Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Country house
Knocknagarrane, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Knocknagarrane
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Overton House (1939)
- Coordinates
- 51.72662, -8.76378
- SMR number
- CO110-049----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid 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)
- 1865 · Ireland, (South) Sheet. (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)
This record in the National Monuments Service's Historic Environment Viewer ↗
The National Monuments Service's description
Single storey remains of early 19th century house. Built by G. Allman (Ó Donnchadha 1985, 5), the owner of Overton Cotton Mills (CO110-050---) which it overlooks to NE. Weather slated 5-bay, originally 2-storey with hipped roof; central round-headed door ope approached by arched stairway. Curtain wall connects to pedimented gable of farm buildings; niches incurtain wall and gables.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). 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
- Mill - cottonunder 1 mi
- Country houseunder 1 mi
- Mill - cornunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.