AHouseSt. Macartin's CathedralChurch St.Photo: Rosemary Nelson · CC BY-SA 2.0
St.Michael's Rc Church · Photo: Andreas F. Borchert · CC BY-SA 4.0–Not graded
History of Enniskillen · HED
93 listed buildings, 2 of them in the top grade
HED counts them inside Enniskillen’s settlement, 66 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 5 scheduled monuments. We have photos of 5 of its listed buildings.
Listed buildings
93
66 per 10,000 residents
Grade A
2
exceptional interest
Grade B+
7
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
5
2 registered parks & gardens
In pictures
Enniskillen in 5 photos
Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
St. Macartin's CathedralGrade A listed
The General Cole ColumnGrade A listed
Town Hall, The DiamondGrade B+ listed
Methodist ChurchGrade B+ listed+1See all photosPhotos from Wikimedia Commons and Geograph, copied to our own server, each credited to its photographer with its licence; names open the building’s page or its official list entry.
The map
Where Enniskillen’s history is
Every Grade A and B+ building, monument and historic park.
Grade AGrade B+Scheduled monumentPark or garden
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
93 listed buildings by grade
2 Grade A7 Grade B+84 Grade B
The Department for Communities lists buildings of special architectural or historic interest in Northern Ireland in three main grades: Grade A for buildings of the greatest importance (about 2.4% of listed buildings), Grade B+ for buildings of particular quality or interest (about 7.4%), and Grade B, with B1 and B2, for buildings of special interest (about 90%). Listing protects the whole building, inside and out.
Every entry on the Department for Communities’ Historic Buildings Record whose point lies inside NISRA’s settlement development limit (2015). One list entry can cover a terrace or a group of buildings.
Grade A
The 2 Grade A listed buildings in Enniskillen
Buildings of the greatest importance, about 2.4% of all listed buildings. Every one is photographed. Each opens its own page, with the official list entry.
AHouseThe General Cole ColumnFort HillPhoto: Kenneth Allen · CC BY-SA 2.0
Grade B+
The 7 Grade B+ listed buildings in Enniskillen
Buildings of particular quality or interest. 3 are photographed.
B+PublicTown Hall, The DiamondThe DiamondPhoto: Kenneth Allen · CC BY-SA 2.0
B+ChurchMethodist ChurchDarling St.Photo: Kenneth Allen · CC BY-SA 2.0
B+ChurchSt.Michael's Rc ChurchDarling St.Photo: Andreas F. Borchert · CC BY-SA 4.0
PublicArdhowen Theatre, 97 Dublin Road, Enniskillen Co Fermanagh, BT74 6FZArdhowen Theatre, 97 Dublin Road, Enniskillen Co Fermanagh, BT74 6FZ
PublicCastle Redoubt Fortifications at Connacht HouseOff Henry St.
PublicChapel at the Convent of the Sisters of Mercy Belmore St.Enniskillen
Walls & gatesWest Gate LodgeCastle Coole
Historic streets
Willoughby Place has the most listed buildings
Streets by the listed entries with an address on them. One entry can be a whole terrace, so long rows count once.
Willoughby Place14 listed
Darling St.9 listed
Church St.3 listed
Of the 93 entries, 30 are named by a street address; the rest are named buildings such as churches, halls and bridges.
What’s protected
Most of Enniskillen’s listed buildings are homes
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
Houses, terraces & villas55
Public & civic buildings17
Walls, gates & bridges8
Inns, shops & warehouses5
Churches, chapels & priories5
Street furniture2
Memorials, crosses & tombs1
55 entries (59%) are houses, terraces and villas. 5 are churches, chapels and priories.
Buildings are sorted by words in each entry’s name (church, gate, inn, memorial…): the list’s open data has no building type. An entry named only by its address counts as a house.
Grade B
84 Grade B listed buildings
Most listed buildings are in this grade, which covers buildings of special interest. Open any building to read its official list entry.
All 84 Grade B listed buildings, A to Z
Allied Irish BankBand Stand, Fort HillBank of IrelandBlake's Bar, 6 Church St.Block B, Old Castle BarracksBlock a, Old Castle BarracksCemetery Entrance GatesChanterhill HouseConnacht HouseConvent of the Sisters of MercyCourt House, 17 East Bridge St.Enniskillen Collegiate SchoolEntrance Gate ScreenErne or West BridgeFermanagh Times OfficeFormer Enniskillen WorkhouseFormer Scottish Cooperative Wholesale Society factory ('The Scotch Stores')Former Scottish Cooperative Wholesale Society factory ('The Scotch Stores')Former Scottish Cooperative Wholesale Society factory ('The Scotch Stores')Former Scottish Cooperative Wholesale Society factory ('The Scotch Stores')Former Scottish Cooperative Wholesale Society factory ('The Scotch Stores')Former TRUSTEES SAVINGS BANKGymnasium BlockMagee's Spirit StoreMain Block, Portora Royal SchoolMain Block, Ruc Training CentreMasonic HallMethodist Church HallMilestone 1 MileModel School House Education Offices, 28 Dublin Road, Enniskillen BT74 6HNMortuary ChapelMunster House at Portora Royal SchoolMusic Department Technical CollegeNorthern BankOrange Hall, 36 East Bridge St.Presbyterian ChurchProctor's FlatsRoyal Hotel, 4 East Bridge St.South African War MemorialThe Bush BarThe Butter MarketThe Harp and CrownThe Steele HallThistlebank HouseUlster Bank HouseVintage Bar, 13 Townhall St.West Entrance Gate ScreenWilloughby HouseWilloughby LodgeWilson Lamp Standard1-5 Townhall St.10 Darling St.11 Church St.17 Darling St.2 Willoughby Place21 East Bridge St.21 High St., Enniskillen22 Church St.22 Willoughby Place24 Belmore St.24 Willoughby Place24 the Brook26 Darling St.26 Willoughby Place26 the Brook28 Willoughby Place28 the Brook3, 3A and 3B Darling St.30 Willoughby Place30 the Brook32 Willoughby Place34 Willoughby Place36 Willoughby Place38 Willoughby Place4 Darling St.4 Willoughby Place40 Willoughby Place42 Willoughby Place44 Willoughby Place5 Darling St.6 Darling St.7 Darling St.8 Darling St.9 Church St.
Monuments & landscapes
Monuments, parks and gardens
Designations that overlap the town by a tenth of their area or half a hectare.
5 scheduled monuments
Nationally important archaeological sites and monuments, protected by law; work on them needs consent from the Department for Communities.
Burnt Mound, Kinarla
CHURCH, GRAVEYARD AND ENCLOSURE, Rossorry
Crannog, Drumclay; Knockalough
Rectangular Enclosure, Rossorry
17th century house (site of) bawn (site of) and formal garden, Castlecoole
2 historic parks, gardens and demesnes
Castle CooleA*
Fort Hill GardensGrade A · A
Born here
30 notable people born in Enniskillen before 1900
The 20 best known on one timeline, earliest first.
William Irvine
John Mullanphy
William Plunket, 1st Baron Plunket
William Magee
Edward Kernan
John McElroy
James Gamble
George Fowler Hastings
James McGuire
Joseph Brady
Edward Falles Spence
William Forbes Adams
Charles Ovenden
Sir Edward Archdale, 1st Baronet
George Edward Nurse
Robert Kerr
William Emerson
Charles Duff
Frank Carney
William Ernest Victor Abraham
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Robert Kerr1882–1963 · Canadian athlete (1882–1963)
James Gamble1803–1891 · British co-founder of Procter & Gamble
William Irvine1741–1804 · Irish-American physician, soldier and politician from Pennsylvania
William Plunket, 1st Baron Plunket1764–1854 · British politician (1764–1854)
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Charles Duff1894–1966 · British linguist (1894–1966)
George Fowler Hastings1814–1876 · Officer of the British Royal Navy (1814-1876)
Edward Falles Spence1832–1892 · American politician (1832-1892)
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William Ernest Victor Abraham1897–1980 · British military personnel
Everyone born in Enniskillen → Birthplaces from Wikidata; portraits from Wikimedia Commons.
Towns its size
Enniskillen has the 52nd most Grade A buildings of 565 towns its size
Places of 8,000–23,000 people outside London, by Grade A listed buildings.
Enniskillen2
#139 of 565for listed buildings per resident (66 per 10,000). Ludlow, Bridport and Monmouth lead.
51 have more. The typical town its size has 0.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Enniskillen
| Town | People | Listed | Grade A | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enniskillen | 14,086 | 93 | 2 | — |
| Lisnaskea | 3,020 | 34 | 0 | — |
In brief
Enniskillen in brief
Enniskillen has 93 listed buildings, 2 of them in the top grade, including St. Macartin's Cathedral. Only 51 of the 565 towns nearest its size have more Grade A buildings. On Willoughby Place alone there are 14 listed buildings.
Of the whole list, 59% are houses, terraces and villas. Of the 30 people born here before 1900, the best known include Robert Kerr (1882), James Gamble (1803) and William Irvine (1741). It also has 5 scheduled monuments, the archaeology and ruins the law protects.
Questions about Enniskillen’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Enniskillen?
The Historic Environment Division lists 93 buildings inside Enniskillen’s settlement: 2 Grade A, 7 Grade B+ and 84 Grade B.
What are the Grade A listed buildings in Enniskillen?
2, including St. Macartin's Cathedral and The General Cole Column.
Which street in Enniskillen has the most listed buildings?
Willoughby Place (14), Darling St. (9) and Church St. (3) have the most listed entries named by an address. One entry can be a whole terrace.
Are there scheduled monuments in Enniskillen?
Yes, 5 scheduled monuments, including Burnt Mound, Kinarla, CHURCH, GRAVEYARD AND ENCLOSURE, Rossorry, Crannog, Drumclay; Knockalough and Rectangular Enclosure, Rossorry.
Who was born in Enniskillen?
Among people born before 1900: Robert Kerr (1882), James Gamble (1803), William Irvine (1741), William Plunket, 1st Baron Plunket (1764) and Charles Duff (1894).
Enniskillen has no History Grade.
Listed buildings, scheduled monument areas and historic parks, gardens and demesnes: Department for Communities, Historic Environment Division, via Open Data NI (Open Government Licence v3.0). Check an entry with the Historic Environment Division before relying on it.
Sources: Department for Communities, Historic Environment Division: Historic Buildings Record (listed grades A, B+, B1, B2, B), scheduled monument areas and the register of historic parks, gardens and demesnes, October 2026, via Open Data NI, inside NISRA’s settlement development limit. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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