Historic Buildings Record · Northern Ireland
KILCATTEN HOUSE
Derry City and Strabane, Northern Ireland
The record
- Designation
- Record only (not listed)
- Grade
- Record Only
- Type
- HOUSE
- Date of listing
- 9 December 1977
- Date of delisting
- 17 July 1987
- Address
- KILCATTEN HOUSE, KILCATTEN, CLAUDY, CO.LONDONDERRY
- Council
- Derry City and Strabane
- Country
- Northern Ireland
- Coordinates
- 54.92118, -7.19328
- Date of survey
- 19 February 2014
- HB reference
- HB01/02/010
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1869 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Department's description
Exterior description and setting
A former single-storey five bay harled house, now demolished and replaced with a modern two-storey brick house.
The First Survey card records:
A single-storey, five bay, harled and coloured house with slated roof and rendered chimneys. Sides are three bay. 3 (?) pane sashed windows (?) surmounted by recessed rectangular panels at attic level. The building extends to north in reduced height with lean-to roof at (?). Two bay segmental projections on west side, basement at rear. Fluted columned porch with three light conservatory extension. (?) (?) door surmounted by a semi-circular arched opening, (?) by a (?) pane fanlight. (?) (?) (?) (?) at outbuilding. Slate (?) (?) (?) (?) (?) West.
History
The house is thought to have been built for the O'gilly family who provided the agents for the (?) Company. Local tradition is that the house is built on the site of the ancient church of Kilcattan. (Church of St. (?) (?) - O'Kane) REV.F.W.FAWCETT (?) (?) RECTORY, CLAUDY.
Date of visit: 22.05.1972
Historical information
N/A
Criteria for listing: architectural interest
Not listed
Criteria for listing: historic interest
Not listed
Evaluation
A former single-storey five bay harled house, now demolished and replaced with a modern two-storey brick house.
General comments
Partial Survey Only - A former single-storey five bay harled house, now demolished and replaced with a modern two-storey brick house.
Nearby in the register
- Pair of Houses at Kilcattan BridgeNo type recordedunder 1 mi
- Holy Trinity ChurchChurchunder 1 mi
- 54 Ardground RoadHouseunder 1 mi
- Orange HallNo type recordedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.