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Country house

Ballinamought West / Montenotte, County Cork, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Country house, Ballinamought West/Montenotte, 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
Ballinamought West / Montenotte
County
Cork
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
NULL
Latest-edition OS map
Vosterburg (1950)
Coordinates
51.90544, -8.44922
SMR number
CO074-085----

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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

Rectangular early-mid 18th century house, 2-storey over basement, probabl ybuilt c. 1716-24 by Elias Voster, a Dutchman settled in Cork, with alterations carried out in 1860s (Meagher forthcoming). Entrance front (N) of 5 bays; central 1-bay breakfront with wide 25-light sash window over fanlighted door with coupled engaged Doric columns (Bence-Jones 1978, 28). View front (S) has central 2-bay bow. House 2 bays deep, with round-headed stairway window on E elevation. Roof hipped with Victorian dormers; 18th century staircase and plasterwork in interior. Blocked-up alcove in retaining wall of garden on Middle Glanmire Road marks remains of formerly extensive ornamental waterworks; possible site of St. Brandon's church (CO074-058---) in W side of garden.

The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). 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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