Historic Buildings Record · Northern Ireland
Dwelling off lane on
Annahaia, Newry, Mourne and Down, Northern Ireland
The record
- Designation
- Record only (not listed)
- Grade
- Record Only
- Type
- House
- Date of construction
- 1840 - 1859
- Address
- Dwelling off lane on, Drumintee Road, Killevy, Newry, Co Armagh, BT35 8JT
- Townland
- Annahaia
- Council
- Newry, Mourne and Down
- Country
- Northern Ireland
- Coordinates
- 54.10693, -6.41759
- Date of survey
- 10 July 2000
- HB reference
- HB16/15/044
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 1830 "V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. C. Kon: Ireland. b. Prov: Ulster. Counties: 13-21" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Department's description
Exterior description and setting
A single-storey three-bay vernacular dwelling, with outbuilding to left gable, aligned NE-SW on a lane off Drumintee Road.
Pitched roofs, varying in height. From left they are detailed as follows: corrugated metal, natural slate with remains of a whitewashed chimney to left end, natural slate (half-side lapped) with a cement-rendered and coped chimney to right gable. Façade is cement rendered and whitewashed, with a contrasting painted base course. Remaining walls are whitewashed random rubble. All windows are set in painted reveals with painted concrete cills.
Principal elevation faces SE. Left bay has a central fixed pane window. Central bay is slightly taller and has a 2x3 metal-framed casement to left and a windbreak porch to right. Porch has a pitched natural slate roof with plain timber bargeboards. Front face has a t+g sheeted door; right and left cheeks are blank. Right bay is lower and has a 2x3 metal-framed casement window to centre.
Left gable is completely abutted by an outbuilding (of no interest).
Rear elevation is has a small fixed-pane window with no cill, set to right of centre bay.
Right gable is blank.
Setting:
The house is prominently sited on the E slope of Slieve Gullion and is accessed by a long lane with rubble stone boundary walls.
Historical information
Although a building is shown at this spot on the 1835 map, it is uncertain whether it is the present one. The existing building is more likely to be of mid 19th century date as it is shown on the 1862 map and its rateable valuation (10 shillings) does not change thereafter.
Primary sources:
1. OS 6” map, 1st edition, Co Armagh sheet 29 (PRONI OS 6/2/29/1).
2. OS 6” map, 2nd edition, Co Armagh sheet 29 (PRONI OS 6/2/29/2).
3. Second Valuation, Co Armagh, Newry Union (published 1864; MS dates from 1862).
4. Valuation Revision books (PRONI VAL 12B/15/15A-D).
Criteria for listing: architectural interest
Not listed
Criteria for listing: historic interest
Not listed
Evaluation
A single-storey three-bay vernacular dwelling, with outbuilding to left gable. Its variations in height and contrasting roof materials provide a strong focal point within the surrounding landscape. However, it retains little of its original character and is not of special architectural or historic interest.
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- 28 Mountain RoadHouseunder 1 mi
- Gate Lodge to Hawthorn HillGates/ Screens/ Lodgesunder 1 mi
- Vernacular HouseHouseunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.