Photo: National Library of Ireland on The Commons · Public domainAshtown: 13 buildings on the National Inventory, the oldest from 1450
Inside the town, the Sites and Monuments Record lists 3 archaeological sites. 1.2% of its homes date from before 1919; the typical town has 3.4%. For every 10,000 residents, Ashtown has 8.7 buildings on the record; the typical town has 48.
typical town: 48
Landmarks of Ashtown
Ashtown as it was in 1889, in old photographs. Only “8th Lock, Royal Canal” has a photo so far; more of Ashtown awaits one.
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.
Ashtown in old photos
1 old photograph, made before 1950.
1865–1914From Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server: public domain, or from the National Library of Ireland’s collections (Lawrence, Poole, Eason and others) with no known copyright restrictions. Each credit opens the image’s page.
Most of Ashtown’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
4 of the 13 dated ones were built before 1800. The oldest is Cardiff's Bridge, from 1450.
Where Ashtown’s history is
Every building and site on the record inside the town, by its rating.
Hover a dot for its name; tap one to open its page.
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).
13 historic places in Ashtown
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
All 13, A to Z
In Ashtown, walls, gates and bridges stand out: 46% of its record, 8% nationally
In second place come homes, with 4. At the top of the record: Cardiff's Bridge and Pelletstown House. No record in Ashtown reaches national importance; they are rated regional.
Types as the National Inventory records them, grouped; a building keeps the type it was built as.
Archaeology in Ashtown
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
3 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.
| Castle - unclassified1 record |
| Burial ground1 record |
| Well1 record |
12% of Ashtown’s homes are newer than 2011 (5.8% is typical)
Most of Ashtown’s homes are older than 2001. Ashtown’s largest group of homes, 31%, went up in the 2000s. Homes dated between the wars are commoner in Ashtown than in most towns: 5.1%, against 3.9%.
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.
Ashtown and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashtown | 14,937 | 13 | 0 | 3 |
| Cabra West | 9,786 | 9 | 1 | 2 |
| Finglas South | 12,475 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| Castleknock | 6,355 | 14 | 0 | 1 |
| Cabra East | 13,895 | 156 | 0 | 1 |
| Finglas North | 9,805 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Ballygall | 11,704 | 8 | 0 | 6 |
Ashtown in brief
Ashtown has 13 places on the record. Of the 13 with a date, 7 come from the 19th century. The oldest is Cardiff's Bridge, from 1450. Its homes are mostly newer: 1.2% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. Beyond that, it has 13 recorded buildings, about typical for a town its size (the middle one has 21); per resident it sits near the middle of Irish towns of 2,500 or more; and it also has 3 archaeological sites.
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 Ashtown’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Ashtown?
13 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Ashtown?
Cardiff's Bridge: the first date on its record is 1450.
Are there archaeological sites in Ashtown?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 3 archaeological sites inside Ashtown.
How old are the homes in Ashtown?
1.2% 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).