Historic Buildings Record · Northern Ireland
Grotto Hall
Fincarn, Causeway Coast and Glens, Northern Ireland
The record
- Designation
- Record only (not listed)
- Grade
- Record Only
- Type
- Store
- Date of construction
- 1880 - 1899
- Address
- Grotto Hall, Former Stables, Glenedra Road, Fincarn, Feeny, Co Londonderry
- Townland
- Fincarn
- Council
- Causeway Coast and Glens
- Country
- Northern Ireland
- Coordinates
- 54.88632, -7.00946
- Date of survey
- 14 July 2000
- HB reference
- HB02/05/010 B
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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 single storey long and narrow rectangular low building of 4 bays, gabled.
Former stable, now used as a store with 3 single door openings and 2 windows on the NW side and 1 single door and small window on the other. In the SW gable a tall pointed window with Y tracery possibly a remnant of the former church. Walls plastered and painted and roof slated.
Historical information
The building is not shown on the O.S. map 1830 nor on the 1856 Rev. It is shown on the 1905 revision. Built as stables probably after erection of church. Now used as a store and recently renamed and called the Grotto Hall being adjacent to the Grotto.
Criteria for listing: architectural interest
Not listed
Criteria for listing: historic interest
Not listed
Evaluation
A low former stables with little architectural pretension but of interest to the local people and having a local social significance.
Nearby in the register
- St Joseph’s R.C. ChurchChurchunder 1 mi
- Former Flax MillStoreunder 1 mi
- Former Flax MillDemolishedunder 1 mi
- Tandragee FortFortunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.