Landed Estates
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Knockranny

Houses within 10km of this house

Displaying 24 houses.

Houses within 10km of Knockranny

Displaying 24 houses.

House name Description
Rockingham Sir Robert King, Viscount Lorton, built Rockingham House around 1810 and the family moved there from King House in Boyle. At the time of Griffith's Valuation Rockingham was valued at £180. In 1903 Rockingham became the county residence of the Lord Lieutenant Lord Dudley. It was destroyed by fire in 1957 and subsequently demolished. Only some of the servants' tunnels as well as other estate buildings remain. The site is now occupied by Lough Key Forest Park. Photo of Rockingham
Ballynashee Lodge [Geevagh Lodge] At the time of Griffith's Valuation Michael Keogh owned Ballynashee Lodge, valued at £22. In 1906 George Keogh was the owner of the mansion house at Ballynashee valued at £22. Lewis also records this house as a seat of the Keogh family in 1837. It is labelled Ballynashee Lodge on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map but as Geevagh Lodge on the later 25-inch edition of the 1890s. A later building is still extant at the site.
Annagh Lodge At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Thomas Whitney was leasing a house valued at £12 to Edward Frazer, at Aughnacloy, barony of Tirerrill. In 2006 Annagh Lodge was offered for sale by Raymond Potterton estate agents, in county Meath. The house details claim that Annagh Lodge was built by the Frazer family (from Scotland), around 1800. McTernan, however, notes that the house was reputedly built by a landlord named Hewitson. Photo of Annagh Lodge
Alderford At the time of Griffith's Valuation Alderford was leased by the representatives of William F. McDermottroe to Catherine Thompson and was valued at £25. In 1814 it was the seat of Thomas McDermottroe. Lewis also records it as the seat of the latter in 1837. Alderford is famous for its associations with Turlough O'Carolan, the Irish harper, as he died there in 1738 and is buried nearby in Kilronan. This house, however, was built in the early 19th century. It was the seat of Thomas Charles McDermottroe in 1894. It is still extant but in a dilapidated condition. Photo of Alderford
Kilronan Castle/Castle Tennison The house presently occupying this site was constructed in the later 19th replacing an earlier house which had been built c.1820. At the time of Griffith's Valuation the house had been valued at £70 and was occupied by Edward King Tenison. In 1814 it was the seat of Thomas Tennison and is recorded by Lewis as the seat of Col. Tenison. In 1894 Slater referred to it as a residence of the Earl of Kingston. The building is still extant and in 2006-7 was converted into a luxury hotel. For more information on Kilronan Castle see www.kilronancastle.ie. Photo of Kilronan Castle/Castle Tennison
Blackrock In 1906 the house at Blackrock was owned by John W.L. Birchall and was valued at £10. Arthur J.V.L.Burchall was occupying the house at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was also valued at £10. There is still an occupied house at this site.
Drumhierny Lodge At the time of Griffith's Valuation William LaTouche was leasing this property, valued at £15, to Francis LaTouche. Originally built by David La Touche and lived in by successive generations of the family until the early years of the twentieth century. Sold in 1912 and now a ruin.
Castle Island Also known locally as the Rock of Lough Key, at the time of Griffith's Valuation Viscount Lorton's estate owned a house on Castle Island valued at £14. The original building on the island was a medieval stronghold of the McDermott family to which additions were made in the early 19th century. Renovation work was taking place on these buildings in 2007. Photo of Castle Island
Ardcarn Glebe At the time of Griffith's Valuation Viscount Lorton was leasing the Glebe House in Ardcarn parish to Rev. George Griffith when it was valued at £12. It is still extant and is part of a large farming enterprise. Photo of Ardcarn Glebe
Knockvicar At the time of Griffith's Valuation Charles J. Peyton was leasing a house at Knockvicar, parish of Ardcarn, valued at £15 to Edward Jones. Lewis records the house as the seat of C.J. Peyton in 1837. In 1814 it was the seat of Randal Peyton.
Oakport Oakport was the home of the Reverend William French, fourth son of John French of French Park, in the early 18th century. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Oakport House, the property of Thomas William Goff, is recorded as "unoccupied". A house is still extant at the site.
Drumdoe At the time of Griffith's Valuation, John Wolfe Flanagan was leasing a house at Drumdoe from Viscount Lorton's estate, valued at £28. This house is described as "a good house, formerly the residence of Colonel Lilly" at the time of the first Ordnance Survey. A larger house was constructed some time after this and appears on the 25-inch map of the 1890s. This latter house is still extant.
Riversdale House John R. French was leasing a house valued at £25 at Kilateasheen from the Ecclesiastical Commissioners at the time of Griffith's Valuation. There is no substantial house marked on the 1st edition OS map. This house is still extant and known as Riversdale House. Photo of Riversdale House
Greyfield At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Greyfield, barony of Boyle, was leased by Robert O'Donnell from the O'Reilly estate. It was valued at £10. Lewis also records Greyfield as the seat of the O'Donnell family in 1837. The original house is no longer extant.
Ellesmere Harloe Powell was leasing a house valued at £18 at Ardcarn, barony of Boyle, from Viscount Lorton's estate, at the time of Griffith's Valuation. This house is still extant and occupied. Photo of Ellesmere
Lyonstown At the time of the first Ordnance Survey a large ruin, said to have been the residence of the Lyons family, was in the possession of the O'Donnell of Greyfield estate.
Coote Hall In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries Coote Hall was owned by the Coote family. The 4th and 5th Baronets, both named Charles, lived there and it was one of the houses O'Carolan visited and for whom he composed tunes. It was bought by Maurice O'Conor in the 18th century and later again by the Barton family. There is still an extant house at the site. Photo of Coote Hall
Mount Allen House/Lough Allen Cottage Lewis records "Lough Allen Cottage" as the seat of Hugh McTernan in 1837. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, this townland was leased by Richard H. Gorghes from Arthur O'Conor. It included a house valued at £7 10s. This building is labelled Mount Allen House on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s.
Holly Park (Leitrim) In 1786 Wilson refers to a house close to Leitrim village as the seat of William Houghton. He may be referring to the house named on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map as Holly Park. At the time of Griffith's Valuation Francis La Touche was leasing this property, valued at £4, at Tullylannan, to Edgar Macklin. Extensive redevelopment has taken place in this area
Carrickard At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Rev. Arthur Hyde was leasing a house at Carrickard, barony of Tirerrill from the estate of Robert Gough. The house was valued at £8.
Andresna Meredith Thompson was leasing a property valued at £6 at Andresna, barony of Tirerrill, to William Thompson at the time of Griffith's Valuation.
Castlefield House At the time of Griffith's Valuation Meredith Thompson, senior, was occupying a house valued at over £5 at Anresna, barony of Tirerrill. This appears to be the house marked on the OS map as Castlefield House, on the shores of Lough Arrow. McTernan notes that it later came into the possession of the Acheson family who sold it in 1935. It is still extant but in 2009 was unoccupied.
Straduff Lodge Patrick Martin was leasing a property valued at £3 from the Keogh estate at Straduff, parish of Kilmactranny, at the time of Griffith's Valuation. This property appears on the 1st edition OS map as Straduff Lodge. It is no longer extant.
Cloontykilla Castle This building was constructed after the publication of the first Ordnance Survey Map. It appears to have functioned as a shooting/fishing lodge for the King estate. It is now a ruin. Photo of Cloontykilla Castle