Historic Buildings Record · Northern Ireland
House
Drumshancorick, Fermanagh and Omagh, Northern Ireland
The record
- Designation
- Record only (not listed)
- Grade
- Record Only
- Type
- House
- Date of construction
- 1820 - 1839
- Address
- House, Drumshancorick, Rosslea, Co Fermanagh, BT92 7HP
- Townland
- Drumshancorick
- Council
- Fermanagh and Omagh
- Country
- Northern Ireland
- Coordinates
- 54.25047, -7.20606
- Date of survey
- 13 September 2000
- HB reference
- HB12/01/090
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 1811 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Department's description
Exterior description and setting
A single storey/ three bay vernacular hearth-lobby house aligned SW-NE to the S of the road bisecting Drumshancorick Townland.
Roof is pitched corrugated asbestos with a lime-rendered chimney to party wall between each bay. Rainwater goods are half-round metal. Walls are lime-rendered.
Principal elevation faces SE. Central bay is wider and has a projecting porch to left and the remains of a 2/2 sliding sash window (boarded with timber sheeting) to right. Porch has a flat cement coped roof and a door opening with narrow sidelights to front face. Right and left cheeks are blank. Left and right bays each have a window opening; that to left has the remains of a timber side hung casement window.
Left and right gables are blank. That to left is abutted by an open lean-to shed of timber frame construction supporting a corrugated metal roof.
Rear elevation has the remains of a 2/2 sliding sash window set to right of centre.
Historical information
A building is shown at this location on the 1834 OS 6” map.
Primary sources:
1. OS map, 1st edition 1834, Co Fermanagh 36.
Criteria for listing: architectural interest
Not listed
Criteria for listing: historic interest
Not listed
Evaluation
A hearth-lobby vernacular dwelling occupying a pleasant roadside setting and retaining some original features.
Nearby in the register
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.