Landed Estates
University of Galway

Tower Hill

Houses within 5km of this house

Displaying 9 houses.

Houses within 5km of Tower Hill

Displaying 9 houses.

House name Description
Hollybrook This house was built in the 1750s as a successor to an earlier castle. The estate passed to the Phibbs family later in the 18th century and Wilson refers to it as the seat of William Phibbs in 1786. It was later bought back by another member of the ffolliott family. McParlan described it as "a very good house" in 1802. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was the property of John Ffolliott. In 1906 it was the property of Agnes ffolliott when the house was valued at £55. During the twentieth century Hollybrook was run as a hotel for a number of years but it is now privately owned. The house is still standing but does not appear to be occupied. Photo of Hollybrook
Corradoo Lodge At the time of Griffith's Valuation William Phibbs was leasing the property at Corradoo, barony of Tirerrill to Major Kingston Lloyd when it was valued at £18. Lewis records it as a residence of William Phibbs. McTernan notes that it was originally built by the Phibbs estate as a schoolhouse but was later converted into a residence. It was leased, and later sold to, the Frazier family. Following the deaths of the last of that family it was demolished and a new house built at the site.
Lakeview (Kilmacallan) Johnston states that Lakeview House was built sometime in the 1780s. It is recorded as a seat of the Weir family throughout the nineteenth century. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was held by the representatives of William Weir and was valued at £10. Johnston asserts that the house was sold in 1863 and was occupied in the 1870s by Bernard Cogan. It is no longer extant.
Heapstown At the time of Griffith's Valuation James McTernan owned the house at Heapstown valued at £3 but part of a land holding of 100 acres. Lewis had recorded Heapstown as the seat of Martin Manning in 1837. In 1906 Heapstown was valued at £15. McTernan states that this was the house built after the Famine by Hugh McTernan. This house was eventually demolished in the 1950s.
Ballindoon House Ballindoon or Kingsborough House in the townland of Kingsborough was built c.1820. An earlier house, known as Kingsborough, stood on the site.At the time of Griffith's Valuation, John Gethin was in possession of the house at Kingsborough which was valued at £20. In 1906 Percy Gethin owned the property then valued at £22. The house is still extant. Photo of Ballindoon House
Lissycoyne At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Patrick McDermott was leasing a property valued at £7 at Lissycoyne, barony of Tirerrill, from the Brinkley estate. It is shown as diminished in size on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s. Some farm buildings are located at the site now.
Greyfort Cottage At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Nicholas Gardiner was leasing a herd's house valued at £4 and lands from the Nicholson estate. This property is labelled Greyfort Cottage on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map but it is not shown on the later 25-inch edition of the 1890s.
Templevanny McTernan notes that Templevanny House was commenced in 1846 but not completed until after the Famine. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, it was held by Margaret and Henry Gorman from Viscount Lorton's estate with a valuation of £2. It continued in the Gorman family until the 1920s. The building is still extant though derelict.
Roshin Lodge Francis Foster was occupying Roshin Lodge at the time of Griffith’s Valuation. It was leased from the Conyngham estate and valued at £18. Foster's daughter, Mary Stewart Foster, married John Stouppe Charley of Belfast. She sold the property after his death. In 1876 it was offered for sale by Arthur Sandys Forster. Roshin Lodge was described as 'a spacious dwelling house, comprising 29 apartments' at that time. By 1901 it was the residence of William Smyth and his family. He had died by 1911 but his widow and children still occupied the property.