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)aqueduct1810–1820National
Carrigglas Manorgates/railings/walls1790–1805National
Carrigglas Manorcountry house1835–1850National
Carrigglas Manorstables, worker's house, farmyard complex1790–1805National
Castle Forbescountry house1660–1865National
Castlecor Househouse1730–1770National
Corboy Presbyterian Churchchurch/chapel1725–1735National
Creevaghmorecountry house1720–1750National
Fox Hallchurch/chapel1620–1775National
Ledwithstown Househouse1745–1750National
Saint Brigid's Catholic Churchchurch/chapel1878–1903National
Saint Mel's Catholic Cathedralcathedral1840–1893National
Sean Connolly Barracksstore/warehouse1690–1730National
Tennalick Househouse1700–1720National

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.