- Address
- South Ring
- Type
- House
- NIAH reg. no.
- 20913532
Ring House
South Ring, Clonakilty
Many historic buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.
About Ring House
Ring House is one of 173 buildings in Clonakilty the National Inventory rates Regional. Its record dates Ring House to 1800–1840. One other place on the record stands within 400 m.
An interesting pair of houses, which are unusual as they are semi-detached and large scale, yet in a rural area. Though some traditional features have been replaced, nonetheless the pair retains its historic character and is a notable contributor to Ring Harbour.
From the National Inventory’s appraisal, record 20913532 · CC BY 4.0 · Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
NIAHRead its National Inventory recordThe full description and appraisal, the survey photo and the map · 20913532↗Regional is the National Inventory’s rating for a building of significance in its region; most rated buildings carry it.
Make it a walk: 2 historic places in about 10 minutes
Clonakilty · about 400 m on foot, as the crow flies
- 1Ring HouseStart here
- 2Prospect HallRegional rating (NIAH) · 400 m on
Near Clonakilty: more houses on the record
The nearest is Benduff Castle in Rosscarbery, 15 km away. There are 8 with photos within 40 km. At the edge of the list, 34 km away: Macroom Market House, Macroom.
Questions about Ring House
Is Ring House on the National Inventory?
Yes: rated Regional (record 20913532).
Can you visit Ring House?
Many historic buildings are private homes; this one can be seen from the street.
When was Ring House built?
Its National Inventory record dates it to 1800–1840.
Is Ring House 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.
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). 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).