Mill (water) · 1820–1860Mill (water), Bridge End
Photo: Shane Killen · CC BY-SA 2.02buildings on the National Inventory
History of Bridge End · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Bridge End has 2 buildings on the National Inventory
Bridge End’s oldest recorded building dates from 1820. The Sites and Monuments Record adds 1 archaeological site inside the town. Of its homes, 1.4% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town.
On the National Inventory
2
Of national importance
0
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
1
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1820
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
1.4%
typical town: 3.4%
In pictures
Bridge End’s landmarks
Grianan of Aileach is the one recorded place in Bridge End with a photo so far.
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 Bridge End’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 2, by rating
2 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
2 historic places in Bridge End
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
House · 1840–1880House, Bridge End
Archaeology and around
Archaeology in Bridge End
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
1 archaeological site 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.
| Standing stone1 record |
Just outside Bridge End: 4
| The 'Grianán of Aileach'National monument to visit · 3 km outside the town |
| Grianan of AileachArchaeological monument (SMR) · 3 km outside the town |
| Mill (water), Lisfannan (Burt)Regional rating (NIAH) · 200 m outside the town |
| Bridge, Drumadooey, DundreanRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.7 km outside the town |
Homes by age
Bridge End has added few homes since 2011: 3.6%, where most towns have 5.8%
Only 1.4% of Bridge End’s homes were built between the wars, less than the typical town’s 3.9%. Look at when Bridge End’s homes went up and one period leads: in the 2000s, with 47%. Homes built from 1946 to 1980 make up 22% of Bridge End’s, about the typical 24%.
1.4%
Before 1919
1.4%
1919–45
22%
1946–80
25%
1981–2000
47%
2001–10
3.6%
Since 2011
Bridge EndTypical 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
Bridge End and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridge End | 373 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Muff | 1,418 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Newtowncunningham | 1,192 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Buncrana | 6,971 | 79 | 0 | 19 |
| Ramelton | 1,288 | 80 | 1 | 8 |
In brief
Bridge End in brief
Bridge End has 2 places on the record. Its homes are mostly newer: 1.4% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. The rest is about typical: it also has an archaeological site.
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 Bridge End’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Bridge End?
2 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Bridge End?
Mill (water), Bridge End: the first date on its record is 1820.
Are there archaeological sites in Bridge End?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 1 archaeological site inside Bridge End.
How old are the homes in Bridge End?
1.4% 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).