Historic Buildings Record · Northern Ireland
House
Sandholes, Fermanagh and Omagh, Northern Ireland
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade B2
- Grade
- B2
- Type
- House
- Date of listing
- 5 October 2005
- Date of construction
- 1820 - 1839
- Address
- House, Sandholes, Newtownbutler, Co Fermanagh, BT92 8LW
- Townland
- Sandholes
- Council
- Fermanagh and Omagh
- Country
- Northern Ireland
- Coordinates
- 54.16646, -7.36186
- Date of survey
- 06 November 2000
- HB reference
- HB12/02/111
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1808 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Department's description
Exterior description and setting
A single-storey (+attic) / three bay hearth-lobby vernacular house aligned N-S on a lane to the N of Sandholes Townland.
Pitched modern metal corrugated roof with a cement-rendered chimney at party wall between middle and right bays. No eaves course or rainwater goods. Walls are lime-rendered over random rubble stone. Windows are 2/2 exposed-box sliding sashes with horns and stone cills (unless otherwise stated).
Principal elevation faces E. Central bay has a windbreak porch at right and a window to left. The porch has red brick walls and a monopitched natural slate roof. Front face is blocked with the remains of a t+g-sheeted door. Right and left cheeks are blank. Left and right bays each have a window to centre.
Left gable is abutted by a lower lean-to shed. The exposed upper level has a window to centre. The shed has a monopitched corrugated metal roof and concrete block walls. There is timber door to E; other faces are blank.
Rear elevation has a window (without cill) set at right of central bay. Right bay has a small fixed pane window.
Right gable is blank.
Setting:
The house occupies a pleasant and secluded elevated site, and is accessed by a long lane from the road.
Historical information
A building is shown at this location on the 1834 OS 6" map. However, it is not cited in the first Valuation book, indicating that it was a small one-storey vernacular house, in all probability the present one. By 1862 it was occupied by Richard Graham and was valued at £2. There is no change to its valuation thereafter.
Primary sources:
1. OS 6" map, 1st edition (1834), Co Fermanagh sheet 40 (PRONI OS 6/4/40/1).
2. OS 6" map, 2nd edition (1857), Co Fermanagh sheet 40 (PRONI OS 6/4/40/2).
3. Second Valuation book, Galloon Parish, Clones Union, 1862, p.23.
Criteria for listing: architectural interest
A. Style
B. Proportion
C. Ornamentation
D. Plan Form
I. Quality and survival of Interior
J. Setting
Criteria for listing: historic interest
X. Local Interest
Z. Rarity
Evaluation
A hearth-lobby entry vernacular dwelling, which retains many original features. A building type that is becoming increasing rare.
Nearby in the register
- Milestone 15 MileMilestoneunder 1 mi
- Houseunder 1 mi
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- St. Mary's R. C. ChurchChurchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.