The Irish state has officially approved the following list of national monuments of Ireland. In the Republic of Ireland, a structure or site may be deemed to be a "national monument", and therefore worthy of state protection, if it is of national importance. If the land adjoining the monument is essential to protect it, this land may also be protected.
Only national monuments in Counties Donegal, Cavan and Monaghan are under the protection of the Irish Government as the rest of Ulster is part of Northern Ireland. In Northern Ireland, such monuments are usually termed scheduled monuments and are under the protection of the Department for Communities, a department created by the Northern Ireland Executive in April 2016. Previously, such monuments were under the protection of the Northern Ireland Environment Agency (N.I.E.A.), which was part of the former Department of the Environment (the D.o.E.).
National Monuments in Ulster
This list is initially sorted by county. If the list is sorted under another heading, the county links above will take you to the first item from the county in the sorted list
NM# |
Monument name |
Description |
Image |
Townland |
County |
Location |
585 |
Cabragh Ringfort |
Ringfort |
 |
Cabragh |
54°03′14″N 7°06′32″W / 54.053887°N 7.109°W / 54.053887; -7.109 |
456 |
Cohaw |
Court Tomb |
 |
Cohaw |
54°03′27″N 7°01′05″W / 54.05738°N 7.01814°W / 54.05738; -7.01814 |
4 |
Drumlane |
Church & Round Tower |
 |
Drumlane |
54°03′29″N 7°28′43″W / 54.05819°N 7.47872°W / 54.05819; -7.47872 |
585 |
Errigal Ringfort |
Ringfort |
 |
Errigal |
54°03′57″N 7°06′12″W / 54.065817°N 7.103348°W / 54.065817; -7.103348 |
570 |
Gartnanoul |
Court Tomb |
 |
Gartnanoul |
54°00′37″N 7°29′32″W / 54.01038°N 7.49210°W / 54.01038; -7.49210 |
602 |
Cloughoughter Castle |
Castle |
 |
Inishconnell |
54°01′07″N 7°27′17″W / 54.01871°N 7.45485°W / 54.01871; -7.45485 |
616 |
Lisnagowan Ringfort |
Ringfort |
|
Lisnagowan |
54°03′32″N 7°18′14″W / 54.058911°N 7.303790°W / 54.058911; -7.303790 |
139.01 |
Glencolumbkille Church |
Church & Holy Well |
 |
Beefan |
54°43′05″N 8°44′19″W / 54.717984°N 8.738608°W / 54.717984; -8.738608 |
140 |
Grianan of Aileach |
Cashel |
 |
Carrowreagh, Speenogue, Toulett |
55°01′26″N 7°25′40″W / 55.02383°N 7.42766°W / 55.02383; -7.42766 (Grianan of Aileach) |
139.02 |
Glencolumbkille Cashel |
Penitential Station |
 |
Cashel |
54°42′39″N 8°43′29″W / 54.71085°N 8.72485°W / 54.71085; -8.72485 |
319 |
Doe Castle |
Castle |
 |
Creeslough |
55°08′06″N 7°51′52″W / 55.135053°N 7.864323°W / 55.135053; -7.864323 (Doe Castle) |
271 |
Carndonagh |
Cross |
 |
Churchland Quarter, Clonca |
55°15′00″N 7°16′20″W / 55.249955°N 7.272177°W / 55.249955; -7.272177 |
25 |
Clonca Church & Cross |
Church, High Cross & Grave Slab |
 |
Clonca |
55°16′04″N 7°10′25″W / 55.267882°N 7.173547°W / 55.267882; -7.173547 |
174 |
Donegal Castle |
Castle |
 |
Donegal |
54°39′18″N 8°06′39″W / 54.654922°N 8.110847°W / 54.654922; -8.110847 (Donegal Castle) |
175 |
Donegal Abbey |
Friary (Franciscan) |
 |
Glebe |
54°39′01″N 8°06′55″W / 54.650389°N 8.115289°W / 54.650389; -8.115289 (Donegal Abbey) |
658 |
Inishkeel Island |
Early Medieval Ecclesiastical Site |
 |
Innishkeel Island |
54°50′48″N 8°27′11″W / 54.846769°N 8.45295°W / 54.846769; -8.45295 |
139.03 |
Malin Beg (Glencolumbkille) |
Church & Ringfort |
 |
Malin Beg |
54°39′54″N 8°46′14″W / 54.665009°N 8.770639°W / 54.665009; -8.770639 |
139.04 |
Malin More (Glencolumbkille) |
Megalithic Tombs |
 |
Malin More |
54°40′57″N 8°43′15″W / 54.682566°N 8.720830°W / 54.682566; -8.720830 |
639 |
Newmills Corn and Flax Mills |
Milling Complex |
 |
Milltown |
54°55′45″N 7°48′31″W / 54.929152°N 7.80864°W / 54.929152; -7.80864 |
453 |
Pluck Standing Stone |
Standing Stone |
|
Pluck |
54°56′23″N 7°38′11″W / 54.939586°N 7.636319°W / 54.939586; -7.636319 |
23 |
Ray Church |
Church & Cross |
 |
Ray (Raymunterdoney) |
55°08′51″N 8°04′14″W / 55.147379°N 8.070682°W / 55.147379; -8.070682 |
463 |
Beltany |
Stone circle & standing stone |
 |
Raphoe |
54°51′02″N 7°36′17″W / 54.850417°N 7.604667°W / 54.850417; -7.604667 (Beltany) |
24 |
Tory Island |
Early Medieval Ecclesiastical Site |
 |
Tory Island |
55°15′45″N 8°13′00″W / 55.2626°N 8.2168°W / 55.2626; -8.2168 (Tory Island) |
435 |
O'Doherty's Keep |
Castle |
 |
Tullyarvan |
55°08′23″N 7°27′52″W / 55.139652°N 7.464566°W / 55.139652; -7.464566 |
111 |
Clones Round Tower |
Round Tower |
 |
Crossmoyle |
54°10′41″N 7°13′52″W / 54.178041°N 7.231036°W / 54.178041; -7.231036 |
112 |
Clones High Cross |
High Cross |
 |
Crossmoyle |
54°10′46″N 7°13′57″W / 54.179470°N 7.232628°W / 54.179470; -7.232628 |
111 |
Clones Church |
Church |
 |
Crossmoyle |
54°10′41″N 7°13′52″W / 54.178041°N 7.231036°W / 54.178041; -7.231036 |
382 |
Mannan Castle |
Castle (Motte & Bailey) |
 |
Donaghmoyne |
54°00′33″N 6°41′57″W / 54.009249°N 6.699125°W / 54.009249; -6.699125 |
208 |
Inishkeen Glebe Round Tower |
Round Tower |
 |
Inishkeen Glebe |
54°00′13″N 6°34′44″W / 54.00368°N 6.578758°W / 54.00368; -6.578758 |
564 |
Mullyash Kerbed Cairn |
Kerbed cairn |
 |
Mullyash, Tavanaskea |
54°10′27″N 6°40′10″W / 54.174201°N 6.669410°W / 54.174201; -6.669410 |
367 |
Cairnbaine |
Court Tomb |
|
Tiredigan |
54°11′50″N 7°04′29″W / 54.197304°N 7.074721°W / 54.197304; -7.074721 |
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