1 archaeological site in Freemount
The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage records no building in Freemount. Since 2011, Freemount has added 5.2% of its homes, against 5.8% in the typical town.
Archaeology in Freemount
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.
| Church1 record |
Just outside Freemount: 3
| Allow BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Coolbane MillRegional rating (NIAH) · 2 km outside the town |
| House, Glanycummane LowerRegional rating (NIAH) · 500 m outside the town |
Freemount grew fastest in the 2000s, when 54% of its homes were built
In most towns 24% of homes were built from 1981 to 2000; in Freemount only 17%. Like the typical town (3.4%), Freemount has 4.1% of its homes from before 1919. Homes dated from 1946 to 1980 are scarcer in Freemount than in most towns: 17%, against 24%.
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.
Freemount and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freemount | 257 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Newmarket | 1,052 | 11 | 0 | 10 |
| Kanturk | 2,803 | 32 | 0 | 14 |
| Buttevant | 1,080 | 33 | 0 | 18 |
| Charleville | 3,970 | 64 | 0 | 21 |
Freemount in brief
More of Freemount’s homes are old than in most places: 4.1% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. The rest is about typical: it also has an archaeological site.
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 Freemount’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Freemount?
0 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
Are there archaeological sites in Freemount?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 1 archaeological site inside Freemount.
How old are the homes in Freemount?
4.1% 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) · 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).