Survey Data
Reg No
21903109
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Artistic
Original Use
Country house
In Use As
Country house
Date
1810 - 1830
Coordinates
153320, 138032
Date Recorded
15/11/2007
Date Updated
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Description
Detached three-bay two-storey over basement country house, built c. 1820, with projecting single-storey pedimented porch. Four-bay two-storey over basement side elevations and attached three-bay two-storey portion, dating to the late eighteenth century, with attached two-storey wing and water tower built c. 1870. Hipped slate roof with stone chimneystacks. Square-headed window openings with timber sash windows. Two-round headed window openings to rear. Walled garden adjacent with archway. Single-storey former gate lodge, built c. 1820. Rendered walls. Square-profile rusticated rendered piers to site with decorative caps and double-leaf cast-iron gate. Rubble stone boundary walls. House situated with garden terraces overlooking the River Maigue.
Appraisal
Glen Bevan's architectural history is of great interest. Here there are two houses within one. The original three-bay two-storey house was significantly added to in the nineteenth century. Further additions included the addition of a water tower. Glen Bevan's setting overlooking the River Maigue adds to the overall importance of the house. The exterior details combined with the interior importance of the house marks Glen Bevan out within the architectural heritage of County Limerick. The gate lodge, together with its entrance piers and gate, and the walled garden and arch are notable attendant structures associated with the demesne.