Country house · 1847–1853Beaufort HouseBeaufort
Photo: Europa76 · CC BY-SA 3.01building on the National Inventory
History of Beaufort · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Beaufort has 1 building on the National Inventory
History in Beaufort goes back at least to 1847, the date of its oldest recorded building. Inside the town, the Sites and Monuments Record lists 3 archaeological sites. Of its homes, 6% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town.
On the National Inventory
1
Of national importance
0
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
3
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1847
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
6%
typical town: 3.4%
In pictures
Beaufort’s buildings in 3 pictures
The set opens with Beaufort Bridge and Dunloe Ogham Stones (Ogham stone (present location)). They come from 3 photographers.
Beaufort BridgeRegional rating (NIAH)
Dunloe Ogham Stones (Ogham stone (present location))Archaeological monument (SMR)
Saint Mary's Catholic ChurchRegional rating (NIAH)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 Beaufort’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 1, by rating
1 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
One historic place in Beaufort
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
What’s recorded
The record in and around Beaufort: homes first, at 50%
Beyond Beaufort’s edge the record is older still: 1730. In second place come churches and chapels, with 3. At the top of the record: Churchtown House and Grenagh House.
Homes4
Churches and chapels3
Walls, gates and bridges1
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 Beaufort
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
3 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.
| Souterrain1 record |
| Ringfort - rath1 record |
| Ogham stone (present location)1 record |
Just outside Beaufort: 14
| Dunloe Ogham Stones (Ogham stone (present location))Archaeological monument (SMR) · 500 m outside the town |
| Dunloe Ogham Stones (Ogham stone (present location))Archaeological monument (SMR) · 500 m outside the town |
| Dunloe Ogham Stones (Ogham stone (present location))Archaeological monument (SMR) · 500 m outside the town |
| Dunloe Ogham Stones (Ogham stone (present location))Archaeological monument (SMR) · 500 m outside the town |
| Dunloe Ogham Stones (Ogham stone (present location))Archaeological monument (SMR) · 500 m outside the town |
| Dunloe Ogham Stones (Ogham stone (present location))Archaeological monument (SMR) · 500 m outside the town |
| Dunloe Ogham Stones (Ogham stone (present location))Archaeological monument (SMR) · 500 m outside the town |
| Churchtown HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.5 km outside the town |
| Grenagh HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.1 km outside the town |
| Beaufort BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m outside the town |
| Knockane ChurchRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.5 km outside the town |
| Mausoleum, Knockane ChurchRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.5 km outside the town |
| LakeviewRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.7 km outside the town |
| Saint Mary's Catholic ChurchRegional rating (NIAH) · 700 m outside the town |
Homes by age
New homes are rare in Beaufort: 3% since 2011, against a usual 5.8%
Against a typical 24%, 52% of Beaufort’s homes went up from 1981 to 2000. Beaufort added comparatively little between the wars: 1% of its homes, the typical town 3.9%. Few of Beaufort’s homes date from 1946 to 1980: 15%, the norm 24%.
6%
Before 1919
1%
1919–45
15%
1946–80
52%
1981–2000
23%
2001–10
3%
Since 2011
BeaufortTypical 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
Beaufort and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaufort | 273 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Killarney | 14,412 | 100 | 4 | 59 |
| Milltown | 1,118 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Killorglin | 2,163 | 10 | 1 | 3 |
In brief
Beaufort in brief
Old houses are part of Beaufort’s character: 6% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. All told, the list holds 1 place on the record. The oldest is Beaufort House, from 1847. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: it also has 3 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 Beaufort’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Beaufort?
1 building on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Beaufort?
Beaufort House: the first date on its record is 1847.
Are there archaeological sites in Beaufort?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 3 archaeological sites inside Beaufort.
How old are the homes in Beaufort?
6% 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).