Survey Data
Reg No
20912814
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural
Original Use
House
Date
1860 - 1880
Coordinates
71790, 42941
Date Recorded
10/06/2008
Date Updated
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Description
Detached four-bay single-storey house with dormer attic, built c.1870, now disused. Later porch (east) and single-bay single-storey lean-to to rear (west). Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystack and rooflight. Rendered walls with plinth. Square-headed openings with two-over-two timber sliding sash windows and rendered sills. Square-headed door opening with timber battened door. Outbuilding to side (north).
Appraisal
This house, typical of modest rural vernacular dwellings of both Bere Island and the Beara Peninsula, retains much of its original form and style. The asymmetrical proportions of the house enliven the facade, which is further enhanced by the retention of timber sliding sash windows. It is an interesting example of a traditional type which is rapidly disappearing.