Historic Building Details

HB Ref No:
HB12/01/047

Address :
Turf House / Pig Crew Corraghy Rosslea Co. Fermanagh BT92 7DZ

Townland:
Corraghy

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Survey 2:
Record Only

Date of Listing:

Date of De-listing:

Current Use:
Outbuildings

Former Use
Outbuildings

Conservation Area:
No

Industrial Archaeology:
No

Vernacular:
No

Thatched:
No

Monument:
No

Derelict:
No

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OS Map No:
247/5

IG Ref:
H4647 3330

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Owner Category

Private

Exterior Description And Setting

A single-storey turf house (two-storey at rear due to the topography, and accommodating a pig-crew underneath) aligned NW-SE on a lane at the E of Corraghy Townland. Pitched natural slate roof with half-round plastic rainwater goods. Walls are random rubble stone with dressed stepped quoins (some tooled). Principal gable faces NW and contains a full-height semi-circular voussoired and keyblocked opening to turf-house. NE elevation has three tall narrow ventilation openings (with stone lintels) to turf house. The left-hand side is two storey; ground floor contains a t+g sheeted door, with heavy stone lintel and stepped jambs, into the pig crew. Rear gable is abutted by a single storey extension. The exposed section has a small square ventilation opening to upper level. The extension is cement rendered with monopitched corrugated metal roof and half-round metal rainwater goods. It has a corrugated metal door to right cheek; all other elevations are blank. SW elevation has three tall ventilation openings to upper section, detailed as before. Setting: The turf-house forms part of a coherent group comprising a stable and byre (HB12/01/081) directly opposite and a sweat house (HB12/01/046) close-by. The present complex includes a modern farm and two modern dwellings, all occupying an isolated site at the end of a long lane.

Architects

Not Known

Historical Information

First cited on the 1906-07 OS 6” map, indicating a later-19th century construction date. Primary sources: 1. OS map, 2nd edition 1857, Co Fermanagh 35. 2. OS map, 3rd edition 1906-07, Co Fermanagh 35.

Criteria for Listing

Architectural Interest

Not listed

Historic Interest

Not listed

Evaluation

An example of a turf house, built on a steep slope on and elevated site and incorporating a pig crew to lower level.

General Comments

Date of Survey

18 September 2000