Holy Trinity Church of Ireland Church · Photo: Andreas F. Borchert · CC BY-SA 4.0Dunfanaghy has 17 buildings on the National Inventory
Old homes stand out in Dunfanaghy: 10% were built before 1919, where the typical town has 3.4%. The earliest building recorded goes back to 1800. Inside the town, the Sites and Monuments Record lists 3 archaeological sites.
Historic Dunfanaghy through 2 photographs
Go back furthest in Dunfanaghy with Dunfanaghy Presbyterian Church: 1870. So far the camera has reached 2 of Dunfanaghy’s recorded places. Two to begin with: Holy Trinity Church of Ireland Church and Dunfanaghy Presbyterian Church.
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.
Where Dunfanaghy’s history is
Every building and site on the record inside the town, by its rating.
Hover a dot for its name; tap one to open its page.
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).
17 historic places in Dunfanaghy
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
All 10, A to Z
7 recorded by their type and address
7 are recorded only by their type and address: 4 homes, 2 street furniture and 1 other buildings; most date from the 19th century.
Dunfanaghy’s largest group: homes, 41% of the record
The highest-rated include Camary Cottages and Dunfanaghy Pier. Nationally the share of homes is higher than in Dunfanaghy: 62%. Second on the record: churches and chapels, 3 of them.
Types as the National Inventory records them, grouped; a building keeps the type it was built as.
Most of Dunfanaghy’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
The oldest is Camary Cottages, from 1800.
Archaeology in Dunfanaghy
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
3 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.
| Castle - unclassified1 record |
| Penal Mass station1 record |
| Megalithic tomb - unclassified1 record |
Just outside Dunfanaghy: 20
| Saint John's Church (Clondahorky)National rating (NIAH) · 2.2 km outside the town |
| Clondahorkey Old Church & GraveyardRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Faugher HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.9 km outside the town |
| Sandhill Mass RockRegional rating (NIAH) · 400 m outside the town |
| Horn Head HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 700 m outside the town |
| Marble Hill (outbuilding, coach house)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.8 km outside the town |
| Hornhead BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| The Carriage HostelRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.6 km outside the town |
| Marble Hill (house)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.8 km outside the town |
| The RockRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.7 km outside the town |
| Marble Hill (demesne walls / gates / railings)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.9 km outside the town |
| Ards HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.3 km outside the town |
| The ManseRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.1 km outside the town |
| Marble Hill (gate lodge)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.9 km outside the town |
| Graveyard, Kill (Dunfanaghy)Regional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| House, Faugher (Ards)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.2 km outside the town |
| House, LettercollRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.6 km outside the town |
| House, Roshin (Dunfanaghy)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.6 km outside the town |
| House, Port (Dunfanaghy)Regional rating (NIAH) · 900 m outside the town |
| Farm house, MagheramenaghRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.1 km outside the town |
Since 2011, Dunfanaghy has added 15% of its homes, against a usual 5.8%
28% of Dunfanaghy’s homes went up from 1946 to 1980, more than in any other period. Building between the wars fell short in Dunfanaghy: 3%, against 3.9% in most towns. Of the homes in Dunfanaghy now, the larger half dates from before 2001.
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.
Dunfanaghy in brief
More of Dunfanaghy’s homes are old than in most places: 10% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. In all there are 17 places on the record. Most of its dated monuments come from the 19th century: 14 of 17. The oldest, Camary Cottages, dates from 1800. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: it also has 3 archaeological sites.
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 Dunfanaghy’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Dunfanaghy?
17 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Dunfanaghy?
Camary Cottages: the first date on its record is 1800.
Are there archaeological sites in Dunfanaghy?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 3 archaeological sites inside Dunfanaghy.
How old are the homes in Dunfanaghy?
10% 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).