Historic Building Details

HB Ref No:
HB16/13/050

Address :
29 Clontigora Hill Newry Co. Armagh BT35 8RU

Townland:
Clontygora

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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:
276/11

IG Ref:
J0955 1844

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Owner Category

Private

Exterior Description And Setting

A single storey double bay house, aligned NE-SW on NW facing slope of Anglesey Mountain, overlooking the Ring of Gullion. Pitched natural slate roof with tiled verges and brick chimney to each gable and to party wall between bays. Walls are lime rendered random rubble with brick trim to window and door openings (rendered over). Principal elevation faces NW. There is a windbreak porch to left end of left bay and centre of right bay. Both are tied into main roof and have pitched natural slate roofs with tiled verges and pole-moulded terracotta ridge tiles. Face and cheeks are lined smooth cement rendered. Doors are gone; cheeks are blank. Immediately to right of left hand porch is a collapsed window opening, to right of which is a second window opening. To either side of right hand porch is a similar window. All have concrete cills. Left gable is blank. Rear elevation is partly built into a bank and has a window opening to each bay. Right gable is blank.

Architects

Not Known

Historical Information

A building is first cited here on the 1906-07 map, but not on the 1861 edition. It has not been possible to identify it precisely in the Valuation revision books. It probably dates from the late 1800s. Primary sources: 1. First edition OS 6" map, Co Armagh sheet 29, 1835 (PRONI - OS 6/2/29/1). 2. Second edition OS 6" map, Co Armagh sheet 29, 1861 (PRONI - OS 6/2/29/2). 3. Third edition OS 6" map, Co Armagh sheet 29, 1906-07 (PRONI - OS 6/2/29/3).

Criteria for Listing

Architectural Interest

Not listed

Historic Interest

Not listed

Evaluation

A pleasantly sited vernacular building with two porches and interesting plan form, with timber partition walls.

General Comments

Date of Survey

17 May 2000