Historic Building Details

HB Ref No:
HB16/07/066

Address :
119 Rostrevor Road Hilltown Co. Down BT34 5TZ

Townland:
Carcullion

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Survey 2:
B1

Date of Listing:
28/02/2007 00:00:00

Date of De-listing:

Current Use:
House

Former Use
Thatched House

Conservation Area:
No

Industrial Archaeology:
No

Vernacular:
Yes

Thatched:
Yes

Monument:
No

Derelict:
No

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OS Map No:
267/8

IG Ref:
J2109 2595

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Owner Category

Private

Exterior Description And Setting

The house faces east on rising ground on the west side of the road from Hilltown to Rostrevor about two miles from the former town. The backdrop is formed by the hill of Grugganskeagh and the outlook includes Rocky Mountain and the Mournes. A large agricultural shed is under construction in the field immediately behind.. It detracts from the
setting. A single storey, three-bay, direct entry house with remains of thatch under corrugated iron that terminates in raised parapets at the gables. A stub of a chimneystack remains over the position of the kitchen hearth. The external finish is of lined render at the front and at the right hand (north) side. Alternating quoins dress the resulting corner. The rear and the left hand (south) side are of exposed stone. The rear has been whitened. Entry to the building is by means of a timber sheeted half door set in a projecting gabled porch finished with a decorative bargeboard. The entrance is flanked on either side by a pair of vertically sliding windows with sashes divided into two vertical panes. The frames are exposed and the sashes are provided with stops. The sills are of traditional depths at the leading faces and each opening is surmounted by a decorative keystone embellished with a circular motif. The wall surface at the rear is unbroken apart from a small plain-glazed window that provides light to the rear of the kitchen.

Architects

Not Known

Historical Information

The house appears on both the 1834 and the 1859 Ordnance Maps together with a small section of an outbuilding set at an angle on the left (south) side. References – Primary Sources 1. OS map, 1st edition 1834, Co. Down, sheet 52 2. OS map, 1st revision 1859, Co. Down, sheet 52 Secondary Sources

Criteria for Listing

Architectural Interest

A. Style B. Proportion C. Ornamentation D. Plan Form F. Structural System I. Quality and survival of Interior J. Setting

Historic Interest

X. Local Interest Z. Rarity

Evaluation

A single storey, three-bay, direct entry house. The layout is unchanged and the roof construction is of considerable interest. The continuing existence of a floor level hearth, revealed by the removal of a stove, and the central position of the bedroom doorway are noteworthy features

General Comments

Date of Survey

19 September 2001