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History of Newcastle · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Newcastle: 24 buildings on the National Inventory, one of them of national importance
History in Newcastle goes back at least to 1710, the date of its oldest recorded building. Of its homes, 0.9% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. The Sites and Monuments Record adds 13 archaeological sites inside the town. For every 10,000 residents, Newcastle has 53 buildings on the record; the typical town has 48.
On the National Inventory
24
53 per 10,000 residents
typical town: 48
typical town: 48
Of national importance
1
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
13
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1710
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
0.9%
typical town: 3.4%
In pictures
Newcastle’s buildings in 2 pictures
You can start with Hazelhatch Bridge and St Finian's R.C. Church.
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 Newcastle’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 24, by rating
1 National and International23 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 Newcastle
Buildings the National Inventory rates National or International: of significance across Ireland or beyond. Each one opens its own page.
Regional and other sites
23 more historic places in Newcastle
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
All 13, A to Z
Ballynakelly HouseBrian McEvoyMausoleum, Saint Finian's Church (Newcastle)Newcastle Farm (farm house)Newcastle Farm (farmyard complex)Newcastle HouseNewcastle Lodge (house)Newcastle Lodge (outbuilding)Newcastle National SchoolNewcastle National SchoolSaint Finian's Catholic ChurchThe Old Glebe (building misc)The Old Glebe (rectory / glebe / vicarage / curate's house)
10 recorded by their type and address
10 are recorded only by their type and address: 5 homes, 4 street furniture and 1 farm and estate buildings; most date from the 19th century.
18th century1
19th century7
20th century2
What’s recorded
Newcastle’s record leans to homes: 46%
All told, 6 kinds of building appear on Newcastle’s record. The second-largest group on the record is street furniture, with 4. Leading the record by rating: Saint Finian's Church and The Old Glebe.
Homes11
Street furniture4
Churches and chapels3
Farm and estate buildings3
Public buildings2
Other buildings1
Types as the National Inventory records them, grouped; a building keeps the type it was built as.
How old
Most of Newcastle’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
1500–1799 three centuries3
19th century 1800–189918
1900 and later to today3
3 of the 24 dated ones were built before 1800. The oldest is The Old Glebe, from 1710.
Archaeology and around
Archaeology in Newcastle
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
13 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 - tower house4 records |
| Castle - motte1 record |
| Church1 record |
| Cross1 record |
| Settlement deserted - medieval1 record |
| Graveyard1 record |
| Well1 record |
| Fulacht fia1 record |
| Ring-ditch1 record |
| Font (present location)1 record |
Just outside Newcastle: 29
| Colganstown HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 200 m outside the town |
| The Hatch BarRegional rating (NIAH) · 900 m outside the town |
| Blundelstown HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 300 m outside the town |
| McEvoy'sRegional rating (NIAH) · 1 km outside the town |
| Athgoe Castle (country house)Regional rating (NIAH) · 400 m outside the town |
| Athgoe Castle (outbuilding)Regional rating (NIAH) · 300 m outside the town |
| Athgoe Castle (stables)Regional rating (NIAH) · 300 m outside the town |
| Hazelhatch BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 1 km outside the town |
| Ringwood HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.2 km outside the town |
| Bank HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 1 km outside the town |
| Westmanstown HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Rathcreedan HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 500 m outside the town |
| Lyons LodgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.5 km outside the town |
| Hazelhatch HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.1 km outside the town |
| KeelogesRegional rating (NIAH) · 900 m outside the town |
| The CottageRegional rating (NIAH) · 800 m outside the town |
| St Finian's R.C. ChurchRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.3 km outside the town |
| Reniskey HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 700 m outside the town |
| House, Hazelhatch Bridge, HazelhatchRegional rating (NIAH) · 1 km outside the town |
| Store, Hazelhatch Bridge, HazelhatchRegional rating (NIAH) · 1 km outside the town |
Homes by age
A growing town: 30% of Newcastle’s homes date from 2011 on, the norm is 5.8%
The largest single period is in the 2000s, with 44% of Newcastle’s homes. Newcastle built little between the wars: 0.7% of its homes, where most towns have 3.9%. Few of Newcastle’s homes date from 1981 to 2000: 6.4%, the norm 24%.
0.9%
Before 1919
0.7%
1919–45
17%
1946–80
6.4%
1981–2000
44%
2001–10
30%
Since 2011
NewcastleTypical 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
Newcastle and its neighbours
In brief
Newcastle in brief
The official list counts 24 places on the record in Newcastle, 1 of them in the top tier, including Saint Finian's Church (Newcastle). Of the 24 with a date, 18 come from the 19th century. The oldest is The Old Glebe, from 1710.
Its homes are mostly newer: 0.9% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. It also has 13 archaeological sites on the record. Beyond that, it has 24 recorded buildings, about typical for a town its size (the middle one has 31); and per resident it sits near the middle of Irish towns of 2,500 or more.
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 Newcastle’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Newcastle?
24 buildings on the National Inventory, one of them of national importance, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
Which places in Newcastle are of national importance?
Saint Finian's Church (Newcastle).
What is the oldest building in Newcastle?
The Old Glebe: the first date on its record is 1710.
Are there archaeological sites in Newcastle?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 13 archaeological sites inside Newcastle.
How old are the homes in Newcastle?
0.9% 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).