Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Country house
Killowen (kinalea By.), County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Killowen (kinalea By.)
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Fort Richard House (1935)
- Coordinates
- 51.72793, -8.34976
- SMR number
- CO113-006----
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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
Eighteenth century 2-storey gable-ended house. View front (SE) of 4 bays. Entrance front (NW) facing farm buildings; central doorway concealed by porch, flanked by sidelights. Round-headed window flanked by sidelights overhead. Double sandstone chimney stacks on each gable. Additions to both gable ends.
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
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Cliff-edge fortunder 1 mi
- Mill - cornunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.