Historic Building Details

HB Ref No:
HB16/09/023

Address :
25 Bog Road Rathfriland Newry Co Down BT34 5DT

Townland:
Tamary

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Survey 2:
Record Only

Date of Listing:

Date of De-listing:

Current Use:
House

Former Use
House

Conservation Area:
No

Industrial Archaeology:
No

Vernacular:
Yes

Thatched:
No

Monument:
No

Derelict:
Yes

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OS Map No:
253/11

IG Ref:
J1849 3076

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Owner Category

Private

Exterior Description And Setting

Single storey / three bay vernacular house on S side of Bog Road. The right two bays are the dwelling and the left bay is an outbuilding. Pitched natural slate roof now in poor repair with the exception of the outbuilding. Two rendered and coped chimneys – one to each end of house. Walls are lime rendered over rubble stone. At left end are exposed foundation stones. Stone eaves course to left bay of house and outbuilding, brick eaves to right bay of house. Principal elevation faces N. Left bay (outbuilding) has a t+g sheeted door. Left bay of house has at right a projecting porch in granite rubble with catslide natural slate roof (from main roof). To left its is a 6/6 sliding sash window with horns and roughly dressed granite cill. Right bay has a 2/2 sliding sash window (vertically divided) with horns and finely dressed granite cill. Its left gable is abutted by a lower concrete block outbuilding (of no interest). Remainder of the gable is blank. Rear elevation of both house and outbuilding are blank. Right gable is abutted by a small concrete block lean-to (of no interest) and the remainder of the gable is blank.

Architects

Not Known

Historical Information

House with this footprint shown on 1834 OS 6” map; not valued (i.e. under £5). No change in valuation between 1860s and 1920s. Evidence therefore suggests that the existing building is probably of early 19thC date. Primary sources: 1. OS 6" map, 1st edition (1834) Co Down sheet 47 (PRONI OS 6/3/47/1) 2. PRONI Second valuation c.1862, VAL 2B/3/49A, p.67. 3. PRONI Valuation revision books, 1866-1930, VAL 12B/22/10.

Criteria for Listing

Architectural Interest

Not listed

Historic Interest

Not listed

Evaluation

A small typical vernacular house, but without any special features.

General Comments

Date of Survey

08 July 1999