Historic Building Details

HB Ref No:
HB11/17/014

Address :
8 Magheraliss Road, Gortin, Omagh, Co.Tyrone, BT79 8PZ

Townland:
Glenmacoffer

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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:
No

Thatched:
No

Monument:
No

Derelict:
No

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OS Map No:
105-3/105-4

IG Ref:
H5280 8510

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Owner Category

Exterior Description And Setting

A detached two-bay two-storey stone farmhouse, built c.1870, located on the east side of Magheraliss Road. Rectangular on plan, facing north. Remains of a pitched natural slate roof, projecting stone eaves, simple rendered chimneystacks at gables, no rainwater goods. Walling is random basalt rubble. Windows are square-headed (all missing with only remains of timber sash boxes). Principal (north) elevation has windbreaker porch (with gable remains) to centre, ground floor has a single window flanking each side of porch and first floor has three windows. East gable is abutted by remains of two-storey outbuilding, exposed section is blank. Rear (south) elevation has variety of windows with bed out-shot to left bay with relieving arch over. West gable is abutted by outbuilding, exposed section is blank. Setting:- The farmhouse is situated on a sloping lawned side with several mature trees in a farmyard complex. There is a ruinous two-storey two-opening-wide outbuilding with external stair abutting east gable, detailed as house; and there is a single-storey multi-bay rendered outbuilding with pitched corrugated metal roof abutting west gable. There is a detached single-storey multi-bay rendered outbuilding with pitched corrugated metal roof to north of farmhouse. Roof: Formerly natural slate (remnants of) Walling: Basalt Windows: All missing with only remains of timber sash boxes) RWG: No rainwater goods

Architects

Not Known

Historical Information

The house first appears on the third edition OS map of 1905-6. A building on the site is listed in Griffith’s Valuation as occupied by Stephen McBride and valued at 15s, however, this is likely to refer to a building elsewhere on the plot. Annual Revision records name the lessor as A W C Hamilton and the value of the plot is raised to £2.5s in 1874 indicating the construction of a new house. The house continues to be occupied by the McBride family throughout the period of Annual Revisions (1860-1929). Francis McBride becomes the owner in fee in 1909. References: Primary Sources 1. PRONI OS/6/6/18/1 – First Edition OS Map (1833) 2. PRONI OS/6/6/18/2 – Second Edition OS Map (1854) 3. PRONI OS/6/6/18/3 – Third Edition OS Map (1905-6) 4. PRONI OS/6/6/18/4 – Fourth Edition OS Map (1953) 5. PRONI VAL/1/A/6/18 – Townland Valuation Map 6. PRONI VAL/1/B/45A-B – Townland Valuation (1828-40) 7. PRONI VAL/2/A/6/18 – Griffiths’ Valuation Map 8. PRONI VAL/2/B/6/45A– Griffith’s Valuation (1856-64) 9. PRONI VAL/12/B/39/6A-F – Annual Revision Records (1860-1929)

Criteria for Listing

Architectural Interest

Not listed

Historic Interest

Not listed

Evaluation

A detached two-bay two-storey stone farmhouse, built c.1870. The symmetrical and well proportioned farmhouse is on the interface between vernacular and formal design, with a simple plan form and with its farmyard setting. While of local interest it is of a relatively late date and common type and insufficient fabric survives to merit listing.

General Comments

Date of Survey

15 May 2009