169 Ahoghill Road

The Department's description

Exterior description and setting

A symmetrical three-bay two-storey roughcast vernacular farmhouse, built c.1830. The building is rectangular on plan, facing east. Roof is pitched natural slate with rendered gable chimneys, corbelled eaves; rainwater goods are gone but drive-in brackets remain.

Walling is roughcast over cement rendered plinth with corner banding and sill course at first floor level. Windows are timber sliding sashes with exposed sash boxes, 6/6 to ground floor, 3/6 to first floor, with horns.

The principal (east) elevation has an opening to each bay at each floor, arranged about a central door opening with transom (temporary door in place).

Left gable has a 6/6 window to first floor and is abutted by a small lean-to shed at ground floor.

Rear elevation and right gable not inspected.

Historical information

A group of buildings appears on the first edition OS map (1832), including the current building. The Townland Valuation records no specific information. Griffiths Valuation records house, offices and land occupied by John Hill, with the building valued at £1.15s.

References:

Primary Sources

1. PRONI OS/6/1/43/1 First edition OS map (1832)
2. PRONI VAL/1A/1/43 Townland Valuation Map (1837)
3. PRONI VAL/1B/185 Townland Valuation Fieldbook
4. PRONI VAL/2A/1/43A Griffiths Valuation Map (1859)
5. PRONI VAL/2B/1/71B Griffiths Valuation Map (1859)

Criteria for listing: architectural interest

Not listed

Criteria for listing: historic interest

Not listed

Evaluation

A solidly proportioned two-storey vernacular house, composed on a symmetrical plan and forming part of a group of buildings which has occupied the site since at least the early nineteenth century. However, it is a common type and not of not of special architectural or historic interest.