- Address
- Birr
- Type
- Country house
- NIAH reg. no.
- 14935005
Syngefield
Birr
Many historic buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.
About Syngefield
The National Inventory rates Syngefield Regional, one of 295 in Birr. Syngefield dates from 1740–1780.
Though derelict and uninhabited, this fine country house remains impressive in both design and stature. Palladian motifs including Venetian windows, entrance door and a blocked up Diocletian windows give this fine building a classically inspired character.
From the National Inventory’s appraisal, record 14935005 · 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 · 14935005↗Regional is the National Inventory’s rating for a building of significance in its region; most rated buildings carry it.
Finding Syngefield
Birr
More houses on the record near Birr
There are 8 with photos within 40 km. Closest of all: Damer House, Roscrea, 17 km away. Farthest out is Maryville, Portlaoise, 40 km away.
Questions about Syngefield
Is Syngefield on the National Inventory?
Yes: rated Regional (record 14935005).
Can you visit Syngefield?
Many historic buildings are private homes; this one can be seen from the street.
When was Syngefield built?
Its National Inventory record dates it to 1740–1780.
Is Syngefield 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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