Heritage · Co. Longford

Historic buildings and monuments in Co. Longford

County Longford has 2,659 recorded archaeological monuments in the national Sites and Monuments Record; the 14 buildings below are the county's entries in the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage (NIAH) rated International or National, out of 842 recorded post-1700 structures county-wide.

Monuments to visit

Please note that many of these monuments may be on private land and may not be publicly accessible. When setting out to visit monuments please ensure that you wear appropriate footwear and clothing. Access to monuments without Visitor Services may be across uneven ground which may not be suitable for everyone and, in particular, wheelchair users.

  • Road - class 1 togher
    The centre interprets an Iron Age bog road that was built in the year 148 B.C. across the boglands of Longford, close to the River Shannon.
  • Castle - motte and bailey
    An earth and timber castle constructed around 1199 by Richard de Tuite as part of the Anglo-Norman conquest of Longford.

NIAH buildings rated International or National

National Inventory of Architectural Heritage entries for Co. Longford, curated to buildings rated International or National.

NameTypePeriodRating
(unnamed record) aqueduct 1810–1820 National
Carrigglas Manor gates/railings/walls 1790–1805 National
Carrigglas Manor country house 1835–1850 National
Carrigglas Manor stables, worker's house, farmyard complex 1790–1805 National
Castle Forbes country house 1660–1865 National
Castlecor House house 1730–1770 National
Corboy Presbyterian Church church/chapel 1725–1735 National
Creevaghmore country house 1720–1750 National
Fox Hall church/chapel 1620–1775 National
Ledwithstown House house 1745–1750 National
Saint Brigid's Catholic Church church/chapel 1878–1903 National
Saint Mel's Catholic Cathedral cathedral 1840–1893 National
Sean Connolly Barracks store/warehouse 1690–1730 National
Tennalick House house 1700–1720 National

Plan a visit around Co. Longford

NIAH Buildings Open Data, captured June 2026; NMS Monuments to Visit, captured June 2026. Both data.gov.ie, CC-BY 4.0 (Dept of Housing, Local Government and Heritage). See methodology for the curation rule.