Garden No.
GA4867
Significance
Modest site - with buildings and planting surviving
Landscape Elements
Ancient Remains, Buildings/Artefacts, Landscape Park, Plant Collection
Townland
Cappasallagh
Present on Ordnance Survey
First Edition: Yes
Second Edition: Yes
Revised Edition: Yes
A medium-sized pre-1837 demesne on flat ground west of the Shannon River. It retains a pre-1837 house and outbuildings. The pre-1837 main gate and approach survives, the c.1870 lodge is gone. A pre-1837 walled garden and supporting structure is gone. The site retains its historic parkland and field structure with mature trees throughout.
| Principal Building |
1: Detached pre-1837 house on T-plan, facing southwest. |
| Ornamental Garden Building |
None inspected |
| Ornamental Garden Structure |
None inspected |
| Plant Collection |
None inspected |
| Outbuilding |
4: Outbuildings, pre-1837 marking two sides of yard northeast of house. Yard now occupied by recent large sheds. |
| Productive Garden |
5: Walled garden, pre-1837, southeast of house, some wall ruins remaining. |
| Productive Garden Building |
Productive building, pre-1837, in orchard east of walled garden, now gone |
| Parkland |
Parkland, pre-1837, south of house, some solitary trees remaining |
| Woodland |
None |
| Farmland |
In use as farm, historic field structure largely remaining |
| Water |
None |
| Avenue, Drive or Walk |
3: Approach, pre-1837, folowing gentle curve from gate in north to house front with fork to yard at rear |
| Gate Lodge or Gateway |
2: Entrance, pre-1837, consisting of square ashlar piers on plinths with pyramidal capppings, no gates, concave wing walls of rendered rubble stone. Lodge, c.1870, now gone. |
| Boundary or Boundary Wall |
Hedges and ditch to road to north and to field boundaries |
| Other |
In 1786 Wilson refers to "Capasell" s the seat of Mr. Devenish [?]. The house at this location is labelled Earlstown on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map. In 1846 Slater refers to Robert Grace resident at Earlston. Robert Eyre was leasing a property in the townland of Cappasallagh, parish of Kilmalinogue, barony of Longford, valued at £11 from the Clanricarde estate in 1856. There are still occupied buildings at this site, the focus of a large farming enterprise. (Landedestates)
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Site Footprint Visible | Yes |
| Boundary Defined | Yes |
| Significant Development | No |
| Architectural Features | |
|---|---|
| Principal Building | Yes |
| Garden Building | No |
| Buildings of Indeterminate Purpose | No |
| Gateways and Gatehouses | No |
| Avenues, Drives and Walks | |
|---|---|
| Avenue | Yes |
| Drive or Walk | No |
| Garden Features | |
|---|---|
| Ornamental Garden | No |
| Walled Garden | No |
| Orchard | No |
| Parkland | Yes |
| Woodland | No |
| Natural Water Feature | No |
| Artifical Water Features | No |
| Allée | No |
| Vista | No |
| Other | No |
