Survey Data
Reg No
21824077
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Technical
Original Use
House
In Use As
House
Date
1820 - 1840
Coordinates
146642, 146176
Date Recorded
01/11/2008
Date Updated
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Description
Terraced three-bay single-storey with dormer attic house, built c. 1830, with overhanging central bay to front (north) elevation forming canopy above entrance. Pitched thatched roof with red brick chimneystack, overhanging above entrance and supported by timber posts. Rendered walls with square-headed openings having timber window and timber casement windows. Square-headed opening with timber battened half-glazed door. Rubble stone boundary wall with square-profile piers with barrelled caps and cast-iron gate to pedestrian entrance.
Appraisal
This terrace of thatched cottages is an unusual example of the English picturesque style in Ireland. These cottages were built outside the gates of Adare Manor at the beginning of the nineteenth century to replace a collection of earlier cottages. The terrace is a highly recognisable feature within the town, which is famous for these thatched houses. They form a group with the nearby structures on the Dunraven estate. Together these structures add much to the site next to the main entrance to Adare Manor. This example retains notable features such as the timber windows and timber supported canopy.