- Address
- Straffan
- Type
- Graveyard / cemetery
- NIAH reg. no.
- 11809005
Graveyard, Straffan
About Graveyard, Straffan
Graveyard, Straffan is one of 17 buildings in Straffan the National Inventory rates Regional. Graveyard, Straffan dates from 1850–2000. 14 other places on the record stand within 400 m.
This graveyard is of considerable social and historical importance in Straffan and attests to the long-standing ecclesiastical presence in the village. Sited in the centre of the village the picturesque graveyard retains some fragments of a medieval church on the site, which is of archaeological interest.
From the National Inventory’s appraisal, record 11809005 · 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 · 11809005↗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 400 m on foot, as the crow flies
- 1Graveyard, StraffanStart here
- 2Saint Brigid's Catholic ChurchRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m on
- 3The GlebeRegional rating (NIAH) · 300 m on
12 within 150 m
Every place on the record within this distance; each opens its own page.
More churches on the record near Straffan
Start with Tea Lane Graveyard in Celbridge, 5.1 km away. The list holds 8, all within 40 km and photographed. At the edge of the list, 7.6 km away: Saint Patrick's College, Maynooth.
Questions about Graveyard, Straffan
Is Graveyard, Straffan on the National Inventory?
Yes: rated Regional (record 11809005).
Can you visit Graveyard, Straffan?
It can be seen from the street; whether you can go inside depends on its owner.
When was Graveyard, Straffan built?
Its National Inventory record dates it to 1850–2000.
Is Graveyard, 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).
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