APublicCourt House, Union RoadUnion RoadPhoto: Kenneth Allen · CC BY-SA 2.0
Photo: Kenneth Allen · CC BY-SA 2.0–Not graded
History of Magherafelt · HED
24 listed buildings, 1 of them in the top grade
HED counts them inside Magherafelt’s settlement, 27 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
Listed buildings
24
27 per 10,000 residents
Grade A
1
exceptional interest
Grade B+
1
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
1
nationally important sites
In pictures
Landmarks of Magherafelt
Nearly every Grade A and B+ building, photographed. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Photos 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 Magherafelt’s history is
Every Grade A and B+ building, monument and historic park.
Grade AGrade B+Scheduled monument
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
24 listed buildings by grade
1 Grade A1 Grade B+22 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 Grade A listed building in Magherafelt
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.
Grade B+
The Grade B+ listed building in Magherafelt
Buildings of particular quality or interest. Every one is photographed.
B+ChurchSt. Swithins ChurchChurch St.Photo: Kenneth Allen · CC BY-SA 2.0
What’s protected
Most of Magherafelt’s listed buildings are homes
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
Houses, terraces & villas12
Churches, chapels & priories6
Public & civic buildings4
Street furniture1
Inns, shops & warehouses1
12 entries (50%) are houses, terraces and villas. 6 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
22 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 22 Grade B listed buildings, A to Z
Cranagh Dhu, 30 Castledawson RoadFirst Presbyterian ChurchOld BridewellOur Lady of the Assumption R C ChurchParochial SchoolPost Box, Church St.Pump, Outside library atRose Lodge, 21 Union RoadTelephone KioskThe Rectory, 1 Church Well LaneTwo Storey Range of Buildings at Market YardUlster Bank, 20-22 Broad St.Union Road Presbyterian Church17 Church St.19-21 Church St.23-25 Church St.27-27A Church St.29-31 Church St.33 Church St.35 Church St.37 Church St.39-41 Church St.
Monuments & landscapes
Monuments, parks and gardens
Designations that overlap the town by a tenth of their area or half a hectare.
1 scheduled monument
Nationally important archaeological sites and monuments, protected by law; work on them needs consent from the Department for Communities.
MULTIPERIOD CHURCH & GRAVEYARD, Magherafelt Town Parks
Born here
3 notable people born in Magherafelt before 1900
Their lives on one timeline, earliest first.
John Boyd
Harriet Russell Morison
Willie Donnelly
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John Boyd1826–1893 · Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick (1826-1893)
Harriet Russell Morison1862–1925 · New Zealand tailor, trade unionist, suffragist and public servant (18…
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Willie Donnelly1872– · Scottish footballer
Everyone born in Magherafelt → Birthplaces from Wikidata; portraits from Wikimedia Commons.
Towns its size
Magherafelt has the 95th most Grade A buildings of 700 towns its size
Places of 5,000–14,000 people outside London, by Grade A listed buildings.
Magherafelt1
#334 of 700for listed buildings per resident (27 per 10,000). Brecon, Malmesbury and Ludlow lead.
94 have more. The typical town its size has 0.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Magherafelt
| Town | People | Listed | Grade A | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magherafelt | 8,996 | 24 | 1 | — |
| Maghera | 4,235 | 10 | 0 | — |
| Cookstown | 12,546 | 60 | 0 | — |
| Randalstown | 5,151 | 40 | 1 | — |
In brief
Magherafelt in brief
The official list counts 24 listed buildings in Magherafelt, 1 of them in the top grade, including Court House, Union Road. Only 94 of the 700 towns nearest its size have more Grade A buildings. Of the whole list, 50% are houses, terraces and villas. John Boyd (1826), Harriet Russell Morison (1862) and Willie Donnelly (1872) were all born here before 1900. Beyond that, it also has a scheduled monument.
Questions about Magherafelt’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Magherafelt?
The Historic Environment Division lists 24 buildings inside Magherafelt’s settlement: 1 Grade A, 1 Grade B+ and 22 Grade B.
What are the Grade A listed buildings in Magherafelt?
One: Court House, Union Road.
Are there scheduled monuments in Magherafelt?
Yes, 1 scheduled monument, including MULTIPERIOD CHURCH & GRAVEYARD, Magherafelt Town Parks.
Who was born in Magherafelt?
Among people born before 1900: John Boyd (1826), Harriet Russell Morison (1862) and Willie Donnelly (1872).
Magherafelt 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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