Historic Buildings Record · Northern Ireland
127 Newcastle Road
Castlenavan, Newry, Mourne and Down, Northern Ireland
The record
- Designation
- Record only (not listed)
- Grade
- Record Only
- Type
- House
- Date of construction
- 1980 - 1999
- Address
- 127 Newcastle Road, Castlenavan (near Seaforde), Downpatrick, Co Down, BT30 8PR
- Townland
- Castlenavan
- Council
- Newry, Mourne and Down
- Country
- Northern Ireland
- Coordinates
- 54.33986, -5.84034
- Date of survey
- 17 July 2000
- HB reference
- HB18/17/026
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
University Library, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
Shown on 2 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1922 "Ireland - northern section." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Department's description
Exterior description and setting
Modern looking two storey house built around the fabric of a former single storey vernacular dwelling of probable pre 1834 origin. The property is set on the W side of Newcastle Road, c.2 miles N of the small village of Seaforde.
The original house was described in the first survey of March 1978 as a ‘Single storey cottage. Roof slated, gable ends, chimneys rendered. Walls rough cast, painted white. NE front has 3 drop hung [sash] windows, Georgian panes. Sheeted entrance door between first and second windows. Condition poorish. Front about 50ft’.
The present house bears absolutely no resemblance to its predecessor, being two storey and having large modern windows, modern doors etc., etc. The thickness of the ground floor walls suggests some of the fabric of the older building has been retained, but other than this nothing recognisable of the building remains.
Historical information
A house is shown on this site on the OS map of 1834, which the valuation records of c.1836 tell us was then in the possession of one John Blackwood, and may have dated from the later 18th century (grade ‘B’). The house appears to have been still in the hands of the Blackwood family in 1860.
When surveyed in 1978, the property appears to have contained a shop as well as living quarters. At some stage after this [?c.1985] the building appears to have been raised in height and radically different window openings inserted throughout.
References- Primary sources
1 PRONI D.366 Forde papers
2 PRONI OS/6/3/37/1 OS map, Down sh 37, 1834
3 PRONI VAL/1B/387 1st valuation, Loughinisland, 1836
4 PRONI OS/6/3/37/2 OS map, Down sh 37, 1858
5 PRONI 2nd valuation, Loughinisland, c.1860 [in print]
Criteria for listing: architectural interest
Not listed
Criteria for listing: historic interest
Not listed
Evaluation
Modern two storey house built around the fabric of a former single storey vernacular dwelling of probable pre 1834 origin. Of little architectural interest.
Nearby in the register
- CastlenavinHouseunder 1 mi
- St MacCartans RC ChurchChurchunder 1 mi
- Estate Worker's lodgeEstate Related Structuresunder 1 mi
- 53 Tannaghmore RoadHouseunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.