Killygarvan Upper
Killygarvan Upper is a townland in the civil parish of Killygarvan, barony of Kilmacrenan, Co. Donegal. Its name in Irish is Cill Gharbháin Uachtarach.
Parcel 5218079
- Area
- 16,049 m² (1.6 ha, 3.97 acres)
- Buildings
- 4 buildings touch it. Their footprint covers 360 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
- Killygarvan Upper
Planning applications on this parcel
28 Aug 2025Conditional
(1) SOLÁTHAR CÓIRÍOCHTA BREISE CÓNAITHE AGUS SEOMRA INNEALRA FAOIN LIMISTÉAR ARDÁIN, LENA N-ÁIRÍTEAR ROCHTAIN ARDAITHE ÓN LEIBHÉAL UACHTARACH AGUS (2) ATHRÚ AR STÓR SEACHTRACH AN LEIBHÉIL ÍOCHTAIR GO CÓIRÍOCHT CHÓNAITHE, GACH UILE RUD ÓNA NDEARNADH CEADÚ CHEANA FAOI THAGAIRTÍ PLEANÁLA UIMH. 21/51340 & 23/50341
Retention · Donegal County Council, 2561486
16 Mar 2023Conditional
DESIGN ALTERATIONS TO THE TERRACE AREA AND GLAZING TO REAR (SOUTH-EAST) ELEVATION AS PART OF PREVIOUSLY APPROVED DWELLING UNDER PLANNING REF NO. 21/51340
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 2350341
2 Aug 2022Conditional
CONSTRUCTION OF A DETACHED DOMESTIC GARAGE / STORE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS AS PART OF PREVIOUSLY APPROVED DWELLING UNDER PLANNING REF NO. 21/51340
Permission · Donegal County Council, 2251310
5 Jul 2021Conditional
ERECTION OF EXTENSIONS AND RENOVATIONS TO EXISTING SPLIT LEVEL DWELLING TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL FLOOR AREA TO THE SOUTH EAST AND SOUTH WEST AND NEW ENTRANCE PAVILION TO THE NORTH-WEST, ADDITIONAL STORAGE AREA TO LOWER PART BASEMENT LEVEL, NEW ROOF STRUCTURE THROUGHOUT, TO INCLUDE A NEW REPLACEMENT SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM AS PREVIOUSLY GRANTED UNDER PLANNING REF. 20/52058 AND ALL ASSOCIATED SERVICES AND REVISIONS. A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS) ACCOMPANIES THE PLANNING APPLICATION
Permission · Donegal County Council, 2151340
14 Dec 2020N/a
CONSTRUCTION OF AN EXTENSION TO AND RENOVATIONS TO EXISTING STEPPED LEVEL BUNGALOW AND CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING; REAR EXTENSION TO PROPERTY FOR - 1. EXTENDING SITTING AREA, WITH DIRECT ACCESS TO NEW SUN DECK AND PATIO AREA. 2. FORMATION OF PRINCIPAL BEDROOM WITH CONVERSION OF EXISTING KITCHEN AND DINING AREAS FOR ANCILLARY USES TO BEDROOM. CONSTRUCTION OF NEW FORMAL DINING AREA WITH KITCHEN, LAUNDRY, W.C., AND SERVICE ENTRANCE HALL, WRAPPING AROUND SOUTHERN CORNER OF EXISTING STRUCTURE. NEW FRONT ENTRANCE HALL AND EN SUITE TO FRONT N.W. CORNER. SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT TO BE INSTALLED AS REPLACEMENT FOR EXISTING SEPTIC TANK
Permission · Donegal County Council, 2051920
25 Nov 2019Conditional
(1) AN FOIRGNEAMH INÁITRITHE DHÁ STÓR A LEAGAINT AGUS AN DAMHACH SHÉIREACHAIS ATÁ LEIS A DHÍOCHOIMISIÚNÚ (2) TEACH CÓNAITHE DHÁ STÓR MAR AON LE STÓR/SEOMRA INNEALRA SEACHTRACH AON STÓR A THÓGÁIL; CÓRAS CÓIREÁLA DRAMHUISCE, AGUS GACH OIBREACHA SUÍOMH. TÁ SE SEO IN ÁIT GACH RUD A BHÍ CEADAITHE FAOI UIMHIR PLEANÁLA 18/51628. TÁ RÁITEAS AR THIONCHAR AN DÚLRA LEIS AN IARRANAS SEO
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 1951823
22 Jul 2019Conditional
EXTENSIONS AND ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING DWELLING AND ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS
Permission · Donegal County Council, 1951125
24 Oct 2018Conditional
(1) AN FOIRGNEAMH INÁITRITHE ATÁ ANSIN FAOI LÁTHAIR A BHFUIL DHÁ STÓR ANN A LEAGADH, AGUS AN DAMHACH SHÉIREACHAIS ATÁ LEIS A DHÍOCHOIMISIÚNÚ (2) TEACH CÓNAITHE DHÁ STÓR MAR AON LE STÓR/SEOMRA INNEALRA SEACHTRACH DHÁ STÓR; A THOGÁIL CHOMH MAITH LE LINN SNÁMHA TAOBH AMUIGH ; CÓRAS CÓIRÉALA DRAMHUISCE AGUS GACH OIBREACHA A BHAINEANN LE FORBAIRT AN TSUÍOMH
Permission, 1 home · Donegal County Council, 1851628
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
Recorded monuments around it
This parcel is in the zone of notification of 3 recorded monuments.
- DG028-024 Church
Description
Killygarvan Old Church: The church was in ruins in 1622 (Royal Commission, 212). The chancel of Rathmullan priory was consecrated as the parish church in 1706. Killygarvan church was described in that year as having been long deserted (Batt 1889, 42). The surviving church ruins, 14.9m by 5.4m internally, are built of rubble with small pinnings. The original building which is probably of 15th or 16th century date shows many signs of patching and rebuilding. The interior wall-faces are fire-damaged. The ruins were cleared of ivy in 1981 which together with a tree at the NW corner had caused bulges in the walls. The E gable had been raised c. 0.5m by the addition of extra rubble courses; this has a modern concrete capping. The narrow lintelled E window with wide internal splay has slightly inclined jambs. The secondary raising of the interior sill reduced the ope height from 1.52m to 1m. The jambs and lintel are simple undressed blocks. The N and S walls are c. 2.5m high. The former is featureless save for an interior vertical chase, 1.5m high. Part of its interior face has collapsed and the E end has modern patching. The S wall shows many signs of alteration and the upper 1.8m may be a complete refurbishment. It has two lintelled windows with splayed ingoings: that on the E is blocked and the other preserves a re-used chamfered medieval, jamb fragment. W of this window are two vertical breaks in the stonework on the interior wall face suggestive of a blocked-up doorway (Davies). No evidence of this survives in the exterior masonry. The W ingoing of the lintelled doorway in the S walt is modern, and a stop-chamfered door-jamb was incorporated in the fabric. A broken stoup projects at ground level from the inner face immediately E of the doorway. There is a simple rectangular lintelled window with wide internal splay in the upper section of the W gable; it is undoubtedly an original feature. A chamfered voussoir of the pointed door lies among the grave slabs at the E end of the church. The church is located inside a graveyard (DG028-024001-) which is still in use. 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
- DG028-024001 Graveyard
Description
Killygarvan Old Church (DG028-024): The church was in ruins in 1622 (Royal Commission, 212). The chancel of Rathmullan priory was consecrated as the parish church in 1706. Killygarvan church was described in that year as having been long deserted (Batt 1889, 42). The church is located inside a graveyard which is still in use. 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
- DG028-025 Ritual site - holy well
Description
OS 28 (Precise location not discovered) 54 (Ó Muirgheasa No. 64) 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 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
- 58.8 ha
- 145 acres
- Land parcels
- 23
- registered freehold, median 1,339 m²
- Zoning
- —
- not in a zoned settlement
- Planning
- 7
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
23 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Killygarvan Upper, from 165 m² to 162,814 m² (16.28 ha, 40.23 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 11 neighbouring parcels touch it.
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Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
No zone of a development plan covers Killygarvan Upper 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
9 Jun 2026Conditional
(1) DEMOLITION OF EXISTING MARQUEE AND BACK OF HOUSE FACILITIES, (2) PART DEMOLITION OF EXISTING STONE AND BRICK WALL, (3) CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW TWO STOREY STRUCTURE TO INCLUDE (A) A NEW FUNCTION HALL AND ASSOCIATED BACK OF HOUSE TO REPLACE EXISTING MARQUEE AND BACK OF HOUSE FACILITIES AND (B) 9 NO. NEW BEDROOMS AS AN EXTENSION OF EXISTING ANCILLARY WEDDING VENUE ACCOMMODATION, (4) DECOMMISSIONING OF EXISTING WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND INSTALLATION OF REPLACEMENT WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND SECONDARY / TERTIARY POLISHING PERCOLATION FACILITY AND (5) ALL ASSOCIATED SITEWORKS
Permission · Donegal County Council, 2661052
7 Oct 2025Conditional
AMENDMENT TO CONDITION NO. 2 (B) OF A PREVIOUS GRANT OF PERMISSION (PLANNING REF. NO. 17/50839 REFERS) TO EXTEND THE USE OF THE FACILITIES TO YEAR ROUND USE
Permission · Donegal County Council, 2561751
31 Jul 2025Conditional
(1) MODIFICATIONS TO THE SITE ENTRANCE (2) THE DEMOLITION OF AN EXISTING PORCH TO HOUSE AND REPLACEMENT WITH NEW PORTICO STRUCTURE (3) NEW SUNROOM EXTENSION TO HOUSE (4) INTERNAL MODIFICATIONS TO HOUSE AND (5) ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
Permission · Donegal County Council, 2561314
23 Oct 2024Conditional
ERECTION OF NEW STORAGE SHED TO SIDE AND REAR OF EXISTING DWELLING HOUSE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS
Permission · Donegal County Council, 2461681
21 Feb 2023Conditional
MEETING ROOM BUILDING
Retention · Donegal County Council, 2350191
22 Jul 2019Conditional
EXTENSIONS AND ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING DWELLING AND ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS
Permission · Donegal County Council, 1951125
30 May 2017Conditional
ERECTION OF A MARQUEE. ALSO RETENTION PERMISSION FOR THE FOLLOWING (1) ADDITIONAL COVERED ENTRANCE AND COVERED LINK TO MARQUEE, (2) ANCILLARY TOILET BLOCK, KITCHEN AND STORE AND ASSOCIATED WORKS INCLUDING CONNECTION TO EXISTING APPROVED TREATMENT SYSTEM SEVING DRUMHALLA HOUSE
Permission · Donegal County Council, 1750839
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 Swilly SAC 002287
- Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Lough Swilly Including Big Isle, Blanket Nook & Inch Lake 000166
Recorded monuments
- DG028-025 Ritual site - holy well
Description
OS 28 (Precise location not discovered) 54 (Ó Muirgheasa No. 64) 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
- DG028-032 Souterrain
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 Killygarvan Upper.
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 Killygarvan Upper, 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 the townland of Killygarvan Upper.
- 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 Killygarvan Upper with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Donegal.
The townland
- Name
- Killygarvan Upper · Cill Gharbháin Uachtarach
- Area
- 588,068 m² (58.81 ha, 145.31 acres)
- Civil parish
- Killygarvan, and its townlands
- Barony
- Kilmacrenan
- Electoral division
- Rathmullan, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 965 people lived in 357 households in the Rathmullan electoral division. 75% of households owned their home. 32% of homes were built since 2001. 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 47% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Clondallan, Glebe, Gortflugh, Killygarvan Lower, Saltpans
- Placenames
- Killygarvan Upper 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.