Outbuilding · 1750–1770Crosshaven House (outbuilding)Crosshaven
St Bridgid's Roman Catholic Church · Photo: Michael O'Sheil · CC BY-SA 4.089buildings on the National Inventory
History of Crosshaven · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Crosshaven: 89 buildings on the National Inventory, 3 of them of national importance
Few towns its size have as much on the record as Crosshaven: 273 buildings per 10,000 residents, more than 91% of them. Of its homes, 14% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. The earliest building recorded goes back to 1720. Inside the town, the Sites and Monuments Record lists 6 archaeological sites.
On the National Inventory
89
273 per 10,000 residents
typical town: 48
typical town: 48
Of national importance
3
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
6
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1720
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
14%
typical town: 3.4%
In pictures
Landmarks of Crosshaven, in 3 photos
Go back furthest in Crosshaven with St Bridgid's Roman Catholic Church: 1865. First come St Bridgid's Roman Catholic Church and Roche's Point Lighthouse. The pictures are the work of 3 photographers.
Roche's Point LighthouseRegional rating (NIAH)
Saint Matthew's Church (Templebreedy)Regional rating (NIAH)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 Crosshaven’s history is
Every building and site on the record inside the town, by its rating.
National and InternationalRegional and other sites400 m from Crosshaven House
3 of 3within 400 m of Crosshaven House, the heart of the town’s history
Hover a dot for its name; tap one to open its page.
The 89, by rating
3 National and International86 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).
National and International
3 places of national importance in Crosshaven
Buildings the National Inventory rates National or International: of significance across Ireland or beyond. Each one opens its own page.
Country house · 1755–1760Crosshaven House (country house)Crosshaven
Church / chapel · 1865–1870Holy Trinity Templebreedy ChurchChurch Road, Crosshaven
Regional and other sites
86 more historic places in Crosshaven
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
All 33, A to Z
ArdmachreeArdnalee HouseCamden Fort Meagher (barracks)Camden Fort Meagher (barracks)Camden Fort Meagher (barracks)Camden Fort Meagher (barracks)Camden Fort Meagher (battery)Camden Fort Meagher (battery)CroninsCrosshaven Coastguard StationCrosshaven Garda StationHollywoodIMIJ Hair SalonIvy BankMarina VillaOffice, Camden Fort MeagherOfficer's house, Camden Fort MeagherOfficers' mess, Camden Fort MeagherOfficers' mess, Camden Fort MeagherPoint HousePoint HousePresentation Convent (church / chapel)Presentation Convent (convent / nunnery)Remuera HouseRiver DaleRiverviewSports hall, Camden Fort MeagherSt Ann'sSt Bridgid's Roman Catholic ChurchSt Jude'sTemplebrady National SchoolThe Grand Hotel ApartmentsWorkshop, Camden Fort Meagher
53 recorded by their type and address
53 are recorded only by their type and address: 37 homes, 11 mills, stations and works and 2 street furniture; most date from the 19th century.
18th century1
19th century50
20th century2
Historic streets
Dolphin Terrace has the most
Streets with three or more buildings on the record, by the address it gives.
Dolphin Terrace6 on the record
Church Road4 on the record · 1 of national importance
Camden Terrace4 on the record
Point Road3 on the record
Conti Terrace3 on the record
St Bridget's Terrace3 on the record
Of the 89 records, 24 give a street address.
What’s recorded
Crosshaven’s record leans to homes: 60%
Among the highest-rated: Crosshaven House and Holy Trinity Templebreedy Church. Nationally, public buildings are 6% of the record; in Crosshaven they are 10%. The next biggest group is mills, stations and works, 12 in all.
Homes53
Mills, stations and works12
Public buildings9
Churches and chapels4
Inns, shops and warehouses3
Farm and estate buildings2
Street furniture2
Other buildings4
Types as the National Inventory records them, grouped; a building keeps the type it was built as.
How old
Most of Crosshaven’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
1500–1799 three centuries6
19th century 1800–189977
1900 and later to today6
6 of the 89 dated ones were built before 1800. The oldest is Point House, from 1720.
Archaeology and around
Archaeology in Crosshaven
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
6 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.
| Ringfort - rath2 records |
| Country house1 record |
| Castle - unclassified1 record |
| Fortification1 record |
| Dovecote1 record |
Just outside Crosshaven: 44
| RivendellRegional rating (NIAH) · 500 m outside the town |
| Saint Matthew's Church (Templebreedy)Regional rating (NIAH) · 200 m outside the town |
| Roche's TowerRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.2 km outside the town |
| Fort Davis (fortification)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.1 km outside the town |
| Fort Davis (barracks)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.1 km outside the town |
| Fort Davis (barracks)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.1 km outside the town |
| Fort Davis (barracks)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.1 km outside the town |
| Templebreedy RectoryRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Roche's Point LighthouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.4 km outside the town |
| Aghamarta CastleRegional rating (NIAH) · 800 m outside the town |
| Building misc, Fort DavisRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.2 km outside the town |
| Fort Davis (fortification)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1 km outside the town |
| Fort Davis (barracks)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.1 km outside the town |
| Fort Davis (battery)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.2 km outside the town |
| Officer's house, Fort DavisRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.2 km outside the town |
| Roche's Point Lighthouse Keeper's HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.4 km outside the town |
| Roche's Point Lighthouse Keeper's HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.5 km outside the town |
| The Manor HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 400 m outside the town |
| Roche's Point Lighthouse Keeper's HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.5 km outside the town |
| Church, Fort DavisRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.2 km outside the town |
Homes by age
Crosshaven has more new homes than most: 18% since 2011, against 5.8%
Just 16% of the homes in Crosshaven went up from 1946 to 1980, short of the typical 24%. The period that gave Crosshaven the most homes is in the 2000s: 28%. Crosshaven added a lot between the wars: 6% of its homes, the typical town 3.9%.
14%
Before 1919
6%
1919–45
16%
1946–80
18%
1981–2000
28%
2001–10
18%
Since 2011
CrosshavenTypical 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.
Towns its size
Crosshaven has the 2nd most of 16 towns its size
Towns of 3,000 to 3,500 residents, by buildings on the record.
Crosshaven89
#2 of 16for buildings on the record per resident (273 per 10,000). Limerick City Centre, Crosshaven and Blackpool lead.
Only Limerick City Centre has more. The typical town its size has 20.
Neighbours
Crosshaven and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crosshaven | 3,263 | 89 | 3 | 6 |
| Whitegate | 1,248 | 12 | 0 | 5 |
| Cobh | 14,148 | 367 | 1 | 17 |
| Aghada-Rostellan | 1,159 | 15 | 0 | 7 |
| Carrigaline | 18,239 | 12 | 0 | 40 |
| Passage West-Monkstown | 6,051 | 215 | 3 | 9 |
| Douglas | 22,029 | 51 | 0 | 31 |
In brief
Crosshaven in brief
Few towns are as rich in recorded buildings as Crosshaven: per resident it has more than 91% of Irish towns of 2,500 or more. All told, the list holds 89 places on the record, 3 of them in the top tier. Its housing is old: 14% of homes date from before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. Its places of national importance cluster together: 3 of them stand within 400 m of Crosshaven House.
Only one of the 16 towns nearest its size has more recorded buildings. Most entries on the list, 60%, are homes. Most of its dated monuments come from the 19th century: 77 of 89.
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 Crosshaven’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Crosshaven?
89 buildings on the National Inventory, 3 of them of national importance, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
Which places in Crosshaven are of national importance?
Crosshaven House (outbuilding), Crosshaven House (country house) and Holy Trinity Templebreedy Church.
What is the oldest building in Crosshaven?
Point House: the first date on its record is 1720.
Are there archaeological sites in Crosshaven?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 6 archaeological sites inside Crosshaven.
How old are the homes in Crosshaven?
14% 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.
This page describes its history; it gives no grade.
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).