Country house · 1815–1820Glencullen HouseBarrack Road, Glencullen
Photo: NTF30 · CC BY-SA 4.010buildings on the National Inventory
History of Glencullen · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Glencullen: 15% of homes built before 1919
For Glencullen, that is 5 times the typical town’s share, 3.4%. Glencullen has 10 buildings on the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Its oldest building dates from 1815. Inside the town, the Sites and Monuments Record lists 4 archaeological sites.
On the National Inventory
10
Of national importance
0
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
4
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1815
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
15%
typical town: 3.4%
In pictures
A look at historic Glencullen
Look out for Ballyedmonduff Wedge Tomb (Megalithic tomb - wedge tomb) and Ballyedmonduff Wedge Tomb (Rock art).
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 Glencullen’s history is
Every building and site on the record inside the town, by its rating.
Regional and other sites
Hover a dot for its name; tap one to open its page.
The 10, by rating
10 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).
Regional and other sites
10 historic places in Glencullen
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
Church / chapel · 1820–1825Saint Patrick's Catholic ChapelBallybetagh Road, Glencullen
Library / archive · 1905–1910Glencullen Carnegie Free LibraryBallybetagh Road, Glencullen
Church / chapel · 1905–1910Saint Patrick's Catholic ChurchBallybetagh Road, Glencullen
School · 1940–1950Saint Patrick's National SchoolBallybetagh Road, Glencullen
Water pump · 1844–1909Water pump, Ballybetagh Road, Glencullen
Post box · 1881–1901Post box, Barrack Road, Glencullen
Water pump · 1898–1909Water pump, Barrack Road, Glencullen
Water pump · 1911–1937Water pump, Ballybetagh Road, Glencullen
Water pump · 1911–1937Water pump, Ballybrack Road, Glencullen
What’s recorded
A record rich in street furniture: 50% in Glencullen, against 3% across Ireland
Glencullen’s most recent recorded building is from 1940. In second place come public buildings, with 2. The highest-rated include Glencullen House and Saint Patrick's Catholic Chapel.
Street furniture5
Public buildings2
Churches and chapels2
Homes1
Types as the National Inventory records them, grouped; a building keeps the type it was built as.
How old
Most of Glencullen’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
1500–1799 three centuries0
19th century 1800–18995
1900 and later to today5
The oldest is Glencullen House, from 1815.
Archaeology and around
Archaeology in Glencullen
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
4 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.
| Earthwork1 record |
| Standing stone1 record |
| Well1 record |
| House - 16th/17th century1 record |
Just outside Glencullen: 5
| Ballyedmonduff Wedge Tomb (Megalithic tomb - wedge tomb)Archaeological monument (SMR) · 500 m outside the town |
| Ballyedmonduff Wedge Tomb (Rock art)Archaeological monument (SMR) · 500 m outside the town |
| Ballybetagh HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 300 m outside the town |
| Glencullen BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 700 m outside the town |
| Kiln, Newtown Little (Ra. By.) Glencullen EdRegional rating (NIAH) · 500 m outside the town |
Homes by age
Few of Glencullen’s homes are newer than 2011: 2.7%, against 5.8%
32% of Glencullen’s homes went up from 1946 to 1980, more than in any other period. Glencullen added a lot between the wars: 8.1% of its homes, the typical town 3.9%. Homes built in the 2000s make up just 14% of Glencullen’s, against 25% in the typical town.
15%
Before 1919
8.1%
1919–45
32%
1946–80
27%
1981–2000
14%
2001–10
2.7%
Since 2011
GlencullenTypical 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
Glencullen and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glencullen | 376 | 10 | 0 | 4 |
| Enniskerry | 2,000 | 54 | 0 | 3 |
| Stepaside | 22,796 | 49 | 1 | 47 |
| Cabinteely | 15,864 | 31 | 1 | 66 |
| Foxrock | 12,163 | 94 | 4 | 5 |
| Sandyford | 8,844 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Shankill | 11,009 | 72 | 1 | 61 |
In brief
Glencullen in brief
Old houses are part of Glencullen’s character: 15% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. All told, the list holds 10 places on the record. Most entries on the list, 50%, are street furniture.
Of the 10 with a date, 5 come from the 20th century or later. The oldest is Glencullen House, from 1815. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: it also has 4 archaeological sites.
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 Glencullen’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Glencullen?
10 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Glencullen?
Glencullen House: the first date on its record is 1815.
Are there archaeological sites in Glencullen?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 4 archaeological sites inside Glencullen.
How old are the homes in Glencullen?
15% 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.
This page describes its history; it gives no grade.
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).