Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Country house
Creggolympry North, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Creggolympry North
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Cregg Castle (1935)
- Coordinates
- 52.14139, -8.33574
- SMR number
- CO035-059----
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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)
- 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (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
On bluff, overlooking River Blackwater to S. Three-storey house, over basement, of mid-18th-century appearance. Entrance front (S) of 6 bays: central 2-bay breakfront framed by quoins; central round-headed door ope with vertical half-door and fanlight; cut-limestone surround with segmental pediment over fanlight supported on console brackets; sidelights flank door. Sash windows with glazing bars. Cornice-like string course between 1st and 2nd floors. Hipped roof with central valley; moulded cornice under eaves; 2 pairs of off-centre chimneys. Side elevations 3 bays deep; E elevation has circular 1st-floor windows; W elevation has 2-storey hipped addition. Rear elevation of 5 bays, central pedimented gabled stairway projection with large round-headed stairway window, circular window overhead. Elaborate 20th-century Italian gardens extend to N, with range of farm buildings on E and N sides. Further farm buildings to N. Tower house (14356) to SW.
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
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Settlement deserted - medievalunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.