- Address
- Abbey Street, Castledermot
- Type
- Rectory / glebe / vicarage / curate's house
- NIAH reg. no.
- 11823033
The Rectory
Abbey Street, Castledermot
Many historic buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.
About The Rectory
The Rectory is one of 37 buildings in Castledermot the National Inventory rates Regional. Its record dates The Rectory to 1820–1860. 38 other places on the record stand within 400 m.
Castledermot Rectory is a fine and well-maintained substantial house of two periods that is of social interest as the residence for the Church of Ireland clergy in the locality. The rectory is also of some historic interest, representing the expansion of a Church of Ireland presence in the locality.
From the National Inventory’s appraisal, record 11823033 · 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 · 11823033↗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
Castledermot · about 500 m on foot, as the crow flies
- 1The RectoryStart here
- 2Bell tower, Catholic Church of the AssumptionRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m on
- 3Castledermot Vocational SchoolRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m on
- 4
Castledermot FriaryArchaeological monument (SMR) · 100 m on - 5Gates, Saint James's Church (Castledermot)Regional rating (NIAH) · 200 m on
Doyle's BridgeRegional rating (NIAH)300 mSaint John's TowerArchaeological monument (SMR)400 mCrophill HouseRegional rating (NIAH)800 mWoodlandsRegional rating (NIAH)1.4 km14 within 150 m
Every place on the record within this distance; each opens its own page.
Recorded houses around Castledermot
The list holds 8, all within 40 km and photographed. Start with Kilmorony House in Ballyroe, 9.5 km away. At the edge of the list, 27 km away: Castlecomer House, Castlecomer.
Questions about The Rectory
Is The Rectory on the National Inventory?
Yes: rated Regional (record 11823033).
Can you visit The Rectory?
Many historic buildings are private homes; this one can be seen from the street.
When was The Rectory built?
Its National Inventory record dates it to 1820–1860.
Is The Rectory 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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