RegChurch / chapel · 1820–1825Catholic Church of the Nativity of Our LadyNaulPhoto: Offdaw · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons file
Catholic Church of the Nativity of Our Lady · Photo: Offdaw · CC BY-SA 4.04buildings on the National Inventory
History of Naul · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Naul: 4 buildings on the National Inventory
Old homes stand out in Naul: 7.4% were built before 1919, where the typical town has 3.4%. The oldest record dates from 1705. Inside the town, the Sites and Monuments Record lists 9 archaeological sites.
On the National Inventory
4
Of national importance
0
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
9
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1705
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
7.4%
typical town: 3.4%
In pictures
5 photographs of Naul’s heritage
Catholic Church of the Nativity of Our Lady and Fourknocks Passage Tomb lead the set. Go back furthest in Naul with Catholic Church of the Nativity of Our Lady: 1820. They come from 4 photographers.
Fourknocks Passage TombArchaeological monument (SMR)
Naul BridgeRegional rating (NIAH)
Old Mill BridgeRegional rating (NIAH)
Saint Canice's Catholic ChurchRegional rating (NIAH)+1See all photosPhotos 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 Naul’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 4, by rating
4 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
4 historic places in Naul
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
Church / chapel · 1705–1715Church, Naul
Mill (water) · 1715–1825Mill (water), Naul
Water pump · 1920–1925Water pump, Naul
What’s recorded
In Naul, churches and chapels and street furniture are level at 3 each
From one type to the next, Naul’s record lists 7 kinds of building. Leading the record by rating: Naul Bridge and Herbertstown House. Just outside Naul, the oldest record dates from 1700.
Churches and chapels3
Street furniture3
Walls, gates and bridges2
Homes2
Mills, stations and works1
Farm and estate buildings1
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.
Archaeology and around
Archaeology in Naul
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
9 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.
| Cross1 record |
| Inn1 record |
| Settlement cluster1 record |
| Water mill - unclassified1 record |
| Church1 record |
| Graveyard1 record |
| Chapel1 record |
| Dovecote1 record |
| Quarry1 record |
Just outside Naul: 10
| Fourknocks Passage TombArchaeological monument (SMR) · 2.3 km outside the town |
| Naul BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Herbertstown House (farmyard complex)Regional rating (NIAH) · 2.3 km outside the town |
| Saint Canice's Catholic ChurchRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.9 km outside the town |
| Herbertstown House (belvedere, gazebo)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.7 km outside the town |
| Reynoldstown House (gate lodge)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.3 km outside the town |
| Old Mill BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.7 km outside the town |
| Reynoldstown HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.1 km outside the town |
| Post box, HazardstownRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.3 km outside the town |
| Water pump, DamastownRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.9 km outside the town |
Homes by age
New homes stand out in Naul: 18% built since 2011, where most towns have 5.8%
Naul built little from 1981 to 2000: 18% of its homes, where most towns have 24%. Building between the wars left Naul with 1.7% of its homes, below the usual 3.9%. Few of Naul’s homes date from 1946 to 1980: 11%, the norm 24%.
7.4%
Before 1919
1.7%
1919–45
11%
1946–80
18%
1981–2000
45%
2001–10
18%
Since 2011
NaulTypical 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
Naul and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naul | 684 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| Stamullen | 3,720 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Balrothery | 2,282 | 3 | 1 | 30 |
| Balbriggan | 24,322 | 43 | 1 | 19 |
| Lusk | 8,806 | 14 | 1 | 30 |
| Ashbourne | 15,680 | 2 | 0 | 35 |
| Skerries | 10,743 | 35 | 2 | 36 |
In brief
Naul in brief
Old houses are part of Naul’s character: 7.4% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. All told, the list holds 4 places on the record. It also has 9 archaeological sites on the record. The oldest is Catholic Church of the Nativity of Our Lady, from 1820.
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 Naul’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Naul?
4 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Naul?
Church, Naul: the first date on its record is 1705.
Are there archaeological sites in Naul?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 9 archaeological sites inside Naul.
How old are the homes in Naul?
7.4% 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).