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12buildings on the National Inventory
History of Whitegate · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage

Whitegate: 12 buildings on the National Inventory

Whitegate has kept more old homes than most towns: 7.3% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. The oldest record dates from 1770. Inside the town, the Sites and Monuments Record lists 5 archaeological sites.

1770oldest record5archaeological sites
On the National Inventory
12
Of national importance
0
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
5
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1770
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
7.3%
typical town: 3.4%
The map

Where Whitegate’s history is

Every building and site on the record inside the town, by its rating.

Fountain, Strand Road, Whitegate · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1870–1875Hawgood · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1820–1840House, Strand Road, Whitegate · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1800–1820House, Whitegate · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1900–1920House, Whitegate · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1770–1790House, Whitegate · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1920–1940J. Russell · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1810–1830Rectory, Whitegate · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1810–1820San Antone · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1820–1840School, Careystown Hill, Whitegate · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1820–1830Water pump, Whitegate · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1860–1880Whitegate House · Regional rating (NIAH) · 1770–1790
Regional and other sites

Hover a dot for its name; tap one to open its page.

The 12, by rating
12 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

12 historic places in Whitegate

Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.

What’s recorded

More homes than anything else in Whitegate: 75%

No fewer than 4 kinds of building are on Whitegate’s record. Among the highest-rated: Whitegate House and J. Russell. Nothing on Whitegate’s record is rated of national importance.

Homes9
Memorials and tombs1
Public buildings1
Street furniture1

Types as the National Inventory records them, grouped; a building keeps the type it was built as.

How old

Most of Whitegate’s dated buildings come from the 19th century

Each building by the first date on its record.

1500–1799 three centuries2
19th century 1800–18998
1900 and later to today2

2 of the 12 dated ones were built before 1800. The oldest is Whitegate House, from 1770.

Archaeology and around

Archaeology in Whitegate

The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:

5 archaeological sites inside the town

Sites on the Record of Monuments and Places, the statutory list drawn from this record, are protected by law: anyone planning work at or near one must give the National Monuments Service two months’ notice.

Church1 record
Graveyard1 record
Country house1 record
Castle - unclassified1 record
Mound1 record

Just outside Whitegate: 5

Trabolgan House (gate lodge)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.3 km outside the town
Trabolgan House (chimney)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.3 km outside the town
Trabolgan House (gate lodge)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.3 km outside the town
Saint Michael's Church of Ireland ChurchRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town
Building misc, CarlislefortRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.4 km outside the town
Homes by age

New homes are rare in Whitegate: 2.1% since 2011, against a usual 5.8%

Just 2.3% of the homes in Whitegate went up between the wars, short of the typical 3.9%. Building from 1946 to 1980 fell short in Whitegate: 7.5%, against 24% in most towns. Whitegate added a lot in the 2000s: 64% of its homes, the typical town 25%.

7.3%
Before 1919
2.3%
1919–45
7.5%
1946–80
17%
1981–2000
64%
2001–10
2.1%
Since 2011
WhitegateTypical 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

Whitegate and its neighbours

TownPeopleNational InventoryNationalArchaeological sites
Whitegate1,2481205
Aghada-Rostellan1,1591507
Crosshaven3,2638936
Cobh14,148367117
Cloyne1,96723114
Passage West-Monkstown6,05121539
Carrigtwohill5,568806
In brief

Whitegate in brief

Old houses are part of Whitegate’s character: 7.3% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. In all there are 12 places on the record. Of the whole list, 75% are homes. Of the 12 with a date, 8 come from the 19th century. The oldest is Whitegate House, from 1770.

The archaeological record adds 5 sites. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: William Cosgrove (1888) was born here before 1900.

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 Whitegate’s history

How many historic buildings are recorded in Whitegate?

12 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.

What is the oldest building in Whitegate?

House, Whitegate: the first date on its record is 1770.

Are there archaeological sites in Whitegate?

Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 5 archaeological sites inside Whitegate.

How old are the homes in Whitegate?

7.3% 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) · Wikidata and English Wikipedia for people born here · 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).