Castlelyons Church
Castlelyons
About Castlelyons Church
Castlelyons Church is one of 14 buildings in Castlelyons the National Inventory rates Regional. Castlelyons Church dates from 1750–1830. 8 other places on the record stand within 400 m.
This eighteenth-century church retains a strong sense of its original character coupled with an association with a much older building. The church was built by the Barrymores of Castlelyons who also built a mausoleum in the graveyard.
From the National Inventory’s appraisal, record 20804005 · 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 · 20804005↗Regional is the National Inventory’s rating for a building of significance in its region; most rated buildings carry it.
Make it a walk: 3 historic places in about 10 minutes
Castlelyons · about 500 m on foot, as the crow flies
- 1Castlelyons ChurchStart here
- 2The ManorRegional rating (NIAH) · 200 m on
- 3Berry HillRegional rating (NIAH) · 300 m on
3 within 150 m
Every place on the record within this distance; each opens its own page.
More churches on the record near Castlelyons
Saint Nicholas' Church in Bridebridge is the nearest, at 1.7 km. The list holds 8, all within 40 km and photographed. At the edge of the list, 14 km away: “Church, Glengoura Lower”, Tallow.
Questions about Castlelyons Church
Is Castlelyons Church on the National Inventory?
Yes: rated Regional (record 20804005).
Can you visit Castlelyons Church?
It can be seen from the street; whether you can go inside depends on its owner.
When was Castlelyons Church built?
Its National Inventory record dates it to 1750–1830.
Is Castlelyons Church 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).
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