CrossCrossHarristown
420 m SSWRO026-042
No photograph of this exists. The land from above, at its own coordinates.
Castlerea Railway Station
The State's own record says a company built this 65 years too early.
Phil Richards · 1985 · CC BY-SA 2.0 · ark:/99999/c4rly
What is known at a glance
65years between the two ends of this story
NIAH-31814046 · STATUTE-GSR-1925
25monuments within 2 kmArchaeological Survey of Ireland
2026record checked2026-08-01
—light leftsunrise-sunset.org · sunset for 53.7665 N, 8.4872 W
From where you are standing, 3 things to find
- 01The signal box: brick below, timber boarding and glass above, reached by cast-iron steps.
- 02The water tower, random-coursed stone with a cast-iron tank on top, its ladder and measure still in place.
- 03The level crossing gates: timber, wheel-operated, with cast-iron fittings on cut stone piers, and cast-iron lamps.
The national inventory describes this complex as built c.1860 by Great Southern Railways as part of the Sligo-Westport line.
Great Southern Railways did not exist in 1860. It was created by the Great Southern Railways Amalgamation Scheme of 1925, under the Railways Act 1924.
Two sources disagree
Built c.1860 by Great Southern Railways as part of the Sligo-Westport line.
National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · checked 2026-08-01Great Southern Railways was constituted in 1925 and cannot have built anything in 1860.
Irish Statute Book · checked 2026-08-01A tier 1 source is wrong. We publish the correction, cite both, and report it upstream rather than repeating the error in nine languages.
This is why the corpus exists. A platform that copies the inventory verbatim would carry the mistake into every language and into the voice guide.
National Inventory of Architectural HeritageIrish Statute Book
Albert Bridge · CC BY-SA 2.0
Darren J. Prior · CC BY-SA 4.0
The signal cabin in 1982, and the platform in 2019. Everything the inventory lists as surviving fabric — the timber and glass cabin, the cast-iron steps — was photographed by a passing enthusiast four decades ago, and nobody has photographed it since.
The record · ark:/99999/c4rly
- Surveyed date range 1855–1865. The appraisal:
Socially, the railway is of the utmost importance to small towns, providing a network of travel for both people and produce.
Where this comes fromchecked 2026-08-01 · ClarityWeb, against the sources listed on this page
Where this is, and what is near it
Walking directions to this place
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24 of 140
PlacesTrinity Church (Kilkeevin)
440 m NNE
National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · NIAH survey · © Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. Reproduced for educational use with credit.
PlacesSaint Patrick's Catholic Church
500 m NNW
National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · NIAH survey · © Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. Reproduced for educational use with credit.
GraveyardGrave YardDemesne
570 m NNERO026-035002
No photograph of this exists. The land from above, at its own coordinates.
ChurchChurchDemesne
580 m NNERO026-035001
No photograph of this exists. The land from above, at its own coordinates.
PlacesChurch of Ireland graveyard, the Demesne
580 m NNE
Marie McAleer · 2020 · CC BY-SA 2.0
PlacesCastlerea Courthouse
600 m N
National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · NIAH survey · © Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. Reproduced for educational use with credit.
PlacesCastlerea Market
610 m N
Darren J. Prior · 2018 · CC BY-SA 4.0
PlacesBank of Ireland, Market Square
620 m N
National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · NIAH survey · © Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. Reproduced for educational use with credit.
PlacesThe Old Bridewell
670 m N
National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · NIAH survey · © Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. Reproduced for educational use with credit.
BridgeBridgeDemesne
850 m NNWRO026-029
No photograph of this exists. The land from above, at its own coordinates.
RingfortRingfort - rathDemesne
880 m NNWRO026-027
No photograph of this exists. The land from above, at its own coordinates.
CastleCastlereagh HouseDemesne
890 m NRO026-028
No photograph of this exists. The land from above, at its own coordinates.
FordFordArm,Harristown
940 m WSWRO026-041
No photograph of this exists. The land from above, at its own coordinates.
ChurchKilkeevin ChurchArm
940 m WSWRO026-040001
No photograph of this exists. The land from above, at its own coordinates.
GraveyardBurying GroundArm
960 m WSWRO026-040002
No photograph of this exists. The land from above, at its own coordinates.
QuarryQuarryDemesne
960 m ENERO026-036
No photograph of this exists. The land from above, at its own coordinates.
Burnt moundBurnt moundHarristown
1.0 km SSERO026-043
No photograph of this exists. The land from above, at its own coordinates.
RingfortRingfort - rathArm
1.3 km WSWRO026-039
No photograph of this exists. The land from above, at its own coordinates.
RingfortRingfort - rathDemesne
1.3 km NWRO026-026
No photograph of this exists. The land from above, at its own coordinates.
EnclosureEnclosureDemesne
1.3 km NNWRO026-067
No photograph of this exists. The land from above, at its own coordinates.
RingfortRingfort - rathDemesne
1.5 km NRO026-030
No photograph of this exists. The land from above, at its own coordinates.
78 yearsLongford House
1.5 km ESE
John Butler Yeats · 1906 · Public domain
Designed landscapeEmbanked enclosureDemesne
1.5 km NWRO026-025
No photograph of this exists. The land from above, at its own coordinates.