Building

The National Monuments Service's description

Westown House is an 18th-century mansion which incorporates the ground floor of a possible hall (Knight ofGlin, Griffin & Robinson (Reprint 1889, 67; VBSCD 1993). The latter may be the building referred to in the Civil survey (1654-6) as a stone house, which was partly slated (Simington 1945, 33). In 1993 the mansion and rear courtyard containing finely built outbuildings were still in relatively good condition. The rear of the mansion and the outbuildings have since been demolished.
Accessed by long grass tree-lined avenue leading westwards from Naul village. House facing north, three bay over basement. The main ground floor chamber has a broad, round arch opening in the south-east corner where an entrance down into a passageway is located, the roof of which contains brickwork and is secured with wooden joists. Rumoured to be some sort of tunnel but possibly leads to cellar/icehouse-externally to the north-west of the gable is an outer shute which possibly links the two. Area to rear of house has also been cleared-some architectural fragments stockpiled.

Compiled by: Geraldine Stout

Updated by: Christine Baker

Date of upload: 6 November 2014

References

Simington, R.C. (ed.) 1945 The Civil survey, AD 1654-1656. Vol. VII: county of Dublin. Dublin. Irish Manuscripts Commission.