Survey Data
Reg No
31312327
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Social
Original Use
Farm house
In Use As
Farm house
Date
1700 - 1838
Coordinates
124958, 250210
Date Recorded
08/03/2012
Date Updated
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Description
Detached four-bay single-storey direct entry thatched farmhouse with dormer attic, extant 1838, with single-bay single-storey flat-roofed projecting glazed porch. Reroofed, 2004. Pitched roof with part mesh-covered replacement reed or rye straw thatch, rope twist above exposed hazel or sally lattice stretchers to raised ridge having exposed scallops, cement rendered dwarf chimney stack having concrete capping supporting terracotta pots, concrete or rendered coping to gables, and exposed hazel or sally stretchers to eaves having exposed scallops. Roughcast battered walls with rendered strips to ends supporting rendered band to eaves. Square-headed window openings with concrete sills, and concealed dressings framing timber casement windows. Square-headed opposing door openings with concealed dressings framing timber doors. Interior including kitchen retaining hearth with rusticated surround, timber boarded opposing doors, and timber boarded vaulted ceiling. Set in landscaped grounds perpendicular to road with rendered piers to perimeter supporting wrought iron gate.
Appraisal
A farmhouse identified as an integral component of the vernacular heritage of south County Mayo by such traits as the alignment perpendicular to the road; the rectilinear direct entry plan form; the construction in unrefined local fieldstone displaying a battered silhouette; and the high pitched roof showing a replenished thatch finish. Having been well maintained, the elementary form and massing survive intact together with substantial quantities of the historic or original fabric, both to the exterior and to the interior, thus upholding the character or integrity of the composition. Furthermore, adjacent outbuildings (extant 1838) continue to contribute positively to the group and setting values of a neat self-contained ensemble making a picturesque visual statement in a rural street scene.