53 Tannaghmore Road

The Department's description

Exterior description and setting

Small, single storey vernacular dwelling of possible mid 19th century construction, now with a corrugated iron roof and some modern window frames. The property is set to the N side of a long lane to the NW of Tannaghmore Road, c.2.5 miles NW of Seaforde.

The front façade faces S and is asymmetrical. To the right of centre is a timber sheeted door, to left and to the right of which is a window with recent looking four pane frame. Both gables are blank. To the rear there is a small lean-to extension in corrugated iron. To the left and to the right of this (on main rear façade) is a small window, both of which have sash frames. To the far left the rear façade is abutted by lean-to portion of a single storey outbuilding.

The façade is finished in rough cast and painted. The gabled roof is covered in corrugated iron and has rendered parapets. PVC rw goods.

To the W of this house (on the other side of the lane) is the ruins of another single storey dwelling, now largely overgrown.

Historical information

A building is shown on this site on the OS map of 1834, though it is not noted in the 1836 valuation. The property appears to have been occupied when first surveyed in November 1980, but now appears to be vacant.

References- Primary sources
1 PRONI OS/6/3/36/1 OS map, Down sh 36, 1834
2 PRONI OS/6/3/36/2 OS map, Down sh 36, 1858
3 PRONI 2nd valuation, Loughinisland, c.1860 [in print]

Criteria for listing: architectural interest

Not listed

Criteria for listing: historic interest

Not listed

Evaluation

Small, single storey vernacular dwelling of possible pre 1834 construction, now with a corrugated iron roof and some modern window frames.