Allen Bridge · Photo: Scaramanga731 · CC BY-SA 4.0Kilcock: 44 buildings on the National Inventory
History in Kilcock goes back at least to 1715, the date of its oldest recorded building. Inside the town, the Sites and Monuments Record lists 10 archaeological sites. For every 10,000 residents, Kilcock has 51 buildings on the record; the typical town has 48. 1.4% of its homes date from before 1919; the typical town has 3.4%.
typical town: 48
5 photos of Kilcock’s landmarks
The oldest building pictured in Kilcock is 16th Lock, from 1780. Of the places on Kilcock’s record, 3 have a photo here. Look out for Allen Bridge and 16th Lock.
16th LockRegional rating (NIAH)
Saint Coca's Catholic ChurchRegional rating (NIAH)
Chambers Bridge and 15th LockRegional rating (NIAH)
McLoghlin BridgeRegional rating (NIAH)+1See all photosPhotos 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.
Where Kilcock’s history is
Every building and site on the record inside the town, by its rating.
Hover a dot for its name; tap one to open its page.
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).
44 historic places in Kilcock
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
All 16, A to Z
28 recorded by their type and address
28 are recorded only by their type and address: 19 homes, 3 other buildings and 2 street furniture; most date from the 19th century.
Church Street has the most
Streets with three or more buildings on the record, by the address it gives.
Of the 44 records, 31 give a street address.
Kilcock’s largest group: homes, 57% of the record
In Kilcock, churches and chapels weigh more than nationally: 11%, against 7%. The highest-rated include The Shrubbery and 16th Lock. Regional importance is the highest rating any of Kilcock’s buildings holds.
Types as the National Inventory records them, grouped; a building keeps the type it was built as.
Most of Kilcock’s dated buildings come from the 19th century
Each building by the first date on its record.
7 of the 44 dated ones were built before 1800.
Archaeology in Kilcock
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
10 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.
| Ring-ditch2 records |
| Ecclesiastical site1 record |
| Church1 record |
| Graveyard1 record |
| Coffin-resting stone1 record |
| Children's burial ground1 record |
| Ritual site - holy well1 record |
| Font1 record |
| Cross - Market cross1 record |
Just outside Kilcock: 4
| Pitchfordstown HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 900 m outside the town |
| Chambers Bridge and 15th LockRegional rating (NIAH) · 500 m outside the town |
| McLoghlin BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.4 km outside the town |
| Boycetown HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 500 m outside the town |
Since 2011, Kilcock has added 31% of its homes, against a usual 5.8%
Kilcock added comparatively little from 1946 to 1980: 7.8% of its homes, the typical town 24%. Few of Kilcock’s homes date between the wars: 0.5%, the norm 3.9%. The busiest building years in Kilcock were in the 2000s, which account for 39% of today’s homes.
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.
Kilcock and its neighbours
Kilcock in brief
The official list counts 44 places on the record in Kilcock. Church Street alone has 10 places on the record. Most entries on the list, 57%, are homes. Of the 44 with a date, 26 come from the 19th century. The oldest is The Shrubbery, from 1730.
Its homes are mostly newer: 1.4% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. It also has 10 archaeological sites on the record. The rest is about typical: it has 44 recorded buildings, about typical for a town its size (the middle one has 44); and per resident it sits near the middle of Irish towns of 2,500 or more.
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 Kilcock’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Kilcock?
44 buildings on the National Inventory, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
What is the oldest building in Kilcock?
Graveyard, Church Lane, Kilcock: the first date on its record is 1715.
Are there archaeological sites in Kilcock?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 10 archaeological sites inside Kilcock.
How old are the homes in Kilcock?
1.4% 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).