Store / warehouse · 1840–1880Store, Castlemaine
Photo: Ian S · CC BY-SA 2.02buildings on the National Inventory
History of Castlemaine · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Castlemaine: 2 buildings on the National Inventory
History in Castlemaine goes back at least to 1840, the date of its oldest recorded building. The Sites and Monuments Record adds 1 archaeological site inside the town.
On the National Inventory
2
Of national importance
0
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
1
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1840
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
3.9%
typical town: 3.4%
In pictures
Old buildings of Castlemaine
So far only Ardcanaght Stones (Ogham stone (present location)) is photographed among Castlemaine’s recorded places.
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 Castlemaine’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 Castlemaine
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
House · 1890–1910House, Castlemaine
Archaeology and around
Archaeology in Castlemaine
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
1 archaeological site 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 - Anglo-Norman masonry castle1 record |
Just outside Castlemaine: 4
| Ardcanaght Stones (Ogham stone (present location))Archaeological monument (SMR) · 1.5 km outside the town |
| Ardcanaght Stones (Ogham stone (present location))Archaeological monument (SMR) · 1.5 km outside the town |
| Saint Carthage's Church (Kiltallagh)Regional rating (NIAH) · 200 m outside the town |
| House, Annagh (Tr. By.) Kiltallagh EdRegional rating (NIAH) · 700 m outside the town |
Homes by age
Since 2011, building in Castlemaine has been slow: 2.6% of its homes, the norm is 5.8%
Castlemaine’s largest group of homes, 37%, went up in the 2000s. Building between the wars went further in Castlemaine than in most towns: 6.6%, against 3.9%. Homes from before 1919 are 3.9% of Castlemaine’s housing, about the typical town’s 3.4%.
3.9%
Before 1919
6.6%
1919–45
21%
1946–80
29%
1981–2000
37%
2001–10
2.6%
Since 2011
CastlemaineTypical 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
Castlemaine and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castlemaine | 177 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Milltown | 1,118 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Killorglin | 2,163 | 10 | 1 | 3 |
| Tralee | 26,079 | 283 | 8 | 119 |
| Castleisland | 2,536 | 11 | 1 | 5 |
| Killarney | 14,412 | 100 | 4 | 59 |
In brief
Castlemaine in brief
More of Castlemaine’s homes are old than in most places: 3.9% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. All told, the list holds 2 places on the record. Beyond that, Patrick O'Sullivan (1818) was born here before 1900; and it also has an archaeological site.
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 Castlemaine’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Castlemaine?
2 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Castlemaine?
Store, Castlemaine: the first date on its record is 1840.
Are there archaeological sites in Castlemaine?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 1 archaeological site inside Castlemaine.
How old are the homes in Castlemaine?
3.9% 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 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).