Historic Buildings Record · Northern Ireland
Aghavilly Cottage
Aghavilly, Newry, Mourne and Down, Northern Ireland
The record
- Designation
- Record only (not listed)
- Grade
- Record Only
- Type
- House
- Date of construction
- 1800 - 1819
- Address
- Aghavilly Cottage, 128 Clonallan Road, Aghavilly, Warrenpoint, Newry, Co Down, BT34 3QN
- Townland
- Aghavilly
- Council
- Newry, Mourne and Down
- Country
- Northern Ireland
- Coordinates
- 54.13330, -6.22732
- Date of survey
- 26 August 1999
- HB reference
- HB16/11/031
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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
Original two storey/ three bay house, with gabled extension advancing to left of façade, has been completely stripped and retains no features of interest (see historical description). The original gabled roof has been replaced with a hipped one, render has been stripped, front porch removed and modern widows and cills inserted.
Historical information
Shown on the 1834 OS 6” map and described in the 1835 Valuation as measuring 32ft x 21ft6in x 13ft (i.e. two storeys). Similar dimensions given in 1863 Valuation, and no change in valuation thereafter, indicating that it may well be the same earlier 19thC house. Explicitly cited as Aghavilly Cottage on 1902 OS map.
The HMBB first survey card states, “A two storey harled and whitened house with squat unrecessed plain sashed windows and glazed square timber porch. Terminates in gable to west of façade. Further two storey building at rear.”
HMBB first survey slide shows a symmetrical two storey/ three bay house with single bay gabled extension advancing to left of façade. Pitched natural slate roof with rendered skew to right gable, which has a rendered chimney. Left gable ties into roof of extension and has a similar chimney. Walls are harled and white washed with advanced basecourse, to main house.
House has a single storey gabled porch to central bay. Roof covering is not visible. Its gable has a fretted timber bargeboard with spiked finial. Front gable has a rendered wall below three rectangular 2x2 paned fixed window, plain cill, and gable over is t+g sheeted (in line with pitch of roof). Entrance (not visible) on right cheek. Each remaining bay of front elevation has a squat 1/1 exposed box sliding sash window with painted dressed stone cill.
Extension walls are smooth rendered and painted. Its front gable has a window on each floor. Both are pair of side hung casements with a large top hung transom over.
Primary Sources:
1. OS 6” map, 1834, Co Down sheet 51 (PRONI, OS/6/3/51/1).
2. First Valuation book, 1835 (PRONI, VAL/1B/353, p.152).
3. Second Valuation book, 1863 (PRONI, VAL/2B/3/57A, p.16).
4. OS 6” map, 1901-02, Co Down sheet 51 (PRONI, OS/6/3/51/3).
5. HMBB first survey card dated 12/12/1972.
6. HMBB survey slide dated 12/12/1972.
Criteria for listing: architectural interest
Not listed
Criteria for listing: historic interest
Not listed
Evaluation
This much-altered house retains no features of architectural or historic interest.
Nearby in the register
- 131 Clonallan RoadHouseunder 1 mi
- Aughavilla LodgeHouseunder 1 mi
- 27 Clontafleece RoadHouseunder 1 mi
- 14 Clontafleece RoadHouseunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.