List of national monuments in County Carlow

The Irish state has officially approved the following list of national monuments in County Carlow. 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.

National Monuments

NM#	Monument name	Description	Image	Townland	Location
347 [1]	Aghade Holed Stone (Cloghaphoill)	Holed Stone		Aghade	52°46′12″N6°44′48″W / 52.770101°N 6.746804°W / 52.770101; -6.746804 (Aghade Holed Stone)
351	Ballyloughan Castle	Castle		Ballyloughan	52°40′23″N6°53′53″W / 52.672957°N 6.898062°W / 52.672957; -6.898062 (Ballyloughan Castle)
486	Ballymoon Castle	Castle		Ballymoon	52°42′00″N6°54′25″W / 52.7°N 6.907°W / 52.7; -6.907 (Ballymoon Castle)
566	Baunogenasraid	Burial Mound (Cist)		Baunogenasraid	52°48′45″N6°49′25″W / 52.812425°N 6.823668°W / 52.812425; -6.823668 (Baunogenasraid)
306	Carlow Castle	Castle		Carlow	52°50′11″N6°56′09″W / 52.836389°N 6.935833°W / 52.836389; -6.935833 (Carlow Castle)
545	Castlemore Moat	Motte and Bailey & Cross Slab		Castlemore	52°48′34″N6°46′21″W / 52.809489°N 6.772553°W / 52.809489; -6.772553 (Castlemore Moat)
613	Browneshill	Portal Tomb		Kernanstown	52°50′14″N6°52′52″W / 52.837337°N 6.881004°W / 52.837337; -6.881004 (Browneshill)
393	Killoughternane Church	Church		Killoughternane	52°38′02″N6°51′13″W / 52.6339°N 6.8536°W / 52.6339; -6.8536 (Killoughternane Church)
603 [2]	Rathvilly Moat	Burial Mound or Motte		Knockroe	52°52′50″N6°40′42″W / 52.880559°N 6.678207°W / 52.880559; -6.678207 (Rathvilly Moat)
438 [3]	Leighlinbridge Castle	Castle		Leighlinbridge	52°44′09″N6°58′41″W / 52.7357°N 6.9781°W / 52.7357; -6.9781 (Leighlinbridge Castle)
350	Lorum High Cross	Cross Fragment		Lorum	52°39′51″N6°55′56″W / 52.664028°N 6.932335°W / 52.664028; -6.932335 (Lorum High Cross)
352	Nurney Cross	Cross		Nurney	52°45′06″N6°54′44″W / 52.7518°N 6.9123°W / 52.7518; -6.9123 (Nurney Cross)
3	St. Mullin's	Early Medieval Ecclesiastical Site		St Mullin's	52°29′20″N6°55′42″W / 52.488908°N 6.928461°W / 52.488908; -6.928461 (St. Mullin's)
452	Straboe Grave Slab	Medieval Grave Slab		Straboe	52°51′41″N6°46′19″W / 52.861279°N 6.771970°W / 52.861279; -6.771970 (Straboe Grave Slab)

See also

• List of country houses in County Carlow

References

Notes

1. "NMS mapping data - CW013-034----" – via heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com. CW013-034---- : Holed stone : Aghade [..] National Monument No. 347.
2. "NMS mapping data - CCW004-014----" – via heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com. CW004-014---- : Castle - motte and bailey : Knockroe (Rathvilly By.) [..] National Monument No. 603.
3. "NMS mapping data - CW012-070003-" – via heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com. CW012-070003- : Castle - tower house : Leighlinbridge [..] National Monument No. 438. Known as 'Black Castle'. Constructed in 1320

Sources

• "National Monuments in County Carlow" (PDF). Retrieved 21 November 2025.