Historic Buildings Record · Northern Ireland
30 Ballintemple Road
Ballintemple, Newry, Mourne and Down, Northern Ireland
The record
- Designation
- Record only (not listed)
- Grade
- Record Only
- Type
- House
- Date of construction
- 1800 - 1819
- Address
- 30 Ballintemple Road, Newry, Co Armagh, BT35 8LQ
- Townland
- Ballintemple
- Council
- Newry, Mourne and Down
- Country
- Northern Ireland
- Coordinates
- 54.13022, -6.41884
- Date of survey
- 12 June 2000
- HB reference
- HB16/13/067
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
A single-storey, two-bay vernacular dwelling, aligned N-S on the E slope of Slieve Gullion, overlooking the AONB Ring of Gullion.
Pitched natural slate roof to right bay, corrugated metal to left bay. There is a wet-dashed chimney to each gable, and a tile skew between each bay.
Walls are wet-dashed. Principal elevation faces E. To left end of right bay is a windbreak porch with monopitched natural slate roof and t+g sheeted door to front face. Right and left cheeks are blank. To its right is a timber top-hung casement with concrete cill. Left bay has a 2 x 3 metal framed casement to left of centre.
Right and left gables are blank. The latter is abutted by a lower and shallower outbuilding, detailed as house with corrugated metal roof. There is a doorway to left of centre. To front is a small yard enclosed by a wet-dashed wall. Its left gable and rear elevation are blank.
Rear elevation of house is blank and built into a bank.
Historical information
A small building is shown here on the 1835 OS Map. Its valuation in 1862 is only 5s and remains the case in subsequent valuations. It is probably of early 19th century date.
Primary sources:
1. First edition OS 6” map, Co Armagh Sheet 29, 1835 (PRONI – OS 6/2/29/1).
2. Second Valuation book, 1862 (PRONI – VAL 2B/2/37H, p 24).
3. Valuation Revision books, 1860s-1920s (PRONI – VAL 12B/15/17A-D).
Criteria for listing: architectural interest
Not listed
Criteria for listing: historic interest
Not listed
Evaluation
A pleasantly sited vernacular building with contrasting roof materials set within the Ring of Gullion AONB.
Nearby in the register
- 32 Ballintemple RoadHouseunder 1 mi
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- St Bline's WellWellunder 1 mi
- KILLEVY CASTLECountry Houseunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.