House · 1840–1880LaureldaleLough Gowna
5buildings on the National Inventory
History of Loch Gowna · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Loch Gowna: 5 buildings on the National Inventory
Loch Gowna has kept more old homes than most towns: 12% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. Its oldest building dates from 1840.
On the National Inventory
5
Of national importance
0
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
0
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1840
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
12%
typical town: 3.4%
In pictures
Loch Gowna’s landmarks
Pictured: Dernaferst Bridge, on Loch Gowna’s record.
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server, each credited to its photographer with its licence; names open the place’s page. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
The map
Where Loch Gowna’s history is
Every building and site on the record inside the town, by its rating.
Regional and other sites
Hover a dot for its name; tap one to open its page.
The 5, by rating
5 Regional and other sites
The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage is the State’s survey of buildings from 1700 to today, county by county; each record gives a rating, dates, a type and an appraisal. Being on it is not legal protection: that is each council’s Record of Protected Structures.
Points from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage and the Sites and Monuments Record, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (CC BY 4.0).
Regional and other sites
5 historic places in Loch Gowna
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
Church / chapel · 1900–1905Church of the Holy FamilyLough Gowna
Water pump · 1870–1910Water pump, Lough Gowna
Water pump · 1870–1910Water pump, Lough Gowna
Handball alley · 1920–1960Handball alley, Lough Gowna
What’s recorded
No single kind leads in Loch Gowna: churches and chapels and street furniture have 2 each
The newest record in Loch Gowna dates from 1920. Among the highest-rated: Dernaferst Bridge and Sallaghan Bridge. In and around Loch Gowna, the earliest date on the record is 1760.
Churches and chapels2
Street furniture2
Walls, gates and bridges2
Homes1
Other buildings1
Types as the National Inventory records them, grouped, for the records inside the town and those just outside it that belong to it; a building keeps the type it was built as.
How old
Most of Loch Gowna’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
1500–1799 three centuries0
19th century 1800–18993
1900 and later to today2
The oldest is Laureldale, from 1840.
Archaeology and around
Just outside Loch Gowna
Places on the record just outside the town that belong to it, nearest first.
Just outside Loch Gowna: 3
| Dernaferst BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.2 km outside the town |
| Sallaghan BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 2 km outside the town |
| Lough Gowna Church of Ireland ChurchRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
Homes by age
More of Loch Gowna’s homes date in the 2000s than from any other period: 46%
Building since 2011 in Loch Gowna, 6.6% of its homes, keeps pace with the norm of 5.8%. Against a typical 24%, only 7.9% of Loch Gowna’s homes went up from 1946 to 1980. Fewer of Loch Gowna’s homes than usual date between the wars: 1.3%, against 3.9%.
12%
Before 1919
1.3%
1919–45
7.9%
1946–80
26%
1981–2000
46%
2001–10
6.6%
Since 2011
Loch GownaTypical town
Census 2022, households by the year their home was built (CSO, Small Area Population Statistics, CC BY 4.0); the typical town is the middle Irish town of 2,500 or more.
Neighbours
Loch Gowna and its neighbours
In brief
Loch Gowna in brief
More of Loch Gowna’s homes are old than in most places: 12% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. In all there are 5 places on the record. Of the 5 with a date, 3 come from the 19th century. The oldest is Laureldale, from 1840.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The National Inventory. The State’s survey of post-1700 buildings, made county by county since 1990 (NIAH); a few records are older. It records; it does not protect.
- Ratings. International and National: of significance across Ireland or beyond. Regional: in its region. Local and record-only buildings get no page here.
- Archaeology. The Sites and Monuments Record (National Monuments Service) lists known archaeological sites; the national monuments to visit and the sites with an encyclopedia article get pages here.
- Protection. Both registers are surveys, not protection: a building is protected by its council’s Record of Protected Structures, and no national open list joins the 31 councils’ records.
- The grade. Ireland’s History grade is not built yet: the page describes, and gives no grade.
Questions about Loch Gowna’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Loch Gowna?
5 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Loch Gowna?
Laureldale: the first date on its record is 1840.
How old are the homes in Loch Gowna?
12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town.
Are the buildings on this page protected?
Being on the National Inventory or the Sites and Monuments Record is a record, not protection by itself: buildings are protected by their council’s Record of Protected Structures, which each council keeps and no national open list gathers, so this page can’t say which are on it.
History is described here, not graded.
Source: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage and Sites and Monuments Record, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata (CC0).
Sources: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage (buildingsofireland.ie) · Sites and Monuments Record and the National Monuments Service’s monuments to visit · CSO Census 2022 (homes by the year built) · Photos: Wikimedia Commons, including the National Library of Ireland’s collections, each credited with its licence and copied to our own server · Wikidata (CC0) for other names and articles. Under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).
Contains Central Statistics Office (CSO) data, Census 2022, and Tailte Éireann boundaries (CSO Urban Areas, Small Areas, local electoral areas, constituencies), under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).