Mill (water) · 1780–1820Bellmount MillsBellmount Lower
2buildings on the National Inventory
History of Crookstown · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Crookstown has 2 buildings on the National Inventory
Crookstown has kept more old homes than most towns: 15% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. The oldest record dates from 1780. Inside the town, the Sites and Monuments Record lists 2 archaeological sites.
On the National Inventory
2
Of national importance
0
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
2
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1780
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
15%
typical town: 3.4%
In pictures
Crookstown in pictures
So far only The Diamond Bar is photographed among Crookstown’s recorded places.
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.
The map
Where Crookstown’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 2, by rating
2 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
2 historic places in Crookstown
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
House · 1860–1900House, Bellmount LowerBellmount Lower
What’s recorded
The record in and around Crookstown: homes first, at 47%
7 different kinds of building make up Crookstown’s record. The runner-up group is walls, gates and bridges: 2 records. Among the highest-rated: Crookstown House and Bellmount Mills.
Homes7
Walls, gates and bridges2
Street furniture2
Mills, stations and works1
Memorials and tombs1
Churches and chapels1
Other buildings1
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 Crookstown
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
2 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.
| Mill - corn1 record |
| Bullaun stone (present location)1 record |
Just outside Crookstown: 13
| Crookstown House (gates / railings / walls)Regional rating (NIAH) · 600 m outside the town |
| Bridelands HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 800 m outside the town |
| Crookstown House (country house)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1 km outside the town |
| St Helen's Church of Ireland ChurchRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| The Diamond BarRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.3 km outside the town |
| Bellmount HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 300 m outside the town |
| Bellmount House (gate lodge)Regional rating (NIAH) · 500 m outside the town |
| Lissardagh HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.5 km outside the town |
| Bridge, BealnablathRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.3 km outside the town |
| Post box, InchirahillyRegional rating (NIAH) · 800 m outside the town |
| Sign post, Bellmount LowerRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Monument, BallymichaelRegional rating (NIAH) · 2 km outside the town |
| Post box, BealnablathRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.3 km outside the town |
Homes by age
Little new building in Crookstown: 1.5% of homes date from 2011 on, against 5.8%
Crookstown has an unusual share of homes built from 1946 to 1980: 45%, where most towns have 24%. Few of Crookstown’s homes date in the 2000s: 3%, the norm 25%. 12% of Crookstown’s homes were built between the wars, more than the typical town’s 3.9%.
15%
Before 1919
12%
1919–45
45%
1946–80
24%
1981–2000
3%
2001–10
1.5%
Since 2011
CrookstownTypical 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
Crookstown and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crookstown | 183 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Macroom | 4,096 | 48 | 1 | 12 |
| Bandon | 8,196 | 228 | 2 | 38 |
| Killumney | 1,466 | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| Inishannon | 1,043 | 22 | 0 | 11 |
| Ballincollig | 21,940 | 36 | 0 | 55 |
| Tower | 3,300 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
In brief
Crookstown in brief
Old houses are part of Crookstown’s character: 15% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. In all there are 2 places on the record. The oldest, Bellmount Mills, dates from 1780. The rest is about typical: it also has 2 archaeological sites.
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 Crookstown’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Crookstown?
2 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Crookstown?
Bellmount Mills: the first date on its record is 1780.
Are there archaeological sites in Crookstown?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 2 archaeological sites inside Crookstown.
How old are the homes in Crookstown?
15% 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).