Historic Buildings Record · Northern Ireland
Thatched structure
Curley, Newry, Mourne and Down, Northern Ireland
The record
- Designation
- Record only (not listed)
- Grade
- Record Only
- Type
- Demolished
- Address
- Thatched structure, to SW of Curley House, 18 Curley Road, Newry, Co Down, BT34 1NU
- Townland
- Curley
- Council
- Newry, Mourne and Down
- Country
- Northern Ireland
- Coordinates
- 54.24629, -6.24242
- Date of survey
- 09 January 2000
- HB reference
- HB16/14/013
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1636 "Vltoniae Orientalis Pars" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Department's description
Exterior description and setting
Demolished. A similar circular reinforced concrete structure stands on the site, set to the SW of Curley House (HB16/14/052). Its uncovered roof structure is of modern sawn timbers. It is supported centrally by a cast-iron post with a circular trough at the base.
Historical information
The first HMMB slide shows a similar structure with a conical thatched roof and rendered rubble stone walls.
Primary Sources:
1. HMBB first survey slide dated January 1973.
Criteria for listing: architectural interest
Not listed
Criteria for listing: historic interest
Not listed
Evaluation
An agricultural structure, much altered (or more likely completely rebuilt) and of little architectural interest.
Nearby in the register
- Curley HouseHouseunder 1 mi
- S of 16 Ardkeeragh RoadHouseunder 1 mi
- Ardarragh HouseHouse1 mi
- 23 Lisnaree RoadHouse1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.