Survey Data
Reg No
15403809
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural
Original Use
House
In Use As
House
Date
1780 - 1800
Coordinates
231445, 236299
Date Recorded
03/11/2004
Date Updated
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Description
Detached three-bay two-storey house, built c.1790, having a later two-bay two-storey extension attached to the east gable, aligned along body of the original house. Pitched natural slate roof with two central rendered chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods. Roughcast rendered walls over rubble stone construction. Square-headed window openings having rendered reveals, cut stone sills and having timber sliding sash windows to original section with timber casement windows to later extension. Square-headed door opening with stone lintel, replacement timber door and plain glass overlight. Set Well back from road in farmyard to the west of Kilbeggan. Main entrance to the south.
Appraisal
An interesting two-storey house/farmhouse, which retains much of its early form, character and fabric. The irregularly placed openings to the original section help to lend this building a vernacular character. A modern extension has been added to the eastern end but this has been sympathetically done using compatible materials and it maintains the scale of the existing building. Originally there was a stairway to the east gable end giving access to a doorway at first floor level. This was removed when the extension was added. This building is a picturesque feature in the rural landscape to the west of Kilbeggan and is a modest addition to the built heritage of the local area, despite some later alteration.