- Type
- Country house
- NIAH reg. no.
- 16401905
Dunran Castle
Many historic buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.
About Dunran Castle
Dunran Castle is one of 18 buildings in Newcastle the National Inventory rates Regional. Dunran Castle dates from 1810–1830. One other place on the record stands within 400 m.
Following the 1850s remodelling this early 19th-century country house assumed an Italianate appearance. It is nevertheless a fine and well preserved house and is a strong asset to the heritage of the area.
From the National Inventory’s appraisal, record 16401905 · 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 · 16401905↗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 15 minutes
Newcastle · about 700 m on foot, as the crow flies
- 1Dunran CastleStart here
- 2Kiltimon CastleRegional rating (NIAH) · 300 m on
- 3Kiltimon HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 400 m on
Newcastle Church (Newcastle Lower)Regional rating (NIAH)2.9 kmOldfortRegional rating (NIAH)3 kmMillbrook HouseRegional rating (NIAH)3 kmNear Newcastle: more houses on the record
Just 6.7 km away stands Altidore Castle, in Kilpedder. The list holds 8, all within 40 km and photographed. Monkstown Castle in Dún Laoghaire is the farthest, at 26 km.
Questions about Dunran Castle
Is Dunran Castle on the National Inventory?
Yes: rated Regional (record 16401905).
Can you visit Dunran Castle?
Many historic buildings are private homes; this one can be seen from the street.
When was Dunran Castle built?
Its National Inventory record dates it to 1810–1830.
Is Dunran 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). Under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).
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