Survey Data
Reg No
21901126
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Artistic, Historical, Social
Previous Name
Hollypark
Original Use
Country house
In Use As
Country house
Date
1760 - 1790
Coordinates
140709, 151138
Date Recorded
26/10/2008
Date Updated
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Description
Detached five-bay two-storey Georgian Gothic style country house, built c. 1770, with three-bay single-storey wings to each side. Gothic glazed pointed arched window openings. Battlemented turret to front of one wing. Hipped roof to main house. Hipped roof to single-storey wings. Arched entrance to gravelled courtyard with stables. Site incorporates parts of a medieval castle.
Appraisal
Hollypark House is an important house architecturally and historically. There is a long history of houses on this site as it was built on the base of the keep of the castle of the Knights of Glin. The present house was restored after a fire. Its significance lies in the style of architecture employed to build the house. The use of the Georgian Gothic style in this country house is quite uncommon within Coutny Limerick.