Historic Building Details

HB Ref No:
HB02/10/037

Address :
Bessbrook House 46 Ballykelly Road Limavady Co Londonderry

Townland:
Rascahan

---

Survey 2:
Record Only

Date of Listing:

Date of De-listing:

Current Use:
House

Former Use
House

Conservation Area:
No

Industrial Archaeology:
No

Vernacular:
No

Thatched:
No

Monument:
No

Derelict:
No

---

OS Map No:
29/5 NW

IG Ref:
C6518 2307

---

Owner Category

Private

Exterior Description And Setting

A six bay wide two storey house with slated roof at a pitch of 40/45º. Thereare four chimney stacks with coloured rendering and pebble dash. On the south side there are two large bays, one rectangular, the other canted. It is likely that the road line changed and originally passed on the south side of the house.

Architects

Not Known

Historical Information

John Ogilby occupied house in 1781 and it was later in the ownership of the Hamiltons, McCauslands, Shannons and McAtamneys. References: T H Mullin, Limavady and the Roe Valley.

Criteria for Listing

Architectural Interest

Not listed

Historic Interest

Not listed

Evaluation

Building does not merit listing - only recorded for it's apparent age.

General Comments

Date of Survey

19 September 1997