Survey Data
Reg No
40403914
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Artistic, Historical, Social
Original Use
Country house
In Use As
Country house
Date
1730 - 1770
Coordinates
257955, 286586
Date Recorded
18/06/2012
Date Updated
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Description
Detached five-bay two-storey country house with central three sided bow, built c.1750, with flanking single-storey wings, one wing having two bows to gable.
Appraisal
A fine mid eighteenth century house, built in the fashionable classical style of the time, which is enlivened by its projecting bows. During its history Fort Frederick was associated with the Sneyd, Sankey, and Scott families, all of whom were related, and included an MP, justices of the peace, and high sheriffs of Co. Cavan. The related entrance screens and gate lodges are roadside indicators of the scale and grandeur of the estate in the past.