Historic Buildings Record · Northern Ireland
10 Ballycastle Road
Ballycastle, Ards and North Down, Northern Ireland
The record
- Designation
- Record only (not listed)
- Grade
- Record Only
- Type
- Demolished
- Date of construction
- 1980 - 1999
- Address
- 10 Ballycastle Road, Ballycastle, Newtownards, Co. Down, BT22 2AY
- Townland
- Ballycastle
- Council
- Ards and North Down
- Country
- Northern Ireland
- Coordinates
- 54.57161, -5.60799
- Date of survey
- 21 November 1997
- HB reference
- HB24/04/064
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
Shown on 2 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1941 "OS GSGS 3906 Scotland 1:25,000 (1940-1943)" (National Library of Scotland).
The Department's description
Exterior description and setting
Site, (to the north of the Mountstewart Road roughly 3.5 miles north west of Greyabbey), of a former single storey house, demolished c.1992 with new single storey house now occupying site. Stone semicircular arched door surround of former building has been preserved and is now used as surround for back door (NW elevation) of modern house.
The original house is described in the first survey of 1971 as : 'Single storey farmhouse. Roof slated gable end chimneys rendered. Walls 'salt & pepper' rough cast [dry dash]. Five drop hung [sash] windows, vertical astragals. 'Ards' doorway between 3rd and 4th windows [with] stone surround and semicircular arch head, keystone and plain pilasters. Decorative fanlight and recent door. Condition fair. Front about 65ft. Farm buildings adjacent'.
Historical information
A building is shown partly on this site on the OS Map of 1834, which probably corresponds to the house on the site until recently. The old house was demolished c.1992, but its door surround preserved and incorporated into the new dwelling.
References- Primary sources
1 PRONI OS/6/3/11/1 Ordnance Survey Maps, 1st Edition, 1834, Co. Down 11
2 PRONI VAL/1B/33 First valuation, Greyabbey, c.1834-38
3 PRONI VAL/2B/3/4 Second valuation, Greyabbey, c.1859
4 PRONI OS/6/3/11/2 Ordnance Survey Maps, 1st revision, 1860, Co. Down 11
Criteria for listing: architectural interest
Not listed
Criteria for listing: historic interest
Not listed
Evaluation
Site of single storey house of probable pre 1834 construction, now demolished with new modern looking house in place. Original front door surround has been preserved and now encases back door of the new house.
Nearby in the register
- 14 Ballycastle RoadHouseunder 1 mi
- RookmountHouseunder 1 mi
- 33 Ballyblack RoadDemolishedunder 1 mi
- Ballyblack Presbyterian ChurchChurchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.