house — Carrickart

The saved account records: Detached three-bay single-storey vernacular house, built c. 1880, having central shallow projecting windbreak porch to the front elevation (south).

The saved account records: Pitched thatched roof with rendered chimneystacks to the gable ends (east and west), and with projecting stone pegs below eaves to front and rear elevations and metal pegs to the side elevations.

The saved account records: partially restored two-storey outbuilding to the south of complex of outbuildings having replacement tiled roof, partially-rebuilt rubble stone walls, external flight of stone steps giving access to doorway at first floor level to the east elevation, and square-headed openings with replacement battened doors.

The saved account records: Single-storey outbuilding to the north of complex of outbuildings having pitched corrugated-metal roof, rubble stone walls and square-headed openings with remains of battened timber fittings

house — Carrickart matters for the exact reasons given in its official assessment, rather than merely because it is an old structure. The source records: Although now out of use, this charming and relatively well-maintained example of a thatched vernacular house retains its early form and character, and is an appealing feature in the isolated rural landscape to the north-east of Carrickart. Modest in scale, it exhibits the simple and functional form of vernacular building in Ireland. Of particular interest in the survival of the thatch roof, although recently renewed, which is now sadly becoming increasingly rare in Donegal. The rounded roof is a typical feature of thatched houses located close to the sea in exposed areas in the north-west of Ireland, while the… This explains what the place adds to local life, the street or the surviving built history.