Historic Buildings Record · Northern Ireland
House off Terrydreen Road
Teerydreen, Derry City and Strabane, Northern Ireland
The record
- Designation
- Record only (not listed)
- Grade
- Record Only
- Type
- House
- Date of construction
- 1840 - 1859
- Address
- House off Terrydreen Road, Claudy, Co Londonderry
- Townland
- Teerydreen
- Council
- Derry City and Strabane
- Country
- Northern Ireland
- Coordinates
- 54.88513, -7.04311
- Date of survey
- 26 August 1997
- HB reference
- HB01/01/006
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1838 "Ireland, north sheet." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Department's description
Exterior description and setting
Two storey, stone built, rendered and white washed, 3 bay wide house with 2 storey barn in like manner all under one continuous natural slated roof. Sliding sash windows with exposed linings with 16 panes on ground floor and 9 panes on first floor. No gutters or downpipes to front of house. Gutter to rear. Two storey detached outhouse set at right angles to house and in front of it and in similar construction and finishes.
Historical information
Not indicated on Ordance Survey Map 1831.
Reference - Primary
1. OS Maps 1831, Co Londonderry sheet 30
2. OS Maps 1852, Co Londonderry sheet 30
3. HB Records - good photograph of former glory.
Criteria for listing: architectural interest
Not listed
Criteria for listing: historic interest
Not listed
Evaluation
A good example of a two storey vernacular farmhouse with many of the features associated with the single storey type. It is now in very poor condition though possibly not beyond repair.
Nearby in the register
- General’s BridgeBridgeunder 1 mi
- Banagher Presbyterian ChurchChurchunder 1 mi
- PAROCHIAL HALLHallunder 1 mi
- Banagher ManseRectories/ Manses etcunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.