Carnowen (), also known as Carnone, is a

townland A townland (; Ulster-Scots: ''toonlann'') is a traditional small land division used in Ireland and in the Western Isles of Scotland, typically covering . The townland system is of medieval Gaelic origin, predating the Norman invasion, and mo ...

County Donegal County Donegal ( ; ) is a Counties of Ireland, county of the Republic of Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Ulster and is the northernmost county of Ireland. The county mostly borders Northern Ireland, sharing only a small b ...

, Ireland. It to the south of the town of

Raphoe Raphoe ( ; ) is a small town in County Donegal in the north-west of Ulster, the northern province in Ireland. It is the main town in the fertile district of East Donegal known as the Laggan. It gave its name to the Barony of Raphoe, which was l ...

and within the Castlefinn electoral division in the Finn Valley area. It is within the

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...

of Donaghmore. At the centre of the townland is a crossroads with four roads: one leading to

Castlefin Castlefin (), sometimes spelt Castlefinn, is a market town and townland in the Finn Valley of County Donegal, Ireland. It is located between Stranorlar and Lifford in East Donegal. , the population was 730. The River Finn flows by the town. Th ...

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Killygordon Killygordon () is a village in the Finn Valley in the east of County Donegal, Ireland. , the population was 716. It is located on the N15 between Stranorlar and Castlefin. The separate hamlet of Crossroads, locally known as The Cross, lies ha ...

Liscooley Liscooley or Liscooly () is a townland and small Hamlet (place), hamlet in the River Finn (Foyle tributary), Finn Valley in east County Donegal in Ireland. It is located within the Electoral division (Ireland), electoral division of Killygordon on ...

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Amenities

Carnowen

Presbyterian Presbyterianism is a historically Reformed Protestant tradition named for its form of church government by representative assemblies of elders, known as "presbyters". Though other Reformed churches are structurally similar, the word ''Pr ...

Church is part of the Donaghmore parish along with Donoughmore church in Liscooly and Saint Anne's Church in

Crossroads Crossroads is a junction where four roads meet. Crossroads, crossroad, cross road(s) or similar may also refer to: Film and television Films * ''Crossroads'' (1928 film), a 1928 Japanese film by Teinosuke Kinugasa * ''Cross Roads'' (film), a ...

, Killygordon. Carnowen National School - geograph

Carnowen National School was a former primary school located in the area. Built in 1912, it had two classrooms. It is now used as an office and hall. There is a retail shop in Carnowen at the junction with Raphoe.

Geography

Carnowen is bordered a number of other townlands. Carnowen townland itself has an area of 6.748 km2 (2.6 sq mi). Other townlands within the area include:

References

{{reflist Townlands of County Donegal