Liscabble Road

The Department's description

Exterior description and setting

Attached two-bay single-storey direct-entry vernacular dwelling, built c. 1820, and located to the south side of Liscabble Road, Gortin. Rectangular plan with small windbreak porch to east and continuous outshot at west. Two-storey exposed random rubble outbuilding to south.

Roof is pitched asbestos sheeted; brick corbelled gable chimneystacks; half-round cast-iron rainwater goods; walls are whitewashed lime rendered rubble; windows (now largely removed) are 2/2 timber sliding sashes (no glass remaining).

Principal elevation faces east and small windbreak porch off centre at left; window opening at each side.

Left (south) gable is abutted by two-storey exposed random rubble outbuilding.

Rear (west) elevation is abutted by continuous outshot with exposed random rubble walling; three small openings each with stone lintels.

Right (north) gable contains single window at loft level.

Two-storey outbuilding at south has pitched natural slate roof; blue/black clay ridge tiles; exposed random rubble walling with corbelled eaves course; east elevation has a scattered fenestration with much of the timber framing from windows and doors now removed. Left (south) gable contains single door opening at centre. Rear elevation contains single segmental-arched-headed opening with stone lintels.

Setting:-
Set within a remote rural
setting in the mountainous area west of Gortin, with two further traditionally constructed outbuildings at north and east with corrugated metal roofs; accessed from lane at east.

Roof: Asbestos sheeting
Walling: Render
Windows: Timber
RWG: Cast-iron

Historical information

A building is shown on the first edition OS map of 1833. By the second edition (1854) the original house has been extended to the south by the addition of an outbuilding and a further freestanding outbuilding is apparent to the northwest. By the fourth edition (1953) a further outbuilding has been added to the northeast.

The house was not deemed of sufficient value to be included in the Townland Valuation. However, it appears in Griffith’s Valuation and is valued at 15s. The occupier is Andrew York who leases it from Major Cole Hamilton. The York family continues to lease the house and offices until 1909 when they hold it in fee.

In 1933 valuers note that the house consists of one room and a kitchen and value it at £1. In 1940 the plot is revalued because a new house has been built, held by Thomas Yorke Junior in fee.

References:

Primary Sources
1.PRONI OS/6/6/18/1 – First Edition Ordnance Survey Map (1833)
2.PRONI OS/6/6/18/2 – Second Edition Ordnance Survey Map (1854)
3.PRONI OS/6/6/18/3 – Third Edition Ordnance Survey Map (1905-6)
4.PRONI OS/6/6/18/4 – Fourth Edition Ordnance Survey Map (1953)
5.PRONI VAL/1/A/6/18 – Townland Valuation Map (1828-40)
6.PRONI VAL/1/B/643 – Townland Valuation (1828-40)
7.PRONI VAL/2/A/6/18B – Griffith’s Valuation Map (1856-64)
8.PRONI VAL/2/B/6/45A – Griffith’s Valuation (1856-64)
9.PRONI VAL/12/D/6/18A – Annual Revisions Map
10.PRONI VAL/12/B/6/39/6A-E – Annual Revision Records (1867-1929)
11.PRONI VAL/3/D/7/8W/2 – Valuers RV Binder (1933-57)

Criteria for listing: architectural interest

Not listed

Criteria for listing: historic interest

Not listed

Evaluation

Attached two-bay single-storey direct-entry vernacular dwelling, built c. 1820. Largely intact in plan form although detailing partially altered. Externally the house remains largely intact in terms of its traditional massing and proportion. However, it is not among the best examples of the type and has been compromised by various alterations and degradation of its setting.