- Address
- McBride Street, Raphoe
- Type
- House
- NIAH reg. no.
- 40833024
The Close
McBride Street, Raphoe
Many historic buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.
About The Close
The National Inventory rates The Close Regional, one of 27 in Raphoe. The Close dates from 1760–1800. 24 other places on the record stand within 400 m.
This plain but substantial and well-proportioned house, probably originally dating to the second half of the eighteenth century, retains much of its original form and character despite some alterations.
From the National Inventory’s appraisal, record 40833024 · 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 · 40833024↗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
Raphoe · about 500 m on foot, as the crow flies
- 1The CloseStart here
- 2
St Eunan's CathedralArchaeological monument (SMR) · 100 m on - 3Old Royal SchoolRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m on
- 4
Church of Ireland Bishop’s Palace (bishop's palace)Regional rating (NIAH) · 100 m on - 5Allied Irish BankRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m on
11 within 150 m
Every place on the record within this distance; each opens its own page.
Houses on the record near Raphoe
The list holds 3, all within 40 km and photographed. Start with Letterkenny Courthouse in Letterkenny, 12 km away. Buncrana Castle in Buncrana is the farthest, at 31 km.
Questions about The Close
Is The Close on the National Inventory?
Yes: rated Regional (record 40833024).
Can you visit The Close?
Many historic buildings are private homes; this one can be seen from the street.
When was The Close built?
Its National Inventory record dates it to 1760–1800.
Is The Close 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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