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Cottage SW of Bernish Bridge

Ballymacdermot, Newry, Mourne and Down, Northern Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Cottage SW of Bernish Bridge, Ballymacdermot, 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
1920 - 1939
Address
Cottage SW of Bernish Bridge, Seavers Road, Newry, Co Armagh
Townland
Ballymacdermot
Council
Newry, Mourne and Down
Country
Northern Ireland
Coordinates
54.16070, -6.36552
Date of survey
15 May 2000
HB reference
HB16/13/016

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1900 map "Ireland" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1900 · Ireland (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1901 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1906 · Edinburgh. Scottish Lake District. Index Map: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1922 · Ireland - northern section. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The Department's description

Exterior description and setting

A refurbished single storey dwelling aligned NW-SE perpendicular to road.

Roof is pitched natural slate with a modern textured red brick chimney to each gable. Half-round plastic rainwater goods, with downpipe to the right on façade. Walls are wet-dashed with painted cement rendered base course.

Principal elevation faces NE. To centre of façade is a windbreak porch with pitched natural slate roof and timber bargeboards. The door is t+g sheeted. Left and right cheeks are blank. To either side of porch is a top-hung 2/2 timber casement window with external timber shutters.

Left and right gables are blank.

Rear elevation has a window as façade set to left.

Historical information

A building is shown at this location on the 1834 OS map. However, the present building dates from 1921, the Valuation Revision book entry of that year reading "old house down" and describing the new house as a "small one bay cabin and small office".

Primary sources:
1. First edition OS 6" map, Co Armagh sheet 26, 1834 (PRONI - OS 6/2/26/1).
2. Valuation Revision book, 1921 (PRONI - VAL 12B/15/17d, p.44).

Criteria for listing: architectural interest

Not listed

Criteria for listing: historic interest

Not listed

Evaluation

This vernacular dwelling has been completely refurbished and is of little interest.

Nearby in the register

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

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