Historic Building Details

HB Ref No:
HB24/01/114

Address :
Curlew Cottage 7 Lough Shore Road Ballyhenry Portaferry Co Down BT22 1PD

Townland:
Ballyhenry

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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:
206/7

IG Ref:
J5763 5225

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Owner Category

Private

Exterior Description And Setting

Dilapidated remains of a small single storey vernacular cottage of possible mid 19th century construction, set on the shores of Strangford Lough roughly a mile N of Portaferry. Central door and two window openings on the front W elevation displaying remnants of timber frames, with a further window opening to the far left now almost completely obscured by greenery. Remains of small lean to garage to south gable. Rear has window opening to left with dilapidated elements of a sliding sash and case frame and small pebbledash render flat roof extension to centre right with remains of modern window frames. Roof of main house no longer has slates with roof structure and laths now open to the elements. Two rendered chimney stacks. Surrounding garden now overgrown. Sign on cottage warning of present dangerous condition of structure. Interior largely exposed to the elements and now completely dilapidated.

Architects

Not Known

Historical Information

A building is shown on this site on the OS map of 1860, but not that of 1834. The property was still occupied when first surveyed in November 1970, but is now (August 1997) totally derelict. References- Primary sources 1 PRONI OS/6/3/24/2 OS maps, 1st rev, 1860, Down sheet 24 2 PRONI Second ('Griffith's') valuation, Parish of Ardquin, 1861 [In print.] 3 PRONI OS/6/3/24/3 OS maps, 2nd ed., 1899-1900, Down sheet 24

Criteria for Listing

Architectural Interest

Not listed

Historic Interest

Not listed

Evaluation

Dilapidated remains of a small single storey cottage of possible mid 19th century construction.

General Comments

Date of Survey

05 August 1997