Historic Buildings Record · Northern Ireland
192 Killowen Road
Ballintur, Newry, Mourne and Down, Northern Ireland
The record
- Designation
- Record only (not listed)
- Grade
- Record Only
- Type
- House
- Date of construction
- 1800 - 1819
- Address
- 192 Killowen Road, Killowen, Rostrevor, Newry, Co Down, BT34 3AQ
- Townland
- Ballintur
- Council
- Newry, Mourne and Down
- Country
- Northern Ireland
- Coordinates
- 54.07519, -6.12936
- Date of survey
- 21 July 1998
- HB reference
- HB16/05/039
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
Single-storey/ two-bay vernacular house, high on south-facing slope of Knockshee.
Pitched natural slate roof with brick verges and a single red brick chimney to centre. No rainwater goods. Walls are random rubble, partially dashed. The left corner of façade has a large boulder at ground level forming a base stone.
Main elevation faces south. Shallow monopitched porch at right contains painted t+g half-door. Small 2/2 sliding sash window to each bay.
Right gable is abutted by a modern extension and left gable forms the party wall with a now ruined adjoining building.
Rear elevation has two small windows, one to each bay. That to left is 1/1 sliding sash and that to right is a modern top-hung casement.
The extension is a modern timber structure with external posts and rafters supporting an inner skin of corrugated plastic sheeting.
To rear and left are the ruins of two similar houses.
Historical information
This house is shown on the 1834 OS 6” map as part of a substantial clachan. It is not, however, cited in the 1838 Valuation as its valuation was less than £5.
Primary sources:
1. PRONI – OS 6/3/55/1(1834 OS map) (Down sheet 55).
1. PRONI -VAL 1B/361 (1838 valuation).
Criteria for listing: architectural interest
Not listed
Criteria for listing: historic interest
Not listed
Evaluation
An interesting vernacular survivor but devalued by alterations and inappropriate repairs.
Nearby in the register
- Marker PostWater Works Structuresunder 1 mi
- 160 Killowen RoadHouseunder 1 mi
- Telephone Kiosk at 170 Killowen Road, RostrevorTelephone Kioskunder 1 mi
- 182 Killowen RoadHouseunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.