- Address
- Ballitore
- Type
- Forge / smithy
- NIAH reg. no.
- 11822066
Forge, Ballitore
About Forge, Ballitore
Forge, Ballitore is one of 45 buildings in Ballitore the National Inventory rates Regional. Forge, Ballitore dates from 1840–1860. 38 other places on the record stand within 400 m.
This building, originally built as a forge, is an attractive rubble stone range that retains most of its original form and character, despite apparently no longer being in use – the building is of social and historical interest for its original use as a small-scale industrial operation.
From the National Inventory’s appraisal, record 11822066 · CC BY 4.0 · Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
NIAHRead its National Inventory recordThe full description and appraisal, the survey photo and the map · 11822066↗Regional is the National Inventory’s rating for a building of significance in its region; most rated buildings carry it.
Make it a walk: 5 historic places in about 10 minutes
Ballitore, Ballitore · about 600 m on foot, as the crow flies
29 within 150 m
Every place on the record within this distance; each opens its own page.
Show the other 11
Buildings on the record near Ballitore
Just 11 km away stands Athy Railway Station, in Athy. Within 40 km, 8 have a photo. At the edge of the list, 33 km away: Portlaoise Railway Station, Portlaoise.
Questions about Forge, Ballitore
Is Forge, Ballitore on the National Inventory?
Yes: rated Regional (record 11822066).
Can you visit Forge, Ballitore?
It can be seen from the street; whether you can go inside depends on its owner.
When was Forge, Ballitore built?
Its National Inventory record dates it to 1840–1860.
Is Forge, Ballitore 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.
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). Under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).
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