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Saint Buadan's Church (Culdaff) · Photo: Andreas F. Borchert · CC BY-SA 4.08buildings on the National Inventory
History of Culdaff · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Culdaff: 8 buildings on the National Inventory
Culdaff has kept more old homes than most towns: 9.5% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. The earliest building recorded goes back to 1650. The Sites and Monuments Record adds 7 archaeological sites inside the town.
On the National Inventory
8
Of national importance
0
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
7
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1650
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
9.5%
typical town: 3.4%
In pictures
7 pictures of historic Culdaff
Of the buildings pictured in Culdaff, Saint Buadan's Church (Culdaff) is the oldest, from 1735. Look out for Saint Buadan's Church (Culdaff) and Bocan stone circle. Credit goes to 4 photographers, each named on the photo.
Bocan stone circleArchaeological monument (SMR)
Bunagee PierRegional rating (NIAH)
Clonca Church & CrossArchaeological monument (SMR)
Gleneely BridgeRegional rating (NIAH)
St. Congal's Temperance HallRegional rating (NIAH)+2See all photosPhotos 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 Culdaff’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 8, by rating
8 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
8 historic places in Culdaff
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
Graveyard / cemetery · 1650–1750Ardmore GraveyardCuldaff
Bridge · 1780–1820New BridgeCuldaff
Demesne walls / gates / railings · 1820–1860Culdaff House (demesne walls / gates / railings)Culdaff
House · 1800–1840House, Culdaff
House · 1800–1840House, Culdaff
Outbuilding · 1860–1900Outbuilding, Culdaff
Water pump · 1905–1910Water pump, Culdaff
What’s recorded
More homes than anything else in and around Culdaff: 57%
No record in Culdaff reaches national importance; they are rated regional. Nationally, churches and chapels are 7% of the record; in Culdaff they are 14%. At the top of the record: Ardmore Graveyard and Saint Buadan's Church.
Homes24
Churches and chapels6
Walls, gates and bridges6
Farm and estate buildings2
Street furniture2
Public buildings1
Mills, stations and works1
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 Culdaff’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
1500–1799 three centuries3
19th century 1800–18994
1900 and later to today1
3 of the 8 dated ones were built before 1800. The oldest is Ardmore Graveyard, from 1650.
Archaeology and around
Archaeology in Culdaff
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
7 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.
| Penal Mass station2 records |
| Ritual site - holy well1 record |
| Burial ground1 record |
| Church1 record |
| Graveyard1 record |
| Enclosure1 record |
Just outside Culdaff: 36
| Bocan stone circleArchaeological monument (SMR) · 1 km outside the town |
| Clonca Church & CrossArchaeological monument (SMR) · 900 m outside the town |
| Carthage HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 600 m outside the town |
| Culdaff House (country house)Regional rating (NIAH) · 200 m outside the town |
| Culdaff House (outbuilding)Regional rating (NIAH) · 200 m outside the town |
| Culdaff House (summerhouse)Regional rating (NIAH) · 300 m outside the town |
| Culdaff House (walled garden)Regional rating (NIAH) · 300 m outside the town |
| Gleneely BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 2 km outside the town |
| Culdaff House (gates / railings / walls)Regional rating (NIAH) · 300 m outside the town |
| Warren LodgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.1 km outside the town |
| St. Mary's Catholic ChurchRegional rating (NIAH) · 600 m outside the town |
| St. Patrick's Catholic ChurchRegional rating (NIAH) · 2 km outside the town |
| Culdaff House (gate lodge)Regional rating (NIAH) · 200 m outside the town |
| Faherna CottageRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.1 km outside the town |
| Glacknadrummond Methodist ChurchRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.6 km outside the town |
| Bunagee PierRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.3 km outside the town |
| Glebe HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.4 km outside the town |
| Dunowen HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 800 m outside the town |
| St. Congal's Temperance HallRegional rating (NIAH) · 600 m outside the town |
| Bocan Community PlaygroupRegional rating (NIAH) · 500 m outside the town |
Homes by age
Most of Culdaff’s homes went up in the 2000s: 37%
By 2001, Culdaff had built the greater part of the homes it has now. Culdaff built little between the wars: 1.5% of its homes, where most towns have 3.9%. Homes built since 2011 make up just 4.4% of Culdaff’s, below the 5.8% of the typical town.
9.5%
Before 1919
1.5%
1919–45
20%
1946–80
27%
1981–2000
37%
2001–10
4.4%
Since 2011
CuldaffTypical 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
Culdaff and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Culdaff | 385 | 8 | 0 | 7 |
| Carndonagh | 2,768 | 32 | 0 | 17 |
| Moville | 1,390 | 54 | 0 | 3 |
| Greencastle | 1,268 | 32 | 0 | 5 |
In brief
Culdaff in brief
Old houses are part of Culdaff’s character: 9.5% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. In all there are 8 places on the record. Most of its dated monuments come from the 19th century: 4 of 8. The oldest, Ardmore Graveyard, dates from 1650. The archaeological record adds 7 sites.
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 Culdaff’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Culdaff?
8 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Culdaff?
Ardmore Graveyard: the first date on its record is 1650.
Are there archaeological sites in Culdaff?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 7 archaeological sites inside Culdaff.
How old are the homes in Culdaff?
9.5% 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).