system and appear to be the remains of a clustered settlement of unknown date.
- DG029-054: House - indeterminate date, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDG029-054----. Situated on S facing slope of Bawnloge Hill, in rough mountain pasture with good views of the valley to from E through S to W. Two hut sites (DG029-057001/002-) are located 135m to the WNW and a third hut site (DG029-056) is 245m to the NW. A panel of rock art (DG029-051) is located 120m to the NW. Present remains consist of a small sub-rectangular house site (int. dims. 5.9m NE-SW; 3.5m NW-SE) which is defined by low grass-covered walls (H 0.3m ; T. 1m) with no visible entrance gap. There is evidence of a low partition wall (H 0.2m; T 0.3m) composed of a series of large stones set on edge which defines a small room (dims. 1m x 3.5m) at the NE end. A larger house site (DG029-053) is adjacent to the NE end of this house.
- DG029-056: Hut site, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDG029-056----. Situated on SW facing slope of Bawnloge Hill, in rough mountainuous pasture with good views from E through S to W. This is one of several hut sites and house sites on the SW face of Bawnloge Hill, all of these structures are contained within a field system (DG029-052). Two hut sites (DG029-057001/002-) are located 125m to the SSE, and two house sites (DG029-053/054) are located 245m to the ESE. A panel of rock art (DG029-051) is located 130m to the E. Present remains consists of a level oval-shaped area (dims. 4.2m NE-SW ; 3.3m NW-SE) cut into rock outcrop which is defined by a series of naturally occurring boulders and large stones. There is no evidence of an enclosing wall. A field of rough pasture located to the SW of this hut site may be associated with this monument.
- DG029-057001: Hut site, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDG029-057001-. Situated on SSW facing slope of Bawnloge Hill in mountainous pasture. A hut site (DG029-057002-) is located 2m to the SSE. A third hut site (DG029-056) is located 110m to the NW and two house sites (DG029-053/054) are located 140m to the SE. A panel of rock art (DG029-051) is 57m to the NE. Present remains consist of a sub-rectangular shaped area (dims. 4m NNE-SSW; 3m WNW-ESE) defined by a low bank of earth and stone (Wall T 0.7m-1m) and a series of low contiguous stones. There is no evidence of any entrance feature. A field wall which is part of an extensive field system (DG029-052) is 14m to the N and 15m to the E and which appear to have enclosed a field containing these two hut sites.
- DG029-057002: Hut site, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CDG029-057002-. Situated on SSW facing slope of Bawnloge Hill in mountainous pasture. A hut site (DG029-057001-) is located 2m to the NNW. A third hut site (DG029-056) is located 110m to the NW and two house sites (DG029-053/054) are located 140m to the SE. A panel of rock art (DG029-051) is 57m to the NE. Present remains consist of a sub-rectangular shaped area (dims. 3.7m ENE-WSW; 3.45m NNW-SSE) defined by grass covered wall footings (Wall T 1.1m) with no evidence of any entrance feature. A field wall which is part of an extensive field system (DG029-052) is 14m to the N and 15m to the E which appear to have enclosed a field containing these two hut sites.

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).

## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage)

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

## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland)

- Radon: at the centre of the townland of Tullydush Lower, about 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home: https://www.epa.ie/environment-and-you/radon/radon-testing/#d.en.82887
- Landslides: The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as high, moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred.
- Terrain model: LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_2040, https://gsi.geodata.gov.ie/downloads/LiDAR/OPW_NASC/OPW_2040.zip (ZIP).
- Flooding: the flood maps of the Office of Public Works, https://www.floodinfo.ie/map/floodmaps/, linked only: their licence does not allow re-use.

LiDAR: contains Irish Public Sector Data (Geological Survey Ireland & the Office of Public Works) licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence.

## Downloads

- DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, for a drawing program: https://everytownland.com/donegal/tullydush-lower.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/donegal/tullydush-lower.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/donegal/tullydush-lower.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Tullydush Lower with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Donegal: https://everytownland.com/donegal.md

## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann)

- Ballynahone: https://everytownland.com/donegal/ballynahone.md
- Bauville Keeloges and Clonglash: https://everytownland.com/donegal/bauville-keeloges-and-clonglash.md
- Meenkeeragh: https://everytownland.com/donegal/meenkeeragh.md
- Trillick: https://everytownland.com/donegal/trillick.md
- Tullydush Upper: https://everytownland.com/donegal/tullydush-upper.md

A townland is the smallest land division of Ireland, and the unit of a rural address; old registers such as the 1901 and 1911 censuses file it under its civil parish and barony.

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Sources: Cadastral Parcels Freehold, Townlands, Civil Parishes, Baronies, Electoral Divisions and Buildings, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0; national zoning of development plans (GZT, MyPlan) and National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0, applicants not shown; designated sites, National Parks and Wildlife Service, CC BY 4.0; Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service, CC BY 4.0; National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, CC BY 4.0; Residential Property Price Register, Property Services Regulatory Authority, re-used with the source acknowledged.

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