- Type
- Country house
- NIAH reg. no.
- 21902821
Elm Hill
Many historic buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.
About Elm Hill
Elm Hill is one of 2 buildings in Ardagh the National Inventory rates Regional. Elm Hill dates from 1780–1800.
Though it has fallen into disrepair, this imposing house retains much of its former grandeur. A high level of technical and artistic skill is evidenced in its design, particularly in the tooled limestone doorcase, the carved timber door and the slate-hung elevations.
From the National Inventory’s appraisal, record 21902821 · 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 · 21902821↗Regional is the National Inventory’s rating for a building of significance in its region; most rated buildings carry it.
Finding Elm Hill
Ardagh
Other recorded houses around Ardagh
All 8 are pictured and within 40 km. Start with Dromore Castle in Kildimo, 20 km away. The farthest is “House, 2 Pery Square, Limerick” in Dock, 32 km away.
Questions about Elm Hill
Is Elm Hill on the National Inventory?
Yes: rated Regional (record 21902821).
Can you visit Elm Hill?
Many historic buildings are private homes; this one can be seen from the street.
When was Elm Hill built?
Its National Inventory record dates it to 1780–1800.
Is Elm Hill 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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