Survey Data
Reg No
32401412
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural
Original Use
House
In Use As
House
Date
1840 - 1860
Coordinates
161661, 337273
Date Recorded
08/09/2004
Date Updated
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Description
Detached three-bay single-storey rendered house with gable-fronted half-dormer attic, built c. 1850. Single-storey gable-fronted projecting entrance porch to central bay on east (front) elevation, two-storey return to west (rear) dropping to lower one-and-a-half-storey rubble stone building, single-storey lean-to extension added between return and west of main block c. 1990, single-storey extension to south with gable-fronted break-front and segmental-headed integral carriage arch. Pitched slate roofs, clay ridge tiles, smooth-rendered chimneystacks, uPVC rainwater goods, painted timber barge-boards to entrance porch. Pitched concrete tile roofs to rubble stone building and extension to south. Painted smooth-rendered walling, raised V-jointed quoins, moulded eaves cornice, first floor sill course, chamfered plinth. Round-headed window openings to half-dormer attic, recessed surrounds, painted stone sills, painted six-over-three sash windows. Square-headed window openings to ground floor, painted stone sills, painted timber casements c. 1980. Square-headed door opening to north side entrance porch, hardwood vertically-sheeted door c. 2000, limestone steps. Elliptical-headed carriage arches to rubble stone building and extension to south. Enclosed yard to rear, single-and two-storey rubble stone and rendered outbuildings. House set well back from road on isolated peninsula and overlooking Sligo Harbour to east, rubble masonry boundary walls, slipway, gate piers, wrought-iron gates.
Appraisal
In a spectacular, isolated, setting overlooking Sligo Harbour, this house was built as a summer residence for the owners of nearby Rathcarrick Estate. The half-dormer windows are a particularly attractive and interesting feature which retain original sash windows. The house displays simple, finely-crafted render detailing and is a landmark in the area, being visible from a great distance.