Farmyard complex · 1780–1820Farmyard complex, Bóthar Áth Cinn [Headford Road], Baile an Phoill [Ballinfoile]
Photo: Mike Searle · CC BY-SA 2.02buildings on the National Inventory
History of Castlegar · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Castlegar: 2 buildings on the National Inventory
0.4% of its homes date from before 1919; the typical town has 3.4%. Its oldest building dates from 1780. Inside the town, the Sites and Monuments Record lists 11 archaeological sites. For every 10,000 residents, Castlegar has 4.6 buildings on the record; the typical town has 48.
On the National Inventory
2
4.6 per 10,000 residents
typical town: 48
typical town: 48
Of national importance
0
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
11
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1780
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
0.4%
typical town: 3.4%
The map
Where Castlegar’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 2, by rating
2 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
2 historic places in Castlegar
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
House · 1780–1820House, An Caisleán Gearr [Castlegar]
Archaeology and around
Archaeology in Castlegar
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
11 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.
| Quarry5 records |
| Castle - tower house2 records |
| Crannog2 records |
| Children's burial ground1 record |
| Chapel1 record |
Homes by age
The biggest share of Castlegar’s homes dates in the 2000s: 41%
Half of the homes standing in Castlegar today were built before 2001. Fewer of Castlegar’s homes than usual date between the wars: 0.4%, against 3.9%. Castlegar’s newest homes, from 2011 or later, are 6.8%, roughly the usual 5.8%.
0.4%
Before 1919
0.4%
1919–45
24%
1946–80
28%
1981–2000
41%
2001–10
6.8%
Since 2011
CastlegarTypical 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.
Towns its size
How Castlegar compares with 16 towns its size
Towns of 4,100 to 4,600 residents, by buildings on the record.
Castlegar2
#15 of 16for buildings on the record per resident (4.6 per 10,000). St Luke's, Tivoli and Macroom lead.
14 have more. The typical town its size has 15.
Neighbours
Castlegar and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castlegar | 4,315 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| Ballinfoile and Terryland | 5,851 | 9 | 0 | 30 |
| Mervue | 4,126 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Eyre Square | 6,801 | 81 | 2 | 27 |
| Woodquay and Nuns Island | 4,948 | 120 | 6 | 59 |
| Murrough | 2,909 | 4 | 0 | 17 |
| Dangan | 4,621 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
In brief
Castlegar in brief
Castlegar has 2 places on the record. Its homes are mostly newer: 0.4% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. The archaeological record adds 11 sites. Most towns its size have more recorded buildings: the typical one has 15.
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 Castlegar’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Castlegar?
2 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Castlegar?
Farmyard complex, Bóthar Áth Cinn [Headford Road], Baile an Phoill [Ballinfoile]: the first date on its record is 1780.
Are there archaeological sites in Castlegar?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 11 archaeological sites inside Castlegar.
How old are the homes in Castlegar?
0.4% 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.
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 (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).