Wilton
Houses within 5km of this house
Displaying 14 houses.
Houses within 5km of Wilton
Displaying 14 houses.
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Enniscoush | Home of a junior branch of the Castle Hewson family, occupied by John Hewson at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the house valued at £18 was held from the Wandesford family. | |
Cloghanarold | This house was the residence of J. Fitzgerald Massey in 1837 and of Hugh H. Massy in the mid 19th century. The house was valued at £18 and held from John Pigott. |
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Stoneville | Originally a hunting lodge of the Southwell family, this house was the home of the Massy family for two centuries. In 1786 Wilson refers to it as the seat of Hugh Massey. A new front was added in 1802 by Hugh Massy. The buildings were valued at £12 in the mid 19th century and the property was located on the Southwell estate. It is still extant. |
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Ballywilliam | Seat of the Maunsell family, Ballywilliam was the residence of T.M. Maunsell in 1837 and of George M. Maunsell at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the buildings were valued at £37. In 1906 the value of the house had increased to £39 and it was occupied by Daniel M. Maunsell. A mantelpiece from Ballywilliam is now in the library at Glin Castle. |
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Danesfort | A residence of the Brown family occupied by Henry Brown in 1814, by Mrs Brown in 1837 and by Henry Brown circa 1840. John S. Brown is recorded as the occupier at the time of Griffith's Valuation, holding the property from the Honourable C.B.C.S. Wandesford. It was valued at £8. | |
Castle Matrix | In 1837 Lewis writes that the flour mill at Castle Matrix ''has been fitted up by the proprietor J. Southwell Brown esq in the most complete manner'' and that the Elizabethan square castle was being repaired. The Ordnance Survey Field Name Book records Castlematrix as a large 2 storey house ''with a new castle 6 stories high adjoining''. John S. Brown held Castle Matrix from Lord Southwell. In the mid 19th century the buildings including the flour mills were valued at £90. In the 1853 sale rental which includes a lithograph, the castle is described as having been repaired and added to "regardless of expense. There are 9 bedrooms in the Castle, besides dressing closets, bathrooms, water closets, a large dining room, drawing room and library with extensive suites of servants' apartments, and the entire fitted up in elegant and substanial style". Castle Matrix was the headquarters of the International Institute of Military History and of the Heraldy Society of Ireland until 1991. |
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Mount Brown | The main residence of the Brown family of Rathkeale until Castle Matrix was restored in the 1830s. Held by them in fee, the buildings were valued at £23 at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The mansion house at Dromard was occupied by John Walker circa 1840. In 1906 the house was occupied by the representatives of Col Edward Browne. |
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Beechmount | Originally known as Mount Morgell and the home of the Morgell family in the 18th century. The residence of the Lloyd family in the 19th century, held in fee and valued at £32 in the 1850s. Seat of Gen.F.Lloyd in 1894. Recorded as the property of Major Langford in 1944 (ITA). Now a stud and racing stable run by the McNamara family. |
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Rathkeale Abbey | The residence of J. Hewson in 1837 and previously of the representatives of George Lake [Leake] esq. By the time of Griffith's Valuation the Abbey was in the possession of Daniel Griffin who held it from the representatives of William Lake [Leake]. It was valued at £30. Referred to in 1942 as "a substanial well kept mansion" the property of Major Waller. |
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Springmount | Richard S. Croker was the proprietor of this townland at the time of the first Ordnance Survey and Springmount was the residence of William Brown. By the time of Griffith's Valuation Gerard Barry held the house and 56 acres in fee. | |
Mount Southwell House | Situated near the town of Rathkeale this house was the residence of Francis Brown in 1837 and was still in his possession in the early 1850s but leased to Edward John Collins. It was valued at £24. This house passed to the Hill family of Graig through marriage. | |
Court Lodge | Described as a small lodge, the residence of Tobias Delmege at the time of the first Ordnance Survey. Occupied by Pierce Brown and held from Lord Southwell at the time of Griffith's Valuation when the buildings were valued at £10. This house is now the home of a dairy farmer. |
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Ballylin | Michael Smith was living at Ballylin, Rathkeale, in 1814 and R. Smith in 1837. | |
Rockfield Tower | At the time of Griffith's Valuation held by Tobias Delmege from Lord Southwell and valued at £9. This house is still in use as a residence. |
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