Country house · 1770–1780Belcamp Hall (country house)Balgriffin
Photo: Thomas Nugent · CC BY-SA 2.06buildings on the National Inventory
History of Belmayne · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Belmayne: 6 buildings on the National Inventory, one of them of national importance
Of its homes, 0.3% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. The oldest record dates from 1770. For every 10,000 residents, Belmayne has 4 buildings on the record; the typical town has 48. Inside the town, the Sites and Monuments Record lists 6 archaeological sites.
On the National Inventory
6
4 per 10,000 residents
typical town: 48
typical town: 48
Of national importance
1
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
6
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1770
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
0.3%
typical town: 3.4%
In pictures
Belmayne’s landmarks
So far only Belcamp Hall (monument) is photographed among Belmayne’s recorded places.
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 Belmayne’s history is
Every building and site on the record inside the town, by its rating.
National and InternationalRegional and other sites
Hover a dot for its name; tap one to open its page.
The 6, by rating
1 National and International5 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
One place of national importance in Belmayne
Buildings the National Inventory rates National or International: of significance across Ireland or beyond. Each one opens its own page.
Regional and other sites
5 more historic places in Belmayne
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
Dormitory building · 1890–1910Belcamp Hall (dormitory building)Balgriffin
Church / chapel · 1900–1905Belcamp Hall (church / chapel)Balgriffin
School · 1920–1930Belcamp Hall (school)Balgriffin
Icehouse · 1790–1810Icehouse, Templeview Lawn, Dublin 13
Post box · 1900–1910Post box, Balgriffin
What’s recorded
Around Belmayne, the record leans to homes: 45%
The newest record in Belmayne dates from 1920. Second on the record: street furniture, 2 of them. Leading the record by rating: Belcamp Hall and Springhill.
Homes5
Street furniture2
Churches and chapels1
Public buildings1
Memorials and tombs1
Other buildings1
Types as the National Inventory records them, grouped, for the records inside the town and those just outside it that belong to it; a building keeps the type it was built as.
How old
Most of Belmayne’s dated buildings come from the 20th century or later
Each building by the first date on its record.
1500–1799 three centuries2
19th century 1800–18991
1900 and later to today3
2 of the 6 dated ones were built before 1800. The oldest is Belcamp Hall, from 1770.
Archaeology and around
Archaeology in Belmayne
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.
| Church1 record |
| Graveslab1 record |
| Ringfort - unclassified1 record |
| House - 16th/17th century1 record |
| Building1 record |
| Ring-ditch1 record |
Just outside Belmayne: 5
| Belcamp Hall (monument)Regional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| SpringhillRegional rating (NIAH) · 600 m outside the town |
| Wellfield HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Wellfield HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 200 m outside the town |
| Water pump, Limekiln Lane, Saint Doolagh'sRegional rating (NIAH) · 300 m outside the town |
Homes by age
Belmayne has more new homes than most: 30% since 2011, against 5.8%
More of the homes standing in Belmayne today were built since 2011 than in any other period: 30%. In most towns 3.9% of homes were built between the wars; in Belmayne only 0.5%. Homes dated from 1946 to 1980 are scarcer in Belmayne than in most towns: 19%, against 24%.
0.3%
Before 1919
0.5%
1919–45
19%
1946–80
25%
1981–2000
26%
2001–10
30%
Since 2011
BelmayneTypical 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.
Neighbours
Belmayne and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belmayne | 15,047 | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| Ayrfield | 5,863 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| Clongriffin | 7,438 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Donaghmede | 9,616 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Darndale | 14,675 | 7 | 1 | 5 |
| Edenmore | 2,831 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Raheny | 8,734 | 19 | 0 | 6 |
In brief
Belmayne in brief
The official list counts 6 places on the record in Belmayne, 1 of them in the top tier, including Belcamp Hall. Of the 6 with a date, 3 come from the 20th century or later. The oldest is Belcamp Hall, from 1770. Its homes are mostly newer: 0.3% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town.
The archaeological record adds 6 sites. For its size the list is short: per resident, it has more recorded buildings than only 15% of Irish towns of 2,500 or more. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: it has 6 recorded buildings, about typical for a town its size (the middle one has 21).
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 Belmayne’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Belmayne?
6 buildings on the National Inventory, one of them of national importance, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
Which places in Belmayne are of national importance?
Belcamp Hall (country house).
What is the oldest building in Belmayne?
Belcamp Hall: the first date on its record is 1770.
Are there archaeological sites in Belmayne?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 6 archaeological sites inside Belmayne.
How old are the homes in Belmayne?
0.3% 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).