Building misc, Birr Castle
Also known as Leviathan of Parsonstown
Birr
Building misc, Birr Castle, 1859 and today
Drag across to compare. The two views aren’t taken from exactly the same spot.
1859: Photo: Richard Adams Locke, Joseph Nicolas Nicollet · Public domain. Today: Photo: Working Men's Educational Union · Public domain.
About Building misc, Birr Castle
Building misc, Birr Castle is one of 3 buildings in Birr the National Inventory rates National. Its record dates Building misc, Birr Castle to 1840–1850. 51 other places on the record stand within 400 m.
The world renowned astronomer, Patrick Moore, stated that 'the story of Birr astronomy is unique. Alone and unaided the Third Earl made what is by far the most powerful telescope ever constructed, and used it to such good effect that he was able to see further and more clearly than anyone before him.
From the National Inventory’s appraisal, record 14819269 · 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 · 14819269↗National is the National Inventory’s second-highest rating: a building of significance across Ireland.
1 old view of Building misc, Birr Castle
Made before 1950, from 1859: public domain, or from the National Library of Ireland with no known copyright restrictions. Tap one to see it full screen.
1859From Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server; each credit is in the viewer.
Make it a walk: 5 historic places in about 10 minutes
Birr · about 600 m on foot, as the crow flies
- 1Building misc, Birr CastleStart here
- 2Icehouse, Birr CastleRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m on
- 3Bridge, Birr CastleRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m on
- 4Turbine house, Birr CastleRegional rating (NIAH) · 200 m on
- 5The MaltingsRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m on
1 within 150 m
Every place on the record within this distance; each opens its own page.
Questions about Building misc, Birr Castle
Is Building misc, Birr Castle on the National Inventory?
Yes: rated National (record 14819269).
Can you visit Building misc, Birr Castle?
It can be seen from the street; whether you can go inside depends on its owner.
When was Building misc, Birr Castle built?
Its National Inventory record dates it to 1840–1850.
Is Building misc, Birr Castle 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) · 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).
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