NatMill (wind) · 1500–1550Skerries Mills (mill (wind))SkerriesPhoto: Darcydwyer · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons file
Skerries Martello Tower · Photo: Piers · CC BY-SA 4.035buildings on the National Inventory
History of Skerries · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Skerries: 35 buildings on the National Inventory, 2 of them of national importance
Old homes stand out in Skerries: 7.5% were built before 1919, where the typical town has 3.4%. The earliest building recorded goes back to 1500. The Sites and Monuments Record adds 36 archaeological sites inside the town. For every 10,000 residents, Skerries has 33 buildings on the record; the typical town has 48.
On the National Inventory
35
33 per 10,000 residents
typical town: 48
typical town: 48
Of national importance
2
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
36
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1500
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
7.5%
typical town: 3.4%
In pictures
12 photographs of Skerries’s heritage
10 recorded places in Skerries have a photo. 2 of the highest-rated places in Skerries have a photo. Among them: Skerries Martello Tower and Skerries Mills (mill (wind)).
Skerries Mills (mill (wind))National rating (NIAH)
Harbour, SkerriesRegional rating (NIAH)
Skerries Railway StationRegional rating (NIAH)
Skerries Mills (mill (water))Regional rating (NIAH)
Ardgillan CastleNational rating (NIAH)+7See 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 Skerries’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 35, by rating
2 National and International33 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
2 places of national importance in Skerries
Buildings the National Inventory rates National or International: of significance across Ireland or beyond. Each one opens its own page.
NatRegional and other sites
33 more historic places in Skerries
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
All 18, A to Z
Hamilton MonumentIvettaNealon'sSaint Patrick's Catholic ChurchSaint Patrick's Church (Holmpatrick)Saint Patrick's National SchoolSkerries Carnegie Free LibrarySkerries Church (Holmpatrick) (bell tower / stand)Skerries Church (Holmpatrick) (graveyard / cemetery)Skerries Garda Síochána StationSkerries Methodist ChurchSkerries Mills (mill (water))Skerries Mills (mill (wind))Skerries Railway StationSkerries Railway Station (station master's house)Slieve DonardThe Gladstone InnThe White House
15 recorded by their type and address
15 are recorded only by their type and address: 10 homes, 2 walls, gates and bridges and 2 street furniture; most date from the 19th century.
17th century1
18th century4
19th century10
What’s recorded
More homes than anything else in Skerries: 46%
The next biggest group is public buildings, 4 in all. Two of the highest-rated records are Skerries Mills and Skerries Martello Tower. All told, 8 kinds of building appear on Skerries’s record.
Homes16
Public buildings4
Churches and chapels4
Mills, stations and works4
Walls, gates and bridges2
Street furniture2
Memorials and tombs1
Other buildings2
Types as the National Inventory records them, grouped; a building keeps the type it was built as.
How old
Most of Skerries’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
1500–1799 three centuries8
19th century 1800–189920
1900 and later to today7
8 of the 35 dated ones were built before 1800. The oldest is Skerries Mills, from 1500.
Archaeology and around
Archaeology in Skerries
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
36 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.
| Enclosure5 records |
| Prehistoric site - lithic scatter3 records |
| Souterrain3 records |
| Burnt mound3 records |
| Windmill2 records |
| Graveslab2 records |
| Fulacht fia2 records |
| Cairn - unclassified1 record |
| Mound1 record |
| Martello tower1 record |
| Water mill - unclassified1 record |
| Well1 record |
| Religious house - Augustinian canons1 record |
| Church1 record |
| Graveyard1 record |
| 8 more kinds8 records |
Just outside Skerries: 10
| Ardgillan CastleNational rating (NIAH) · 800 m outside the town |
| Shenick's Island Martello TowerNational rating (NIAH) · 1 km outside the town |
| Graveyard, Grange (Ba. E By.) Holmpatrick EdNational rating (NIAH) · 1.7 km outside the town |
| Milverton Hall (farmyard complex)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.3 km outside the town |
| Milverton Hall (gate lodge)Regional rating (NIAH) · 700 m outside the town |
| Milverton Hall (gate lodge)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.9 km outside the town |
| Milverton Hall (gate lodge)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.5 km outside the town |
| Milverton Hall (gate lodge)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.6 km outside the town |
| Milverton Hall (gate lodge)Regional rating (NIAH) · 1.9 km outside the town |
| Ivy LodgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 400 m outside the town |
Homes by age
Since 2011, Skerries has added 11% of its homes, against a usual 5.8%
In Skerries, homes from before 2001 outnumber all those built since. No period built more of Skerries than from 1981 to 2000: 33% of its homes. Against a typical 25%, only 16% of Skerries’s homes went up in the 2000s.
7.5%
Before 1919
3%
1919–45
30%
1946–80
33%
1981–2000
16%
2001–10
11%
Since 2011
SkerriesTypical 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
Skerries and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skerries | 10,743 | 35 | 2 | 36 |
| Balrothery | 2,282 | 3 | 1 | 30 |
| Rush | 10,875 | 25 | 1 | 5 |
| Balbriggan | 24,322 | 43 | 1 | 19 |
| Lusk | 8,806 | 14 | 1 | 30 |
| Portrane | 1,262 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| Donabate | 9,669 | 18 | 0 | 11 |
In brief
Skerries in brief
Old houses are part of Skerries’s character: 7.5% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. In all there are 35 places on the record, 2 of them in the top tier, including Skerries Mills. Of the 35 with a date, 20 come from the 19th century. The oldest is Skerries Mills, from 1500.
The archaeological record adds 36 sites. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: it has 35 recorded buildings, about typical for a town its size (the middle one has 72); per resident it sits near the middle of Irish towns of 2,500 or more; and J.P. "Paddy" Saul (1894) 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 Skerries’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Skerries?
35 buildings on the National Inventory, 2 of them of national importance, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
Which places in Skerries are of national importance?
Skerries Mills (mill (wind)) and Skerries Martello Tower.
What is the oldest building in Skerries?
Skerries Mills: the first date on its record is 1500.
Are there archaeological sites in Skerries?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 36 archaeological sites inside Skerries.
How old are the homes in Skerries?
7.5% 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) · Photos: Wikimedia Commons, including the National Library of Ireland’s collections, each credited with its licence and copied to our own server · 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).