Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Country house
Raleigh North, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Raleigh North
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Raleigh House (1938)
- Coordinates
- 51.89941, -9.00570
- SMR number
- CO070-109----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Renovated 2-storey house; entrance front (E) of 5 bays; central doorway with fanlight; central ornate triple light window at 1st floor. Central gabled stairway projection to rear flanked by lean-to additions. One- and 2-storey farm buildings still in use to rear. Restored gate lodge withTudor-style windows; tall castellated tower (CO070-088----) overlooking entrance. Oval stone structure (3.78m x c. 2.7m) 600m to NW of house overlooking lake, known to landowner as 'picnic house'.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). 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
- Designed landscape - belvedereunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.