Photo: P L Chadwick · CC BY-SA 2.0Kilgarvan: 8 archaeological sites on the record
Old homes stand out in Kilgarvan: 14% were built before 1919, where the typical town has 3.4%. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage records no building in Kilgarvan.
Archaeology in Kilgarvan
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
8 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.
| Church2 records |
| Bullaun stone (present location)1 record |
| Graveyard1 record |
| Graveslab1 record |
| Standing stone1 record |
| Country house1 record |
| School1 record |
Just outside Kilgarvan: 3
| Ardtully Old BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.7 km outside the town |
| Michael J. Quill CentreRegional rating (NIAH) · 800 m outside the town |
| Ardtully HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.7 km outside the town |
New homes stand out in Kilgarvan: 10% built since 2011, where most towns have 5.8%
Look at when Kilgarvan’s homes went up and one period leads: in the 2000s, with 39%. Homes built from 1946 to 1980 make up just 16% of Kilgarvan’s, against 24% in the typical town. Few of Kilgarvan’s homes date from 1981 to 2000: 17%, the norm 24%.
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.
Kilgarvan and its neighbours
Kilgarvan in brief
More of Kilgarvan’s homes are old than in most places: 14% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. It also has 8 archaeological sites on the record.
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 Kilgarvan’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Kilgarvan?
0 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
Are there archaeological sites in Kilgarvan?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 8 archaeological sites inside Kilgarvan.
How old are the homes in Kilgarvan?
14% 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) · 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).