Hunting / fishing lodge · 1820–1825Bingham LodgeBangor
Photo: Andrew Woodvine · CC BY-SA 2.04buildings on the National Inventory
History of Bangor Erris · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Bangor Erris: 4 buildings on the National Inventory
History in Bangor Erris goes back at least to 1820, the date of its oldest recorded building. Inside the town, the Sites and Monuments Record lists 1 archaeological site.
On the National Inventory
4
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
2.2%
typical town: 3.4%
The map
Where Bangor Erris’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 4, by rating
4 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
4 historic places in Bangor Erris
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
Bridge · 1840–1845Bangor BridgeBangor
Church / chapel · 1945–1950Catholic Church of the Sacred HeartChapel Road, Bangor
Water pump · 1922–1950Water pump, Main Street, Bangor
What’s recorded
More walls, gates and bridges than anything else in and around Bangor Erris: 40%
There are 4 kinds of building on Bangor Erris’s record. Leading the record by rating: Bingham Lodge and Bangor Bridge. Its buildings rate regional: Bangor Erris has none of national importance.
Walls, gates and bridges2
Homes1
Churches and chapels1
Street furniture1
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.
Archaeology and around
Archaeology in Bangor Erris
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.
| Megalithic tomb - unclassified1 record |
Just outside Bangor Erris: 1
| Munhin BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.6 km outside the town |
Homes by age
Only 2.2% of Bangor Erris’s homes go back before 1919 (3.4% is typical)
Homes dated between the wars are scarcer in Bangor Erris than in most towns: 2.2%, against 3.9%. No period built more of Bangor Erris than from 1981 to 2000: 38% of its homes. New building has been slow in Bangor Erris: 4.4% of homes date from 2011 on, where most towns have 5.8%.
2.2%
Before 1919
2.2%
1919–45
21%
1946–80
38%
1981–2000
32%
2001–10
4.4%
Since 2011
Bangor ErrisTypical 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
Bangor Erris and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor Erris | 344 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Béal An Mhuirthead | 1,042 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
In brief
Bangor Erris in brief
Bangor Erris has 4 places on the record. Its homes are mostly newer: 2.2% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. The oldest, Bingham Lodge, dates from 1820. Beyond that, 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 Bangor Erris’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Bangor Erris?
4 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Bangor Erris?
Bingham Lodge: the first date on its record is 1820.
Are there archaeological sites in Bangor Erris?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 1 archaeological site inside Bangor Erris.
How old are the homes in Bangor Erris?
2.2% 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) · 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).