Historic Buildings Record · Northern Ireland
29 Ballykeel Road
Ballykeel, Newry, Mourne and Down, Northern Ireland
The record
- Designation
- Record only (not listed)
- Grade
- Record Only
- Type
- House
- Date of construction
- 1800 - 1819
- Address
- 29 Ballykeel Road, Rathfriland, Newry, Co Down, BT34 5AZ
- Townland
- Ballykeel
- Council
- Newry, Mourne and Down
- Country
- Northern Ireland
- Coordinates
- 54.21783, -6.22585
- Date of survey
- 08 July 1999
- HB reference
- HB16/09/022
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 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Department's description
Exterior description and setting
Single storey/ three bay direct entry vernacular house located with a similar building (HB16/09/021) up a lane off Ballykeel Road.
Pitched corrugated metal roof with a rendered and coped chimney to party wall of left and central bays. (Concrete skew to right gable). Half round metal rainwater goods are supported on timber brackets with metal hooks. Walls are lime rendered over granite rubble.
Principal elevation faces E. Left bay has a tripartite window (exposed box) consisting of 6/3 sash with 2/2 sidelights (no horns). Central bay consists of advanced entrance porch with corrugated metal roof (which is ties into main front pitch). Porch contains t+g sheeted door. Left and right cheeks are blank. To left of porch is a 6/3 sliding sash window (no horns). Right bay has two 2/2 sliding sash windows (vertically divided) with horns. All windows are without cills.
Left gable is abutted by single storey outbuilding with slightly higher pitched natural slate roof with lime rendered stone walls. T+g sheeted opening at left end of front elevation. Left gable of is abutted by a similar smaller outbuilding with pitched corrugated metal roof (of no interest).
Rear elevation of main block has 2/2 sliding sash (vertically divided) with horns to right bay. Centre bay has two small modern top hung casement windows. Left bay has a shallower outshot with small window and to right of which is a small window. Outbuilding (at right end) has a large modern fixed window.
Right gable is blank.
Opposite the front of the house is a single storey outbuilding in concrete blockwork with corrugated metal roof and metal casement window (of no interest).
Historical information
House with this footprint shown on 1834 OS 6” map; not valued (ie under £5). No change in valuation between 1860s and 1920s. Evidence therefore suggests that the existing building is probably of early 19thC date.
Primary sources:
1. OS 6" map, 1st edition (1834) Co Down sheet 47 (PRONI OS 6/3/47/1)
2. PRONI Second valuation c.1862, VAL 2B/3/60A, p.65.
3. PRONI Valuation revision books, 1866-1930, VAL 12B/22/10.
Criteria for listing: architectural interest
Not listed
Criteria for listing: historic interest
Not listed
Evaluation
This vernacular building retains much of its original fabric and internal detail. Its tin roof is a common development from thatch. The bedroom outshot is an unusual feature in this area. However, it is not of special architectural or historic interest.
Nearby in the register
- 27 Ballykeel RoadHouseunder 1 mi
- 37 Ballykeel RoadHouseunder 1 mi
- 21 Ballykeel RoadHouseunder 1 mi
- 9 Cullion RoadHouseunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.