Markree Observatory

Houses within 10km of this house

Displaying 46 houses.

Houses within 10km of Markree Observatory

Displaying 46 houses.

House name	Description
Hazelwood	Hazelwood was designed for Owen Wynne by the architect Richard Castle and built between 1720 and 1740. Reverend William Henry's account of Sligo in 1739 contains a detailed account of the house. Wilson describes it in 1786 as "a fine and elegant seat". It remained the home of the Wynne family for 200 years. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was owned by John Wynne and was valued at £120. The estate was sold to the Land Commission in the 1920s and the house has had various uses including army accommodation, psychiatric hospital and more latterly, part of an industrial building. Though neglected it survives intact.
Cloverhill	Cloverhill was part of the Earl of Erne's estate in county Sligo. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, it was leased to William C. Chambers when it was valued at £28. In 1786 Wilson had noted it as a seat of "Mr. Chalmers" so it had been occupied by that family since the eighteenth century. Cloverhill House was demolished in 1988. Some remains of estate walls visible.
Breeogue	Matthew Walsh was leasing this property from the Earl of Erne's estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at almost £6. Breeogue House is still extant and occupied.
Cleveragh	Capt. James Martin was the lessor of a property valued at £18 at Cleaveragh Demesne, barony of Carbury at the time of Griffith's Valuation. It was being leased by Robert Wilson. It continued in Martin ownership until the twentieth century though frequently occupied by tenants. The house and demesne were eventually bought by Sligo Borough Council with the intention of creating a town park though this was only partially realised. The house was demolished in 1999.
Earlsfield	Earlsfield had earlier been a Dodwell property. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was leased from the Gore-Booth estate by Capt. Richard Gethin and was valued at £20. Slater records it as the seat of Francis Gethin in 1894. It is still extant and has served as a convent for many years.
Newpark	At the time of Griffith's Valuation Newpark was being leased by Jemmet Duke from Robert Duke and was valued at £25. Lewis recorded it as the seat of Robert Duke in 1837. McTernan notes that it passed by sale to Richard Edward O'Hara of the Annaghmore family in 1913. The house is still extant and occupied by his descendents.
Annaghmore (Nymphsfield)	Annaghmore has been the principal seat of the O'Haras since medieval times. An earlier house on the site had been demolished by 1684. It's successor was replaced by the present house c.1820. That house was known in the eighteenth and early nineteenth century as Nymphsfield and is described by McParlan in 1802. In 1786 Wilson refers to Nymphsfield as the pleasant seat of Mr. O'Hara. The name of the house was changed back from Nymphsfield to Annaghmore in the early 19th century and the house was further enlarged. In 1894 it was the seat of Capt. Charles K. O'Hara. In 1906 the house was valued at £68. Annaghmore is still extant and occupied by the O'Hara family.
Markree Castle	Markree Castle was built in the early nineteenth century replacing an earlier property, which McParlan indicates was known as Mercury. McTernan notes that it is the oldest residential site in the county, having been founded by Cornet Cooper in the seventeenth century. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was owned by Edward J. Cooper and was valued at £90. By the mid twentieth century it had fallen into disrepair but was later acquired by another member of the Cooper family. It now operates as a hotel. See http://www.markreecastle.ie/history.htm for more information. In 2014 it was offered for sale.
Clooskirt	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Mrs. Ormsby Gore was leasing this property to William Wilson. It was then valued at £12. At the same time Ruttledge Burrowes was leasing a property valued at £4 with over 140 acres of land from the Ormsby Gore estate. Johnston states that a "model farm" was established here in the later nineteenth century. This townland is mentioned as Clooshire, in 1906, when George Ormsby Gore was the owner of the property but there is no valuation given for buildings at that time. It was subsequently lived in by the St. Lawrence family.
Rockbrook	Rockbrook was originally a Phibbs property. It later came into the possession of Abraham Martin of Cleveragh who leased it to the Cogan family and later to the Lougheed estate. It was occupied by John Lougheed at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £3. Johnston states that the estate was divided by the Land Commission in the 1920s and that the house was sold by Mrs. Lougheed in 1938. It burnt down in 1945 and only the ruins remain today.
Cloonamahon	In 1854 when the estate was offered for sale by Thomas James Meredith the house was described as "a good slated dwelling-house..somewhat out of repair, but with a little outlay, it could be made very comfortable". In 1906 Dr. Henry Tweedy was the owner of buildings valued at £50 at the site. Following the departure of the Tweedy family the property was used as a sanitorium and later a retreat centre. McTernan notes that the original house was demolished in 1976 and replaced by modern buildings. Most of the site is now occupied by a Health Service facility.
Castle Neynoe/Ballysumaghan House	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Richard B. Neynoe was leasing property at Ballysumaghan, barony of Tirerrill, to Henry Griffith, when it was valued at £30. Johnston states that Griffith changed its name to Ballysumaghan House. In 1906 it was the property of M.F.B. Stack. The house was stripped and the contents auctioned in the 1930s. Castle Neynoe was a ruin for many years but began to be restored in 2007.
Doonally	This property was sometimes known as Doonalla. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was occupied by Mary Fury who was leasing it from Phillip Gumley when it was valued at £6. Lewis recorded it as a residence of Owen Phibbs in 1837.
Bloomfield	Johnston states that Bloomfield was once part of the Phibbs estate before passing into the ownership of the Martins of Cleaveragh. In 1814 it was occupied by William White. James Martin owned the property at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at almost £6 and leased to Joseph Robinson. It remained in the Robinson family until the twentieth century and was demolished in 1948.
Lisconny	Lisconny was a property which belonged to the Phibbs family in the eighteenth century. McTernan notes that it had been purchased by them from the Mortimer family in the 1770s. It passed to the Toler family, earls of Norbury, through marriage. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, it was occupied by Bernard Owen Cogan, leasing from Lady Norbury's estate. It was then valued at £20. Lewis also records it as being occupied by the Cogan family in 1837. Johnston asserts that the Cogans acted as agents for Lady Norbury's estate in Ireland. The house was demolished early in the twentieth century. Very few traces remain except some walls of the stable yard and a building which had been an annex to the big house.
Coopershill	Coopershill House was completed in 1774. McParlan described its situation as delightful in 1802. Lewis records it as the seat of Arthur Cooper in 1837. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was occupied by Charles William Cooper and valued at £52. Charles William Cooper later succeeded his uncle as owner of the O'Hara of Annaghmore estate and henceforth Coopershill bacame an O'Hara property. He is recorded as the owner in 1894. The house is still extant and run as a guesthouse by the O'Hara family.
Castle Dargan	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Castle Dargan was the property of John Ormsby and was valued at £14. McTernan writes that the Ormsbys had been in possession of the lands since the seventeenth century and had lived at the "old" castle before the building of the house. In 1906 it was owned by John Hosie. It continued in the Hosie family until c.2004 when it was converted into a hotel and golf course. The house has been refurbished and is in use. See www.castledargan.com
Spotfield	Spotfield appears to have been the property of the Phibbs family in the 19th century but in the 18th century may have been occupied by the White family who had intermarried with the Phibbs. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, it was leased by John Phibbs to Eccles Phibbs. The house was then valued at almost £4. McTernan notes that the house was demolished in the latter part of the twentieth century.
Avena	McTernan indicates that this house was originally owned by Robert Culbertson, mill owner of Ballysadare. His property was purchased in the Landed Estates Court in the 1860s by Messers. Middleton and Pollexfen and became a regular residence of Wiliam Middleton. It is still extant and occupied.
Heathfield (Sligo)	The house at this site was built c.1890 presumably replacing an earlier house listed in Griffith's Valuation, when it was being leased by William Phibbs from the Cooper of Markree estate. At that time it was valued at £6. In 1906 it was owned by Thomas Randle Phibbs and was valued at £22. This later house survives and has been offered for sale in recent years. Ruins of gatelodge and gated entrance visible at G656219.
Tanzyfort	Tanzyfort House was built by the Cooper family in the mid-17th century and occupied by them until the completion of Coopershill House in 1774. Wilson, however, still refers to it as the seat of Arthur Cooper in 1786. Orser provides a detailed description of the layout of Tanzyfort House.
Abbeytown	In 1906 Mrs. H. Campbell owned a property valued at £5 as well as over 100 acres of untenanted land at Abbeytown, [Grid reference is approximate]
Union	In 1906 Col. E.H Cooper's estate owned a property at Union, barony of Tirerrill, valued at £7. This may the gamekeeper's cottage which is still extant at this location.
Toberscanavan House	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, James Noble was leasing this property, valued at £3 from the Cooper estate. McTernan notes that it remained in the Noble family until the later twentieth century. It is still extant but derelict.
Carrick House	Johnston states that Carrickcoola was owned by the Ormsby Gore estate but was the residence of the McLoghrey family. McTernan indicates that the original house was of two stories but that this was later replaced by a single storey building. The Ormsby Gore estate owned 22 acres of untenanted land in Carrickcoola, barony of Tirerrill, in 1906 but the buildings are not listed. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Maj. Ormsby Gore owned the townland and was leasing a house valued at only 10s to Thomas McCloghrey together with over 130 acres.
Kingston Lodge	Johnston states that Kingston Lodge was a residence of the McLoghry family. McTernan notes that it is a mid to late nineteenth century building, built by Henry McCloghry, son of Thomas McClogry of Carrickcoola. It was being leased by him from the Cooper estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation and valued at almost £4. The house remained in the McCloghry family until the 1940s and is now in a derelict state.
Ardagh	At the time of Griffith's Valuation Richard Graves Brinkley held extensive property at Ardagh and Bellanascarva, barony of Tirerrill. This had formerly been part of his wife, Hester Lloyd's estate. Ardagh House was then valued at £14. Johnston states that the property at Ardagh was later lived in by Hunter family who acted as agents for the Brinkley estate. Part of the extensive farmyard of Ardagh House has been converted into residential accommodation. An extensive mill complex in the nearby townland of Bellanascarva was leased to Munds Harper at the same time where Brinkley also held a house valued at £30.
Carrowcrin	The Census of Elphin records Robert Burrowes as resident at Caracin in 1749. Johnston Burrowes was leasing a property valued at £3 to the Beatty family at Carrowcrin, barony of Tirerrill at the time of Griffith's Valuation. McTernan states that the property remained in the Burrows family until the early 1900s. It became vacant after the last of the family died and was eventually converted into farm-buildings.
Bellamont House	Archaeological research would appear to indicate that Richard Coote had a fortified house at Collooney sometimes referred to as Bellamont House or Collooney Castle. A later structure in the town, also known as Bellamont House, is not associated with the Coote family. A possible site for Collooney Castle has been identified by Timoney drawing on earlier sources such as Terence O'Rorke.
Branchfield (Duke)	At the time of Griffith's Valuation Alexander Duke was leasing property valued at £8 with almost 300 acres, at Branchfield, barony of Corran, from Jemmet Duke. Lewis records Branchfield as the seat of Rev. William Duke in 1837. Wilson notes Branchfield as the seat of Mr. Duke in 1786, remarking that the ruins of Coolteem Castle are nearby. Branchfield House has been offered for sale in recent times.
Kilcreevin	Lewis records Kilcreevin as a seat of Jemmett Duke in 1837. Griffith's Valuation shows that Jemmett Duke was leasing over 250 acres from the Coopers of Markree in this townland including a property valued at £2.
Kilmorgan	Jemmet Duke held 220 acres at Kilmorgan, barony of Corran as well as a property valued at £5 at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Lewis had recorded Kilmorgan as the seat of Robert Weir. McTernan notes that Kilmorgan had belonged to the Trumble family but was sold by them in 1855. The site is now occupied by farm buildings.
Kilboglashy	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Harloe Phibbs was leasing a house valued at £8 as well as mill buildings valued at £300 to Robert Culbertson, at Kiboglashy, Almost all traces of the huge mill complex in Ballysadare have now been demolished and modern building development has taken place there.
Old Castle	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Robert Rogers & others were leasing a property at Kingsfort, barony of Tirerrill, to John Gardiner. It was valued at £10. Earlier, in 1786, Wilson refers to Kingsfort as the seat of Rev. Mr. Dodd. McTernan states that this property was originally part of the Mitchell estate and later became a police barracks. It was demolished in the 1990s.
Tully More House	Edward Perry was leasing a house valued at £5 as well as over 100 acres at Tully More, barony of Tirerrill, from the Cooper estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Tullymore House is still extant but unoccupied
Tully Beg House	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Matthew Taghney leased a house valued at £1 as well as 51 acres from the Hall Dare estate. This appears to be the house known as Tully Beg House which is still extant.
Castletown (Ballysadare)	A house named Castletown appears on the 1st ed. OS Map in the townland of Cloonmacduff. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Edward J. Cooper owned a gardener's house here valued at £1. The property is now almost completely overgrown. Historians have speculated that this may also be the location of the original seat of Lord Collooney, later acquired by the Coopers.
Greenfield Cottage/Greenville	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Henry Burrowes was leasing a property valued at almost £8 from the O'Hara estate at Coolaney. This seems to be the property marked on the 1st edition OS Map as Greenfield Cottage. It appears on the 25-inch Ordnance survey of the 1890s as Greenville. The original house is no longer extant.
Somerton	Somerton House appears to have been the residence of the agent to the Perceval estate. At the time of Griffith's Valuation the latter estate was owned by R.W. Hall-Dare. Somerton was then occupied by Christopher L'Estrange and was valued at £14. It is still extant.
Derroon House	Derroon House is recorded on the 1st edition OS map. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Capt. Richard Gethin was leasing a property at Derroon from the Gore-Booth estate valued at almost £3.
Cairnsfoot	McTernan indicates that Maj. De Bromhead is the reputed builder of Cairnsfoot, probably in the early decades of the nineteenth century, when he leased the lands from the Cooper estate. He had married Judith Wood in 1823. In the 1840s he returned to England and the house was let to a number of different families, notably the O'Connors. In 2004 it was partially destroyed by fire and subsequently demolished.
Rathanna	Col. Knox Barrett held this property from Jane Mullin at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £20. It remained in the Barret family until the early 1900s when it was sold to the Monahan family who owned it until the 1960s. McTernan writes that it was sold to the Jurys Hotel Group who built the Sligo Park Hotel in front of the original house which was demolished in the 1980s.
Arnasbrack	Nicholson Ormsby Fury was leasing a house valued at £5 from the Cooper estate at the time of Griffith;s Valuation. McTernan states that it was the modern seat of the Fury family of nearby Castle Fury. In the early twentieth century the family sold their interest in the property. The house is still extant and occupied.
Thornhill (Ballinacarrow)	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Charles Gilbert was leasing a house and bleach mill at Ballinacarrow North, from the Hall Dare (earlier and later the Perceval) Estate. The combined valuation of the buildings was over £21. McTernan states that this is Thornhill House and mills. The mills had ceased to operate in the early twentieth century but the house is still extant.
Belvoir (Sligo)	Wilson refers to Belvoir, situated on the other side of the Garavogue river from Hazelwood, as the seat of Mr. Ormsby in 1786. By the time of Griffith's Valuation, the property here is held by John Wynne and referred to as "a servant's house", valued at £2 15s. Buildings are still extant at the site.
Oakfield House (Sligo)	In 1786 Wilson notes a house close to Cloverhill House as the seat of Mr. Deboots [?]. This may be Oakfield House. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, this property was leased from Captain Richard Gethin by Joseph Holmes. It is described as a herd's house and was valued at £3 10s at the time. An extensive farm is still extant at the site.