Cloghan
Cloghan is a townland in the civil parish of Glencolumbkille, barony of Banagh, Co. Donegal. Its name in Irish is An Clochán.
Parcel 1397309
- Area
- 43,248 m² (4.32 ha, 10.69 acres)
- Buildings
- 1 building touches it. Its footprint covers 12 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
- Cloghan
Planning applications on this parcel
28 Apr 2023Conditional
CONSTRUCTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO THE GABLE END OF DWELLING HOUSE
Permission · Donegal County Council, 2350567
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 6 recorded monuments.
- DG080-016001 Cairn - unclassified
Description
Two conjoined penitential cairns (DG080-016001-) orientated N-S. The S·cairn is subcircular c. 3m in diameter and 0.97m in height. The N cairn is also subcircular c. 4.2m in diameter and 1.12m in height. Situated on top of the N cairn is a stone slab (DG080-016002-) .42m × 0.22m × 0.14m. This is station 11 of St. Columbkille's turas. It is situated in an area of good pasture in the centre of the floor of Glencolumbkille valley. 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
- DG080-016002 Graveslab
Description
Two conjoined penitential cairns (DG080-016001-) orientated N-S. The S·cairn is subcircular c. 3m in diameter and 0.97m in height. The N cairn is also subcircular c. 4.2m in diameter and 1.12m in height. Situated on top of the N cairn is a stone slab (DG080-016002-) .42m × 0.22m × 0.14m. This is station 11 of St. Columbkille's turas. It is situated in an area of good pasture in the centre of the floor of Glencolumbkille valley. 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
- DG080-017001 Enclosure
Description
A slab (DG080-017002-) 1.55m × 0.44m (NNE-SSW) and 0.11m thick. It is decorated on both faces. W face: a quartered square design to the top is connected by a double band to a roundel flanked by two D-shaped motifs. The double band then continues to the bottom. E face: Three square panels enclosed and connected by an incised frame. The bottom panel is blank and the top two consist of two similar motifs: a central square with projecting cruciform arms connecting up with an outer band. The cross slab is enclosed by a circular drystone enclosure (DG080-017001-) c. 4m in diameter. It is situated in the centre of the Glencolumbkille valley floor on good 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
- DG080-017002 Cross-slab
Description
A slab (DG080-017002-) 1.55m × 0.44m (NNE-SSW) and 0.11m thick. It is decorated on both faces. W face: a quartered square design to the top is connected by a double band to a roundel flanked by two D-shaped motifs. The double band then continues to the bottom. E face: Three square panels enclosed and connected by an incised frame. The bottom panel is blank and the top two consist of two similar motifs: a central square with projecting cruciform arms connecting up with an outer band. The cross slab is enclosed by a circular drystone enclosure (DG080-017001-) c. 4m in diameter. It is situated in the centre of the Glencolumbkille valley floor on good 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
- DG080-017003 Cairn - wayside cairn
Description
Situated on N side of public road opposite cross-slab (DG080-017001-) which is 15m to the S, on the outskirts of the village of Glencolumbkille. This penitential cairn is part of the turas of Glencolumbkille. The monument consists of a circular cairn (diam. 2.7m; H 1m) with upright orthostats froming the kerb around the base of the cairn. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload/revision: : 19 July 2010
- DG081-003 Ringfort - cashel
Description
Internal diam. c. 12m. A subcircular area now enclosed by the remains of a collapsed stone wall. The inner and outer facing stones are visible at some points and indicate an original wall thickness of 1.9m. The wall is composed of large outer stones with a small-stone core filling. The wall survives to a height of c. 0.3m. It is situated on top of a knoll known as An Drungán, the N side being on the cliff edge, in poor pasture on the N flank of Glencolumbkille valley. 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
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 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 high, moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred.
- 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
- 46.8 ha
- 116 acres
- Land parcels
- 60
- registered freehold, median 2,242 m² (0.22 ha, 0.55 acres)
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 0
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
60 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Cloghan, from 199 m² to 236,912 m² (23.69 ha, 58.54 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 19 neighbouring parcels touch it.
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Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
No zone of a development plan covers Cloghan 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
No planning application touches the townland of Cloghan in the national file, which goes back to 2010.
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: Slieve Tooey/Tormore Island/Loughros Beg Bay SAC 000190
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Slieve Tooey/Tormore Island/Loughros Beg Bay 000190
Recorded monuments
- DG080-007 Bullaun stone
Description
A boulder, 1.52m x .65m x .35m incorporated into the top of a road boundary wall has a depression .26m in diameter and 0.15m deep. It is situated on the N slope of Glencolumbkille valley in fair pasture. 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
- DG080-008 Cross-inscribed pillar
Description
A crude cross-shaped slab .91m × 0.44m (at arms) .14m thick, aligned E-W. The N and S faces have simple Latin bar-crosses inscribed. It is located on fair pasture on the N slope of Glencolumbkille valley. 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
- DG080-009 Ritual site - holy well
Description
Known as St. Connell's Well. It is situated along a roadside and lined with drystone. On the N slope of Glencolumbkille valley. The dedication of this well is unclear because in 1936 Ó Muirgheasa recorded that 'There is another Tobar Fanaid on the north side of the Glen in Clochan townland: it is reputed a Holy Well, and was included in Turus Fanaid' (Ó Muirgheasa 1936, 151). (Ó Muirgheasa No. 35) 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: 03 November 2011
- DG080-011 Cross-inscribed pillar
Description
A pillar-slab .88m × 0.25m × 0.06m with a cross inscribed on the W face. The decoration consists of a Maltese cross inside a circle. Under this, a short stem is flanked by two tendril-like motifs. It is situated by the roadside. 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
- DG080-030001 Hermitage
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.
- DG080-030002 Church
Description
The Church of the Spaniard in Faugher was built in 1729 and the story is told that a shipwrecked Spanish sailor was given the Last Rites by the local priest and that he gave the priest some gold coins and asked him to build a church, hence the name Cill an Spainnigh. Compiled by: Paddy O'Donovan Date of upload: 1 March 2010
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Cloghan.
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 Cloghan, 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 high, 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 Cloghan.
- 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 Cloghan with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Donegal.
The townland
- Name
- Cloghan · An Clochán
- Area
- 468,356 m² (46.84 ha, 115.73 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
- Bangort, Drum, Farranmacbride, Faugher, Kinnakillew
- Gaeltacht
- In an Irish-speaking area
- Placenames
- Cloghan 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.