Historic Buildings Record · Northern Ireland
Former Coastguard Houses
Moneydorragh More, Newry, Mourne and Down, Northern Ireland
The record
- Designation
- Record only (not listed)
- Grade
- Record Only
- Type
- House - Terrace
- Date of construction
- 1800 - 1819
- Address
- Former Coastguard Houses, adjacent to 151 Kilkeel Rd, Annalong, Newry, Co Down, BT34 4TL
- Townland
- Moneydorragh More
- Council
- Newry, Mourne and Down
- Country
- Northern Ireland
- Coordinates
- 54.10198, -5.91049
- Date of survey
- 01 July 1997
- HB reference
- HB16/01/015 B
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1636 "Vltoniae Orientalis Pars" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Department's description
Exterior description and setting
A terrace of five two storey dwellings with gabled roof, pebble dashed walls and modern top-hung timber windows.
Historical information
This building is shown on the 1834 OS 6” map (sheet 56) as part of the Water Guard Station, (although by that time it would have been operated by the Coastguard Service).
Primary Source:
1. PRONI – OS 6/3/56/1 (1834 OS map).
Secondary Source:
1. D. Mayne, ‘19th century coastguard stations in Mourne’, in 12 Miles of Mourne, vol.7 (Kilkeel, 1996), pp.20-21.
Criteria for listing: architectural interest
Not listed
Criteria for listing: historic interest
Not listed
Evaluation
This building is devoid of any original character due to later inappropriate alterations.
Nearby in the register
- Prospect CottageHouseunder 1 mi
- 151 Kilkeel RoadOfficeunder 1 mi
- Rocket HouseBoat Houseunder 1 mi
- Kilhorne Church (C of I)Churchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.