- Address
- Straffan
- Type
- Gates / railings / walls
- NIAH reg. no.
- 11809017
Gates, Straffan
About Gates, Straffan
The National Inventory rates Gates, Straffan Regional, one of 17 in Straffan. Gates, Straffan dates from 1840–1880. 14 other places on the record stand within 400 m.
This section of rubble stone boundary wall is a fine example of the once prolific, but increasingly rare, traditional method of constructing boundary walls. Replacement or modern boundary walls are frequently built with less attention paid to stone masonry traditions.
From the National Inventory’s appraisal, record 11809017 · 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 · 11809017↗Regional is the National Inventory’s rating for a building of significance in its region; most rated buildings carry it.
Make it a walk: 3 historic places in about 10 minutes
Straffan, Straffan · about 500 m on foot, as the crow flies
- 1Gates, StraffanStart here
- 2
Straffan ChurchRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m on - 3The GlebeRegional rating (NIAH) · 400 m on
12 within 150 m
Every place on the record within this distance; each opens its own page.
Near Straffan: more walls, gates and bridges on the record
All 8 are pictured and within 40 km. Start with Henry Bridge in Celbridge, 3.3 km away. Farthest out is Mullen Bridge, Maynooth, 7.5 km away.
Questions about Gates, Straffan
Is Gates, Straffan on the National Inventory?
Yes: rated Regional (record 11809017).
Can you visit Gates, Straffan?
It can be seen from the street; whether you can go inside depends on its owner.
When was Gates, Straffan built?
Its National Inventory record dates it to 1840–1880.
Is Gates, Straffan 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).
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).