- Address
- Close Lane, Raphoe
- Type
- House
- NIAH reg. no.
- 40833028
House, Close Lane, Raphoe
Many historic buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.
About House, Close Lane, Raphoe
The National Inventory rates House, Close Lane, Raphoe Regional, one of 27 in Raphoe. House, Close Lane, Raphoe dates from 1820–1860. 25 other places on the record stand within 400 m.
This simple two-storey building retains much of its early form and character despite some later alterations and currently (2013) being out of use. Its visual expression is enhanced by the retention of timber sliding sash windows.
From the National Inventory’s appraisal, record 40833028 · 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 · 40833028↗Regional is the National Inventory’s rating for a building of significance in its region; most rated buildings carry it.
Make it a walk: 5 historic places in about 10 minutes
Close Lane, Raphoe, Raphoe · about 600 m on foot, as the crow flies
- 1House, Close Lane, RaphoeStart here
- 2John Moffat & SonsRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m on
- 3Volt HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m on
- 4First Raphoe Presbyterian ChurchRegional rating (NIAH) · 200 m on
- 5St. Eunan’s Catholic ChurchRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m on
Church of Ireland Bishop’s Palace (bishop's palace)Regional rating (NIAH)300 mOakfield House (outbuilding)Regional rating (NIAH)1.6 kmOakfield House (rectory / glebe / vicarage / curate's house)National rating (NIAH)1.6 kmOakfield House (walled garden)Regional rating (NIAH)1.6 km5 within 150 m
Every place on the record within this distance; each opens its own page.
Near Raphoe: more houses on the record
3 like it are within 40 km, each with a photo. Letterkenny Courthouse in Letterkenny is the nearest, at 12 km. The list reaches Buncrana Castle in Buncrana, 30 km away.
Questions about House, Close Lane, Raphoe
Is House, Close Lane, Raphoe on the National Inventory?
Yes: rated Regional (record 40833028).
Can you visit House, Close Lane, Raphoe?
Many historic buildings are private homes; this one can be seen from the street.
When was House, Close Lane, Raphoe built?
Its National Inventory record dates it to 1820–1860.
Is House, Close Lane, Raphoe 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).
Sources: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage (buildingsofireland.ie). Under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).
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