- Type
- House
- NIAH reg. no.
- 40900410
Faherna Cottage
Many historic buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.
About Faherna Cottage
The National Inventory rates Faherna Cottage Regional, one of 8 in Culdaff. Its record dates Faherna Cottage to 1835–1865.
A fine complex of thatched vernacular house and outbuildings, well adapted for modern use. Thatched buildings, although still relatively common in Inishowen, nationally are becoming increasingly rare.
From the National Inventory’s appraisal, record 40900410 · 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 · 40900410↗Regional is the National Inventory’s rating for a building of significance in its region; most rated buildings carry it.
Finding Faherna Cottage
Culdaff
Saint Buadan's Church (Culdaff)Regional rating (NIAH)1.8 kmArdmore GraveyardRegional rating (NIAH)1.9 kmCarthage HouseRegional rating (NIAH)2 kmCuldaff House (demesne walls / gates / railings)Regional rating (NIAH)2.1 kmNear Culdaff: more houses on the record
Moville Dental Surgery in Moville is the nearest, at 15 km. Within 40 km, 8 have a photo. The farthest is “House, 8 Montgomery Terrace” in Moville, 15 km away.
Questions about Faherna Cottage
Is Faherna Cottage on the National Inventory?
Yes: rated Regional (record 40900410).
Can you visit Faherna Cottage?
Many historic buildings are private homes; this one can be seen from the street.
When was Faherna Cottage built?
Its National Inventory record dates it to 1835–1865.
Is Faherna Cottage 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).
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