Cartron

Houses within 5km of this house

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Houses within 5km of Cartron

Displaying 7 houses.

House name	Description
Newtown Lynch	O'Connell states that Newtown was built around 1795. At the time of Griffith's Valuation the townland of Doorus Park was part of the estate of Patrick Lynch of Renmore. John W. Lynch is recorded as the owner of this mansion house, valued at £13, in 1906. On the Ordnance Survey maps it is labelled Newtown House. It has been in ruins since the 1930s.
Hermitage or Neptune	O'Connell states that this house was originally built by Dr. Nicholas Archdeacon, probably about 1805-6. It was later the property of the Blake family and in 1862 the house was known as Hermitage House and was the residence of Francis Blake Forster. It has been in ruins since the mid-20th century.
Rineen	The property at Rineen was leased to Daniel O'Dea by Henry Comerford at the time of Griffith's Valuation. It was valued at £26 and included a mill. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage suggests it was built c.1804 by Count de Basterot. It is now a ruin.
Harbourhill Lodge	Marked as Habourhill Lodge on the first Ordnance Survey map, this house was occupied by the Reverend Michael O'Fea at the time of Griffith's Valuation and held from John Bindon Scott. It later became a Constabulary barracks, now a ruin.
Corranroo Lodge	Occupied by Burton Bindon in 1837 and by Samuel Bindon in the mid 19th century, who held the property from Colonel Henry White with 11 acres. Weir writes that it was the home of the Misses Lloyd in the early 20th century, one a painter and the other a sculptress. The house is no longer extant.
Finavarra House	The home of the Skerrett family from the mid 18th century to the mid 19th century, now a ruin.
Mount Vernon Lodge	Marked on the first edition Ordnance Survey map this house belonged to William Joseph Skerrett who held it in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation. It later became the holiday home of Sir Hugh Lane's parents and then of Lady Gregory who entertained well known literary figures at the house. Mount Vernon is still extant and used as holiday accommodation.