Historic Buildings Record · Northern Ireland
Demolished House
Killyfole, Fermanagh and Omagh, Northern Ireland
The record
- Designation
- Record only (not listed)
- Grade
- Record Only
- Type
- Demolished
- Date of construction
- 1840 - 1859
- Address
- Demolished House, Killyfole, Rosslea, Co. Fermanagh, BT92 7PY
- Townland
- Killyfole
- Council
- Fermanagh and Omagh
- Country
- Northern Ireland
- Coordinates
- 54.23105, -7.28694
- Date of survey
- 12 September 2000
- HB reference
- HB12/01/053
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 1838 "Ireland, north sheet." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Department's description
Exterior description and setting
Demolished and replaced by modern bungalow
Historical information
Not shown on the 1859 OS 6” map. Cited in the 1862 second valuation (compiled 1860), indicating a construction date of 1859-60.
The first HMBB survey slide dated May 1987 shows the building to have been two storey/ three bay with pitched natural slate roof with a wet dashed chimney to right gable and stone skew to left gable. Walls are wet dashed and painted. Set to left of centre is a T+G sheeted entrance door, to either side is a window with painted stone cill, that to left is a 2x3 and that to right is a 2/2 sliding sash with horns. Above to first floor, centre and right bay each have a 1/3 horizontally divided sliding sash window. Right gable is abutted by a single storey outbuilding with corrugated metal roof.
Primary Sources
1. OS map, 2nd edition 1859, Co Fermanagh 35.
2. Valuation book, Co Fermanagh, Clones Union, p. 54 (1860/ 1862).
3. First survey card/ slide dated 25 May 1987
Criteria for listing: architectural interest
Not listed
Criteria for listing: historic interest
Not listed
Evaluation
Demolished.
Nearby in the register
- Turf HouseOutbuildingsunder 1 mi
- McElgunn’s CottageHouseunder 1 mi
- Houseunder 1 mi
- Bridgeunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.