Historic Buildings Record · Northern Ireland
10 Lurgancahone Road
Lurgancahone, Newry, Mourne and Down, Northern Ireland
The record
- Designation
- Record only (not listed)
- Grade
- Record Only
- Type
- Demolished
- Date of construction
- 1840 - 1859
- Address
- 10 Lurgancahone Road, Rathfriland, Newry, Co Down, BT34 5AU
- Townland
- Lurgancahone
- Council
- Newry, Mourne and Down
- Country
- Northern Ireland
- Coordinates
- 54.22719, -6.21487
- Date of survey
- 23 June 1999
- HB reference
- HB16/09/007
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
New house built on site.
Historical information
First shown on 1860 OS 6” map. Demolished 1984.
First survey card states: “ A 1½ storey harled and whitened house with slated roof. On the north side the panelled door is flanked either side by an unrecessed timber framed window. There is a lean-to porch at rear. Poor condition. Date 1833”.
Original HMBB survey slide shows a one and a half storey/ two bay vernacular house. Pitched natural slate roof with rendered and coped chimney to each gable. Cement skew to left gable. Advanced eaves course supported rainwater goods. Walls are lime rendered and white washed. To right side of left bay (centre of front elevation) is an advanced entrance porch with mono-pitched natural slate roof, its left and right cheeks are blank and it has a sheeted timber door to front. To left of porch to either side is a 4/2 sliding sash window with horns and roughly dressed cill. To right of porch is a smaller 3/3 sliding sash with a more finely dressed cill. Left gable has a small window set to left serving the attic.
Primary Sources:
1. OS 6" map, 2nd edition (1860) Co Down sheet 41 (PRONI OS 6/3/41/2)
2. HMBB survey card dated 12/12/1970.
3. HMBB survey slide dated 12/12/1970.
Criteria for listing: architectural interest
Not listed
Criteria for listing: historic interest
Not listed
Evaluation
The original vernacular building has been demolished and replaced with a modern bungalow.
Nearby in the register
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- 5 Greenhill RoadHouseunder 1 mi
- 90 Newry RoadHouseunder 1 mi
- St Colmans RC ChurchChurchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.