Country house · 1765–1770Cabinteely House (country house)Old Bray Road, Cabinteely
Photo: sarah777 · CC BY-SA 2.094buildings on the National Inventory
History of Foxrock · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Foxrock has 94 buildings on the National Inventory, 4 of them of national importance
Foxrock’s oldest recorded building dates from 1756. Inside the town, the Sites and Monuments Record lists 5 archaeological sites. Foxrock has 77 buildings on the record for every 10,000 residents, against 48 in the typical town.
On the National Inventory
94
77 per 10,000 residents
typical town: 48
typical town: 48
Of national importance
4
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
5
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1756
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
3.5%
typical town: 3.4%
The map
Where Foxrock’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 94, by rating
4 National and International90 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
4 places of national importance in Foxrock
Buildings the National Inventory rates National or International: of significance across Ireland or beyond. Each one opens its own page.
House · 1935–1940FahanmuraKnocksinna, Stillorgan Road
House · 1935–1940MeanderGolf Road, Westminster Road
House · 1965–1975Tallon HouseGolf Lane, Torquay Road
Regional and other sites
90 more historic places in Foxrock
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
All 83, A to Z
AghanlooAltmorAlton Grange (gate lodge)Alton Grange (house)AnnacriveyArd-na-ChreeArdenzaBeech TreesBrennanstown House (country house)Brennanstown House (gate lodge)Brennanstown House (gates / railings / walls)Building misc, Deans Grange CemeteryBuilding misc, Deans Grange CemeteryCabinteely House (gate lodge)Cabinteely House (gates / railings / walls)Cabinteely House (stables)CairnhillCalimaCarrickbyrnCarrickmines HouseCatholic Church of Our Lady of Perpetual SuccourCedar GroveChadsley HouseChurch, Deans Grange Cemetery (church / chapel)Church, Deans Grange Cemetery (church / chapel)ClaremountCooldrinaghCornelscourt HouseCornersCraigholmCranleighCullenwaineCurraneDeans Grange CemeteryGareg WenGates, Deans Grange CemeteryGlenarmGlencroeGlensheeGlenstalGlentanarGrave monument, Deans Grange CemeteryGreencroftHatleyHeather LodgeHermistonHillsideHolly ParkIndia HouseIonaKelstonKillsallaghKilteraghLis-na-CarraigMandevilleMangertonMausoleum, Deans Grange CemeteryMausoleum, Deans Grange CemeteryMausoleum, Deans Grange CemeteryMountsandelMyrtle LodgePresbytery, Saint Brigid's Catholic ChurchPrimrose CottageRectory, Tullow Church (Tullow)RibbadeneRosefieldRossmore HouseSaint Brigid's Catholic ChurchSaint Brigid's National SchoolsSefton sometimes Sefton HouseSelandiaSexton's house, Tullow Church (Tullow)Stanford HouseSuncroftThe CastleThe CedarsThe GablesThe GrangeThe LaurelsTresillianTullow Church (Tullow)VeronaWillow Cottage
7 recorded by their type and address
7 are recorded only by their type and address: 4 street furniture, 2 homes and 1 other buildings; most date from the 20th century.
19th century2
20th century5
Historic streets
Brighton Road has the most
Streets with three or more buildings on the record, by the address it gives.
Brighton Road13 on the record
Westminster Road12 on the record
Torquay Road11 on the record
Deans Grange Road10 on the record
Kerrymount Avenue7 on the record
Old Bray Road7 on the record · 1 of national importance
Stillorgan Road5 on the record
Claremont Road4 on the record
Brennanstown Road3 on the record
Of the 94 records, 84 give a street address.
What’s recorded
The record in Foxrock starts with homes, at 73%
9 records make churches and chapels the second group. Compared with the National Inventory (8%), Foxrock has a low share of walls, gates and bridges: 5%. Two of the highest-rated records are Cabinteely House and Fahanmura.
Homes69
Churches and chapels9
Walls, gates and bridges5
Street furniture4
Farm and estate buildings1
Memorials and tombs1
Public buildings1
Inns, shops and warehouses1
Other buildings3
Types as the National Inventory records them, grouped; a building keeps the type it was built as.
How old
Most of Foxrock’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
1500–1799 three centuries4
19th century 1800–189948
1900 and later to today42
4 of the 94 dated ones were built before 1800. The oldest is The Castle, from 1756.
Archaeology and around
Archaeology in Foxrock
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
5 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.
| Mound1 record |
| Castle - tower house1 record |
| Castle - unclassified1 record |
| Cist1 record |
| Standing stone1 record |
Homes by age
Foxrock grew fastest from 1946 to 1980, when 45% of its homes were built
Half of what Foxrock lives in today was already built by 1981. Few of Foxrock’s homes date in the 2000s: 8.2%, the norm 25%. Foxrock has an unusual share of homes built from 1981 to 2000: 33%, where most towns have 24%.
3.5%
Before 1919
4.2%
1919–45
45%
1946–80
33%
1981–2000
8.2%
2001–10
6.8%
Since 2011
FoxrockTypical 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
Foxrock and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foxrock | 12,163 | 94 | 4 | 5 |
| Cabinteely | 15,864 | 31 | 1 | 66 |
| Sallynoggin | 13,245 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Monkstown | 9,831 | 20 | 0 | 15 |
| Ballybrack | 2,872 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Stepaside | 22,796 | 49 | 1 | 47 |
| Blackrock | 12,816 | 13 | 0 | 6 |
In brief
Foxrock in brief
More of Foxrock’s homes are old than in most places: 3.5% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. In all there are 94 places on the record, 4 of them in the top tier. On Brighton Road alone there are 13 places on the record. Of the whole list, 73% are homes.
Most of its dated monuments come from the 19th century: 48 of 94. The oldest, The Castle, dates from 1756. The archaeological record adds 5 sites. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: it has 94 recorded buildings, about typical for a town its size (the middle one has 75); per resident it sits near the middle of Irish towns of 2,500 or more; and E. Chambré Hardman (1898) was born here before 1900.
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 Foxrock’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Foxrock?
94 buildings on the National Inventory, 4 of them of national importance, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
Which places in Foxrock are of national importance?
Cabinteely House (country house), Fahanmura, Meander and Tallon House.
What is the oldest building in Foxrock?
The Castle: the first date on its record is 1756.
Are there archaeological sites in Foxrock?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 5 archaeological sites inside Foxrock.
How old are the homes in Foxrock?
3.5% 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) · Wikidata and English Wikipedia for people born here · 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).