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The Irish state has officially approved the following list of national monuments in County Dublin and the city of Dublin. In the Republic of Ireland, a structure or site may be deemed to be a "national monument", and therefore worthy of state protection unless the government decides to demolish it. If the land adjoining the monument is essential to protect it, this land may also be protected.

National Monuments

NM# Monument name Description Image Townland Location
310 Baldongan Church Church & Tower Baldongan Castle.JPG Baldongan 53°33′11″N 6°07′44″W / 53.55316°N 6.128776°W / 53.55316; -6.128776 (Baldongan Church and Tower)
437 Ballyedmonduff Wedge Tomb Wedge Tomb Ballyedmonduff Wedge Tomb.jpg Ballyedmonduff 53°13′45″N 6°13′34″W / 53.229167°N 6.2262°W / 53.229167; -6.2262
590 Balrothery Tower Church Tower Balrothery Church 1 Sep2015.jpg Balrothery 53°35′12″N 6°11′24″W / 53.586546°N 6.190072°W / 53.586546; -6.190072 (Balrothery Tower)
291 Brennanstown Portal Tomb Portal Tomb Brennanstown - Portal Tomb.jpg Brennanstown 53°15′14″N 6°09′32″W / 53.253794°N 6.158762°W / 53.253794; -6.158762
32 Clondalkin Round Tower Round Tower & Cross Clondalkin Round Tower.png Clondalkin 53°19′19″N 6°23′43″W / 53.322065°N 6.395374°W / 53.322065; -6.395374 (Clondalkin Tower)
285 Tully's Castle Castle Monastery Road and Tulley's Castle - geograph.org.uk - 811234.jpg Clondalkin 53°19′15″N 6°23′24″W / 53.320812°N 6.389957°W / 53.320812; -6.389957 (Tully's Castle)
444 Archbold's Castle Castle Archibolds Castle Dalkey.JPG Dalkey 53°16′40″N 6°06′23″W / 53.27789°N 6.106422°W / 53.27789; -6.106422 (Archbold's Castle)
33 Dalkey Island Church Church Dalkey island church june 2014.JPG Dalkey Island 53°16′22″N 6°05′08″W / 53.272685°N 6.085509°W / 53.272685; -6.085509 (Dalkey Island Church)
401 St. Mary's Abbey Abbey (Cistercian) (Chapter house) Chapter House Exterior, St Mary's Abbey, Dublin.jpg Northside Dublin 53°20′51″N 6°16′09″W / 53.3475°N 6.269167°W / 53.3475; -6.269167 (St. Mary's Abbey)
34 St. Audoen's Church Church Staudoenschurch.jpg Southside Dublin 53°20′37″N 6°16′27″W / 53.34374°N 6.27417°W / 53.34374; -6.27417 (St. Audoen's Church)
St. Stephen's Green Park St stephens green.jpg Southside Dublin 53°20′17″N 6°15′33″W / 53.338056°N 6.259167°W / 53.338056; -6.259167 (St. Stephen's Green)
230 Dunsoghly Castle Castle Castles of Leinster- Dunsoghly, Co. Dublin (geograph 2496350).jpg Dunsoghly 53°25′37″N 6°19′06″W / 53.426936°N 6.318277°W / 53.426936; -6.318277 (Dunsoghly Castle)
276 Glencullen Standing Stone Standing Stone Glencullen Standing Stone.jpg Glencullen 53°13′11″N 6°13′03″W / 53.219771°N 6.217385°W / 53.219771; -6.217385 (Glencullen Standing Stone)
605 Grange Abbey Church South-East face of Grange Abbey Church.jpg Donaghmede 53°23′57″N 6°09′38″W / 53.399075°N 6.160429°W / 53.399075; -6.160429 (Grange Abbey)
36 Howth Church Church Howth Church.jpg Howth 53°23′15″N 6°03′57″W / 53.387515°N 6.065961°W / 53.387515; -6.065961 (Howth Church)
226 Kilgobbin Cross Cross Kilgobbin Cross at dusk - Close-up.jpg Kilgobbin 53°15′23″N 6°13′04″W / 53.256478°N 6.217806°W / 53.256478; -6.217806 (Kilgobbin High Cross)
207, 587 Kill of the Grange Church, Well & Bullaun Stone Kill of the Grange Church.JPG Kill of the Grange 53°16′53″N 6°09′40″W / 53.281378°N 6.160987°W / 53.281378; -6.160987 (Kill of the Grange Church, Well and Bullaun Stone)
35 Cill Iníon Léinín Church Killiney Church 2.JPG Killiney 53°15′17″N 6°06′59″W / 53.254727°N 6.116315°W / 53.254727; -6.116315 (Killiney Church)
675 Kilmainham Gaol Prison Entrance to Kilmainham.jpg Kilmainham 53°20′31″N 6°18′35″W / 53.341944°N 6.309722°W / 53.341944; -6.309722 (Kilmainham Gaol)
493 Kilmashogue Wedge Tomb Kilmashogue Megalithic Site 2.JPG Rathfarnham 53°15′28″N 6°16′32″W / 53.2576987°N 6.2755741°W / 53.2576987; -6.2755741 (Kilmashogue)
343 Kiltiernan Tomb Portal Tomb Kiltiernan 53°14′20″N 6°12′26″W / 53.2388225°N 6.2071451°W / 53.2388225; -6.2071451 (Kiltiernan Portal Tomb)
216 Laughanstown Crosses and wedge tomb 30. Tully Burial Ground & Lehaunstown High Crosses.jpg Laughanstown 53°14′32″N 6°09′06″W / 53.242275°N 6.151569°W / 53.242275; -6.151569 (Laughanstown crosses and wedge tomb)
225 Tully Church Church TullyChurch.jpg Laughanstown 53°14′49″N 6°09′08″W / 53.246818°N 6.152242°W / 53.246818; -6.152242
157 Lusk Round Tower & Church Tower Lusca070501.jpg Lusk 53°31′34″N 6°10′02″W / 53.526116°N 6.167295°W / 53.526116; -6.167295 (Lusk Round Tower and Church Tower)
302 Casino at Marino Demesne Building Casino marino.JPG Marino 53°22′16″N 6°13′37″W / 53.37124°N 6.22703°W / 53.37124; -6.22703 (Casino at Marino)
494 Monkstown Castle Castle Monkstown Castle from the East.jpg Monkstown 53°17′20″N 6°09′02″W / 53.288911°N 6.15065°W / 53.288911; -6.15065 (Monkstown Castle)
628 Rathfarnham Castle Castle or Fortified House Rathfarnham Castle.jpg Rathfarnham 53°17′53″N 6°17′01″W / 53.298099°N 6.283609°W / 53.298099; -6.283609 (Rathfarnham Castle)
162 Rathmichael Early Medieval Ecclesiastical Site Old Rathmichael Church.jpg Rathmichael 53°13′58″N 6°08′46″W / 53.23288°N 6.14600°W / 53.23288; -6.14600 (Rathmichael)
340 Swords Castle Castle Swords Castle wall with Constable's Tower.jpg Swords 53°27′35″N 6°13′12″W / 53.45980°N 6.22004°W / 53.45980; -6.22004 (Swords Castle)
464 Tibradden Cairn Tibradden Passage Grave.jpg Rathfarnham 53°14′19″N 6°16′49″W / 53.23862°N 6.28031°W / 53.23862; -6.28031 (Tibradden)

Sources

  • National Monuments in Dublin, County and City
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