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Andrew McClelland 28/08/2003 00:00:00

HB Ref No:
HB15/11/002

Address
BALLINDARRANG LODGE TYNAN ABBEY CORFEHAN CO.ARMAGH

Townland:

Status:
Currently at Risk

Listing Grade:
B+

HARNI Number:
HARNI 15/11/001

Conservation Area:
No

Condition:
Poor

Industrial Archeology:

Occupancy:
Vacant

Vernacular:

Degree of Risk:
Moderate

Thatched:
No

Availability:
Unavailable

Monument:

Current Building Use:

Derelict:

Description

In the O.S. Memoirs, Lieutenant C. Bailey writes of Tynan Abbey as “…a remarkable handsome building, stands on an eminence 177 feet above the level of the sea. The demesne is extensive and well planted”. Sadly, the main house is now gone – a victim of the troubles – but the extensive demesne still retains many features of interest, including two gate lodges which are currently at risk. The Castle Gate (HB15/11/030), by John Nash, is probably the best known of the original three lodges, having appeared in Buildings at Risk, Vol. 3, p. 26. The Ballindarrang Lodge has crenallations, portcullis entrance, corner flanking towers and right-angle sweep on the Middletown Road, are all pleasing to the eye (but undoubtedly provided spartan accommodation for those that once inhabited it). Like so many lodges it now lies empty, yet its history, setting, and design, make it a very attractive proposition particularly for interesting rental accommodation. Refs: O.S. Memoirs of Ireland, Parishes of County Armagh, Vol. 1, p. 127 Dean, J.A.K., The Gate Lodges of Ulster, UAHS, 1994, p. 44