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28 Edenmore Road

Aughnagon, Newry, Mourne and Down, Northern Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of 28 Edenmore Road, Aughnagon, Newry, Mourne and Down, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Designation
Record only (not listed)
Grade
Record Only
Type
House
Date of construction
1800 - 1819
Address
28 Edenmore Road, Mayobridge, Newry, Co Down, BT34 2JH
Townland
Aughnagon
Council
Newry, Mourne and Down
Country
Northern Ireland
Coordinates
54.16837, -6.25385
Date of survey
08 September 1999
HB reference
HB16/10/003

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1799 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1808 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The Department's description

Exterior description and setting

One and a half storey / two bay vernacular house up a lane on the E side of Edenmore Road.

Pitched natural slate roof with slightly advanced eaves course and no rain water goods. Walls are rendered random rubble stone.

Front elevation faces W. Main entrance is contained within a shallow windbreak on right side of left bay. It has a lean-to natural slate roof and its walls are as main block. T+g sheeted door. To left of porch is a 6/3 exposed box sliding sash window with roughly dressed stone cill. The right bay has a similar central window (boarded up) that is set slightly lower.

North gable is partially abutted by the remains of a derelict outbuilding and is blank.

Rear elevation is blank.

South gable has a small window to upper floor.

Historical information

A building is shown on the 1834 OS 6” map. However, it does not appear in the first Valuation (c.1835), indicating that its valuation was less than £5. It is probably the same building as currently exists.

Primary Sources:
1. PRONI OS map 1st edition (1834), Co Down sheet 51.
2. PRONI 1st Valuation map (c.1835), VAL 1A/3/51.

Criteria for listing: architectural interest

Not listed

Criteria for listing: historic interest

Not listed

Evaluation

This small vernacular house retains most of its original external features. Its interior has been stripped of most of its timberwork including a loft floor over left bay.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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