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Country house

Spring Grove, County Cork, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Country house, Spring Grove, County Cork, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Spring Grove
County
Cork
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Spring Grove (1937)
Coordinates
52.18286, -8.88463
SMR number
CO023-083----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1883 · Ireland 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1904 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Eighteenth-century, 2-storey house over basement. Entrance front (SE) of 7 bays, pediment with oculus over central 3 bays; cornice under eaves. Limestone steps up to central rectangular door ope with rectangular fanlight. Small basement windows flank steps. Slim brick-arched window opes, sash windows with shallow reveals. First floor weatherslated, slates decreasing in size with height. Gable-ended with brick chimney atop gable, attic windows in gable ends. Central 2-storey gabled projection to rear; lean-to addition to SW end of rear. According to local information, built by Arthur Bastable who resided here c. 1800 (Grove White 1905-25, vol. 4, 222). House abandoned 1973, restored in mid-1980s (O'Sullivan 1986, 22).

The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.

Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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