- Address
- Calhame
- Type
- House
- NIAH reg. no.
- 40909208
Springwell Cottage
Calhame, Dunkineely
Many historic buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.
About Springwell Cottage
The National Inventory rates Springwell Cottage Regional, one of 5 in Dunkineely. Springwell Cottage dates from 1860–1900.
This charming and well-maintained thatched vernacular house retains its early form and character, and is an appealing feature in the rural landscape to the north of Dunkineely. Modest in scale, it exhibits the simple and functional form of vernacular building in Ireland.
From the National Inventory’s appraisal, record 40909208 · 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 · 40909208↗Regional is the National Inventory’s rating for a building of significance in its region; most rated buildings carry it.
Finding Springwell Cottage
Dunkineely
Church of SS Joseph & ConalRegional rating (NIAH)1.4 kmBruckless House (gates / railings / walls)Regional rating (NIAH)1.6 kmBruckless House (worker's house, outbuilding)Regional rating (NIAH)1.7 kmBruckless HouseRegional rating (NIAH)1.7 kmNear Dunkineely: more houses on the record
There are 3 with photos within 40 km. Rotten Island Lighthouse in Killybegs is the nearest, at 5.8 km. Farthest out is Classiebawn Castle, Mullaghmore, 23 km away.
Questions about Springwell Cottage
Is Springwell Cottage on the National Inventory?
Yes: rated Regional (record 40909208).
Can you visit Springwell Cottage?
Many historic buildings are private homes; this one can be seen from the street.
When was Springwell Cottage built?
Its National Inventory record dates it to 1860–1900.
Is Springwell 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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