Historic Building Details

HB Ref No:
HB16/02/009

Address :
131 Head Road Ballymartin Kilkeel Newry Co Down BT34 4PX

Townland:
Brackenagh Upper

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Survey 2:
Record Only

Date of Listing:
14/08/1981 00:00:00

Date of De-listing:
29/06/1988 00:00:00

Current Use:
House

Former Use
Thatched house

Conservation Area:
No

Industrial Archaeology:
No

Vernacular:
Yes

Thatched:
No

Monument:
No

Derelict:
Yes

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OS Map No:
279/1

IG Ref:
J3230 2110

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Owner Category

Private

Exterior Description And Setting

Single-storey/ two-bay dwelling facing south, with attached corrugated tin roofed outhouse. Harled, roughly-coursed squared granite rubble walls. Cement rendered chimney to east gable, collapsed on west gable. Roof collapsed. No windows or doors remain.

Architects

Not Known

Historical Information

Does not appear on 1834, 1859 or 1901 OS 6” map. Shown on 1919 map. Recorded in HMBB survey card of 1972 as, ' A cottage with harled and whitened walls and slated roof, part renewed. The chimney has a projecting cap, the pot has triangular topped sides. The door is sheeted, D/H windows have sashes divided equally into three panes. There is a small annex, with sheeted door to the east. ' The 1972 survey slide (taken from rear) shows the roof to be roped thatch and gone to the east end. Primary Sources: 1. 1834 OS map (Down sheet 53). 2. 1859 OS map (Down sheet 53). 3. 1901 OS map (Down sheet 53). 4. 1919 OS map (Down sheet 53). 5. HMBB survey card dated 27/04/1970. 6. HMBB survey slide dated 27/04/1970.

Criteria for Listing

Architectural Interest

Not listed

Historic Interest

Not listed

Evaluation

Now derelict and not of sufficient quality to warrant listing.

General Comments

Date of Survey

17 July 1997