Historic Buildings Record · Northern Ireland
’Hillview’
Killyvolgan, Ards and North Down, Northern Ireland
The record
- Designation
- Record only (not listed)
- Grade
- Record Only
- Type
- Demolished
- Date of construction
- 1860 - 1879
- Address
- ’Hillview’, 9 Killyvolgan Road, Killyvolgan, Ballywalter, Newtownards, Co. Down, BT22 2NX
- Townland
- Killyvolgan
- Council
- Ards and North Down
- Country
- Northern Ireland
- Coordinates
- 54.53115, -5.50287
- Date of survey
- 11 November 1997
- HB reference
- HB24/04/024
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 3 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1841 "Scotland (Southern part). XIII" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Department's description
Exterior description and setting
Site of former two storey farmhouse of mid to late nineteenth century origin, demolished recently with new dwelling built in place.
The original house was described in the first survey of 1971 as: ' Two storey farmhouse with adjoining farmyard and outbuildings. Roof slated. Gable ends, cement barges. Chimneys rendered. Walls rendered and lined. Bevelled quoins. Three first floor drop hung [sash] windows, horizontal astragals [glazing bars]. Two ground floor drop hung windows, Georgian panes. Central doorway, recessed elliptical arch head, bevelled in and out band surround. Decorative fanlight. Two pane sidelights, panelled door. Bevelled base course. Condition fair. Frontage about 38ft'.
Historical information
The house originally on this site was constructed in the mid to later nineteenth century, however, it was demolished c.1996 and a new, larger, dwelling built in its place.
References- Primary sources
1 PRONI OS/6/3/12/1 OS maps, Down 12, 1834
2 PRONI VAL/1B/39 First valuation, Ballywalter, c.1834-38
3 PRONI VAL/2B/3/9 Second valuation, Ballywalter, c.1859
4 PRONI OS/6/3/12/2 OS maps, Down 12, 1860
5 PRONI VAL/12B/23/6a-f Annual valuation revision books, Ballywalter, 1866-1929
6 PRONI VAL/12E/84/1 Valuation plan, Ballywalter, 1902-35
Criteria for listing: architectural interest
Not listed
Criteria for listing: historic interest
Not listed
Evaluation
Site of former two storey farmhouse of c.1860-70, now demolished with new dwelling built in place. The main central section of the new house has been built in the style of the original
Nearby in the register
- Home farmEstate Related Structuresunder 1 mi
- Bridge on estate trackBridgeunder 1 mi
- Bridgeunder 1 mi
- Bridge on garden pathBridgeunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.