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Country house

Ardrum, County Cork, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Country house, Ardrum, 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
Ardrum
County
Cork
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Ardrum House (in Ruins) (1939)
Coordinates
51.91716, -8.65035
SMR number
CO073-009----

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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)
  • 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1883 · Ireland 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

In forestry plantation, overgrown and partially collapsed ruin of long low rectangular 2-storey house over basement. View front (E) of 10 bays. Extensions on either side to rear partially enclose courtyard; ruined 2-storey stone-built farm buildings form W range. Described by Bence-Jones (1978, 11) as 'Georgian house with long elevations ....seat of Colthurst....who vacated house in mid-19th century' when they moved to Blarney Castle Demesne (see CO062-238----). Reduced to pile of rubble c. 1988. Farmyard with ranges of 1- and 2-storey stone-built farm buildings c. 200m to SW, with 2-storey, 4-bay, gable-ended residential houses adjacent. Brick-lined walled garden c. 200m to S; now planted with coniferous trees.Two lodges survive, one to N has ornate windows. No standing remains of earlier house indicated on 1842 OS 6-inch map as 'Ardrum Ho. (in ruins)' c. 1km to WNW.

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

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

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