Survey Data
Reg No
30801001
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Artistic, Social, Technical
Original Use
Country house
In Use As
House
Date
1730 - 1770
Coordinates
178696, 358336
Date Recorded
15/07/2003
Date Updated
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Description
Detached five-bay two-storey country house, built c.1750, with D-plan porch, bowed end bays to façade and six-bay two-storey extension to rear. Walls of demolished return now form a courtyard. Pitched slate and tiled roofs with rendered chimneystacks with terracotta pots. Ruled-and-lined render to walls. Replacement uPVC windows. Timber panelled door to side elevation, approached by stone steps. Some openings have been blocked up. Derelict two-storey stone outbuilding with cut stone voussoirs to openings and a pitched roof. Single-storey derelict byres to south-west. Series of walled gardens and enclosures with castellated random stone folly tower with gun loops on cliff-top to north. Freestanding castellated folly tower to south-west with roughly coursed random stone and fossilised stone to walls.
Appraisal
This imposing Georgian house, set within its own grounds, occupies a prominent site overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. Its symmetrical design is enlivened by bowed end bays and a D-plan porch. The derelict stone outbuildings with cut stone voussoirs enhance the setting, along with enclosure walls, which are constructed of sea-rolled boulders and squared random stone blocks. The folly towers are defensive in character and add a decorative dimension to the site. The entire property makes an imposing impact on the landscape and contributes to the built heritage of Leitrim's northern coast.