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Country house

Kilnaglery, County Cork, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Country house, Kilnaglery, 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
Kilnaglery
County
Cork
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
NULL
Latest-edition OS map
Mount Rivers (1934)
Coordinates
51.81002, -8.39005
SMR number
CO099-095----

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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

On SE side of Carrigaline. According to owner built in 1760s by James Morrison, Entrance front (N) of 4-bays, 3-storeys; central ground floor door set in recess with convex sides containing large window; recess framed by wooden portico with slim doric columns. Rounded corner of front elevation, framed by blocked quoins; windows in curve at same level as front windows but one light wider. Hipped roof with projecting eaves. Eelevation weatherslated. Bence Jones (1978, 216) suggest the house originally 'had a front consisting of a centre recessed between two projections with rounded corners. At a later date, the centre in the two upper storeys was filled in'. According to the owner the recess was filled in 1830s when 2nd floor was added. Remains of square 2-storey gate tower in walled garden to S with remains of bellcote on top.

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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