Ardeevin
Ardeevin is a townland in the civil parish of Donegal, barony of Tirhugh, Co. Donegal. Its name in Irish is Ard Aoibhinn.
Parcel 1312085
- Area
- 70,834 m² (7.08 ha, 17.5 acres)
- Buildings
- 3 buildings touch it. Their footprint covers 179 m².
- Zoning
- No zone of a development plan covers it in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply.
- Townland
- Ardeevin
Planning applications on this parcel
5 Jun 2025Conditional
(1) PROVISION OF APPROXIMATELY 5.2KM OF 150MM MAXIMUM DIAMETER PIPELINE TO CONNECT THE TOWNAWILLY GROUP WATER SCHEME TO THE PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY SCHEME AND ASSOCIATED INFRASTRUCTURE, (2) RE-LAYING OF EXISTING PIPELINE WITH APPROXIMATELY 1KM OF 150MM MAXIMUM DIAMETER PIPELINE AND (3) DECOMMISSIONING OF EXISTING TOWNAWILLY WATER TREATMENT PLANT. A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS) ACCOMPANIES THIS APPLICATION
Permission · Donegal County Council, 2560941
14 May 2025N/a
(1) PROVISION OF APPROXIMATELY 5.2KM OF 150MM MAXIMUM DIAMETER PIPELINE TO CONNECT THE TOWNAWILLY GROUP WATER SCHEME TO THE PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY SCHEME AND ASSOCIATED INFRASTRUCTURE, (2) THE RE-LAYING OF EXISTING PIPELINE WITH APPROXIMATELY 1KM OF 150MM MAXIMUM DIAMETER PIPELINE AND (3) THE DECOMMISSIONING OF THE EXISTING TOWNAWILLY WATER TREATMENT PLANT
Permission · Donegal County Council, 2560778
Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Designated sites
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches this parcel.
Recorded monuments around it
This parcel is in the zone of notification of 3 recorded monuments.
- DG094-010 Enclosure
Description
No trace now survives of the circular enclosure shown on the 2nd edition of the OS 6-inch map. 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
- DG094-011001 Standing stone
Description
A standing stone c. 1m high × 0.5m wide; N-S. It stands on top of a low, probably natural, mound. A previous account (Davies) noted that the stone was also standing near the SW edge of a 'pear shaped artificial platform about 1 foot high and 10 × 6 yards'. Situated in good land on top of a hill overlooking Lough Eske. 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
- DG094-011002 Mound
Description
The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands on this parcel.
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
- At the centre of this parcel, about 1 in 20 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 low, low.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of this parcel.
- 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.
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Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. The owner's name is in the Land Registry of Tailte Éireann: a copy of the folio can be ordered on landdirect.ie, for a fee.
- Area
- 40.4 ha
- 100 acres
- Land parcels
- 35
- registered freehold, median 3,900 m² (0.39 ha, 0.96 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 8
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
35 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Ardeevin, from 16 m² to 92,194 m² (9.22 ha, 22.78 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 17 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Download the townland as DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, or as GeoJSON or KML.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
No zone of a development plan covers Ardeevin 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
5 Jun 2025Conditional
(1) PROVISION OF APPROXIMATELY 5.2KM OF 150MM MAXIMUM DIAMETER PIPELINE TO CONNECT THE TOWNAWILLY GROUP WATER SCHEME TO THE PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY SCHEME AND ASSOCIATED INFRASTRUCTURE, (2) RE-LAYING OF EXISTING PIPELINE WITH APPROXIMATELY 1KM OF 150MM MAXIMUM DIAMETER PIPELINE AND (3) DECOMMISSIONING OF EXISTING TOWNAWILLY WATER TREATMENT PLANT. A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS) ACCOMPANIES THIS APPLICATION
Permission · Donegal County Council, 2560941
14 May 2025N/a
(1) PROVISION OF APPROXIMATELY 5.2KM OF 150MM MAXIMUM DIAMETER PIPELINE TO CONNECT THE TOWNAWILLY GROUP WATER SCHEME TO THE PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY SCHEME AND ASSOCIATED INFRASTRUCTURE, (2) THE RE-LAYING OF EXISTING PIPELINE WITH APPROXIMATELY 1KM OF 150MM MAXIMUM DIAMETER PIPELINE AND (3) THE DECOMMISSIONING OF THE EXISTING TOWNAWILLY WATER TREATMENT PLANT
Permission · Donegal County Council, 2560778
24 Feb 2022Conditional
ALTERATIONS AND RENOVATION OF EXISTING SINGLE-STOREY DWELLING, INCLUDING CHANGES TO ELEVATIONS, CONVERSION OF EXISTING ATTIC SPACE TO INCLUDE GUEST BEDROOMS, AND ERECTION OF A DETACHED DOMESTIC GARAGE INCORPORATING A WASTEWATER SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ALL ANCILLARY SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
Permission · Donegal County Council, 2250319
3 Dec 2021Conditional
CONSTRUCTION OF A DWELLING HOUSE WITH SEPTIC TANK/SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS) ACCOMPANIES THIS APPLICATION
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2152409
7 Sept 2020Conditional
CONSTRUCTION OF A DOMESTIC SHED AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
Permission · Donegal County Council, 2051244
6 Aug 2019Unconditional
AN EXISTING BASEMENT GARAGE
Retention · Donegal County Council, 1951197
1 Dec 2017Conditional
RETENTION AND COMPLETION OF EXISTING HOUSE INCLUDING SITE WORKS, PREVIOUSLY GRANTED UNDER PL REF: 15/50900
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 1751810
27 Sept 2017N/a
RETENTION AND COMPLETION OF EXISTING HOUSE INCLUDING SITE WORKS, PREVIOUSLY GRANTED UNDER PL REF: 15/50900
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 1751466
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 Area of Conservation: Lough Eske and Ardnamona Wood SAC 000163
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Lough Eske And Ardnamona Wood 000163
Recorded monuments
- DG094-008 Children's burial ground
Description
Known locally as 'Roshin Children's Burial Ground', the site consists of a natural promontory on the E side of Lough Eske joined to the mainland by a narrow neck of land. There is a stone wall across the landward side of this neck. Although the promontory is roughly circular in shape there is no evidence for an enclosure. The centre of the promontory consists of a raised area which appears to be natural. The whole site is overgrown. 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
- DG094-009 Ringfort - rath
Description
A subcircular area surrounded by an earthen bank. The site is badly overgrown with bushes and trees. It is situated on the W end of a promontory overlooking Lough Eske. 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
- DG094-010 Enclosure
Description
No trace now survives of the circular enclosure shown on the 2nd edition of the OS 6-inch map. 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
- DG094-011001 Standing stone
Description
A standing stone c. 1m high × 0.5m wide; N-S. It stands on top of a low, probably natural, mound. A previous account (Davies) noted that the stone was also standing near the SW edge of a 'pear shaped artificial platform about 1 foot high and 10 × 6 yards'. Situated in good land on top of a hill overlooking Lough Eske. 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
- DG094-011002 Mound
Description
The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Ardeevin.
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
- At the centre of the townland of Ardeevin, about 1 in 20 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. Parts of the land are water.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Ardeevin.
- 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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Ardeevin with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Donegal.
The townland
- Name
- Ardeevin · Ard Aoibhinn
- Area
- 404,119 m² (40.41 ha, 99.86 acres)
- Civil parish
- Donegal, and its townlands
- Barony
- Tirhugh
- Electoral division
- Tawnawully, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 350 people lived in 123 households in the Tawnawully electoral division. 88% of households owned their home. 36% of homes were built since 2001. 10% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 14% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Ardatowel, Ardnableask, Milltown, Mullanalamphry
- Placenames
- Ardeevin 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.