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Country house

Paal East, County Cork, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Country house, Paal East, 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
Paal East
County
Cork
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Castlepark House (1937)
Coordinates
52.16459, -8.91188
SMR number
CO023-119002-

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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

Early 19th-century 2-storey house over basement; occupied. Entrance front (SE) of 5 bays, central 1-bay recess, central large round-headed door ope with Ionic portico of cut limestone pillars with brick entablature. Two bays on either side of central recess have plaster pediments. Side elevations 3 bays deep. Rear elevation has central round-headed stairway window; shallow hipped projection at NE end of rear. Hipped roof with central valley, also covers projection to rear. U-shaped range of farm buildings around courtyard to W.

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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