- Address
- Putland Road, Bray
- Type
- House
- NIAH reg. no.
- 16301039
Bray Head House
Putland Road, Bray
Many historic buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.
About Bray Head House
The National Inventory rates Bray Head House Regional, one of 318 in Bray. Bray Head House dates from 1830–1850. 4 other places on the record stand within 400 m.
A gentleman's residence dating from the early 19th century, which has seen a number of changes of use with attendant alterations to the fabric. The changes add a certain richness to the understanding of its origins.
From the National Inventory’s appraisal, record 16301039 · 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 · 16301039↗Regional is the National Inventory’s rating for a building of significance in its region; most rated buildings carry it.
Make it a walk: 5 historic places in about 20 minutes
Bray · about 1 km on foot, as the crow flies
- 1Bray Head HouseStart here
- 2LaurideneRegional rating (NIAH) · 200 m on
- 3Loreto ConventRegional rating (NIAH) · 400 m on
- 4CaraghRegional rating (NIAH) · 300 m on
- 5DunoreRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m on
Other recorded houses around Bray
8 like it are within 40 km, each with a photo. Powerscourt House in Enniskerry is the nearest, at 5.8 km. The list reaches Rathfarnham Castle in Rathfarnham, 17 km away.
Questions about Bray Head House
Is Bray Head House on the National Inventory?
Yes: rated Regional (record 16301039).
Can you visit Bray Head House?
Many historic buildings are private homes; this one can be seen from the street.
When was Bray Head House built?
Its National Inventory record dates it to 1830–1850.
Is Bray Head House 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).