Horse Island

Houses within 10km of this house

Displaying 27 houses.

Houses within 10km of Horse Island

Displaying 27 houses.

House name	Description
Glen	Rev. Edward Spring was leasing this property from Sir H. Beecher at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £6. Cape Clear Island Youth Hostel's website indicates that it was originally the coastguard station and later occupied by Rev. Edward Spring as he tried to establish a protestant congregation on the island. In 1906 Sir John Becher owned a property valued at £10 at Glen East.
Westfield	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Margaret Long was leasing this property to Rev. John Coppinger when it was valued at £13 15s. The house is still extant and occupied.
Whitehall	Edward Townsend held this property in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £22. Lewis noted it as the residence of S. Townsend in 1837. In 1906 it was owned by the representatives of Samuel R. Townsend and valued at £21. Bence-Jones indicates that it later became the property of the Alleyne family. The Irish Tourist Association reported in the early 1940s that it was still occupied at that time.
Marsh House	Robert Tighe was leasing this property to William Jago at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £14 5s. A house is still extant at the site.
Mohanagh Lodge	Andrew McGill was leasing this property from Lady Carbery's estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £10 15s. In 1814 Leet referred to it as the seat of Richard Marmion. A house still exists at the site,
Springville	Thomas S. Fleming was leasing this property to Richard Long at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £7 15s. A house is still extant at the site.
New Court	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Lionel Fleming held this property in fee, when it was valued at £22. Both Lewis, in 1837, and Leet in 1814, noted it as the seat of Beecher Fleming. It is shown on Taylor and Skinner's 1783 map apparently the residence of a Tonson family and Wilson refers to it as a seat of Lord Riversdale in 1786. It was owned by the representatives of Beecher Fleming in 1906 when it was valued at £28 5s. In the early 1940s the Irish Tourist Association survey mentions that it was occupied by a Trinder family. Bence-Jones notes that this house is now demolished though a farm exists at the site.
Creagh House	Wilson, writing in 1786, refers to Cree as the seat of John Becher. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Sir H. Becher was in possession of Creagh House, then valued at £25. In 1894 and 1906 it was owned by Sir John W. Becher and valued at £30 15s. It is still extant and the well-known gardens are sometimes open to the public.
Oldcourt House	Martin Jennings was leasing Old Court from the Becher estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at 15 15s. Referred to by Leet as the seat of Michael Galway in 1814. It is still extant.
Highfield	John Daly was leasing this property from Robert D. Beamish at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at almost £9. Farm buildings exist at the site now known as Highacres.
Inane	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Rev. Richard Marmion was leasing this property to Thomas Long when it was valued at £16 5s. Noted by Lewis as the seat of H. Marmion in 1837, it is labelled Inane on both the 1st-edition and 25-inch Ordnance Survey maps. There is still an extant house at this site. A smaller property in the same townland, labelled Inane Cottage [W042286], was leased by Patience Marmion from Samuel Townsend in 1853, when it was valued at almost £4. A house still exists at this site also.
Baltimore House	Jane Freke was leasing this property from Lady Carbery's estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £12 10s. Lewis notes Baltimore Castle as the residence of Mrs. Freke in 1837. The building labelled Baltimore House on the 1st and 25-inch edition Ordnance Survey maps is still extant. Baltimore Castle is an older, seventeenth century building which has recently been restored.
Castle House (Baltimore)	William Cuthbert was leasing this property from Lady Carbery's estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £12 5s. In 1837 Lewis noted Baltimore House as the seat of Jno. Collins. This house is no longer extant and modern buildings occupy the site.
Aghadown House	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Aghadown House, owned by William Jago, was unoccupied and valued at £8. Lewis had noted Aghadown as the seat of H. Becher in 1837. [The 25" Ordnance Map shows a second house, also called at Aghadown House, at W049334] The original Aghadown House is shown on Taylor and Skinner's 1783 map as a seat of the Banfield family and Wilson refers to it as the seat of "Benjamin Bonsfield" in 1786. In the early 1940s the Irish Tourist Association survey noted that "of this mansion, one ivy-covered gable and the gazebo remain". The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage notes that the extant building may previously have been the steward's house when the original house was still occupied.
Greenmount House	Daniel Connor was leasing this property to Thomas Atridge at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at almost £9 and stood on a holding of 300 acres. In 1837 Lewis recorded Greenmount as the seat of Captain Long but in 1814 Leet refers to it as the seat of Thomas Atbridge [sic]. There is still a house at this site, undergoing renovation in 2009.
Roaring Water Cottage	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, John F. Townsend was leasing this property to Frances Long, when it was valued at £8. Lewis mentions Roaring Water House as the residence of J. O'Sullivan in 1837. The house is still extant and occupied.
Ardmanagh House	John Limerick was leasing this property to Thomas Nicholls at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £10. Substantial modern building has taken place in the area.
Ballydehob Cottage	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Patience Noble was leasing this property to William J. Swanton, when it was valued at £8 10s. In 1906 it was owned by Robert Swanton and valued at £10 10s.
Cappagh House (Skull)	Thomas S. Cave held this property in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £20. Named as Cappagh House on the 1st edition Ordnance Map but not shown on the later 25-inch map.
Seafort	Mountifort Longfield was leasing this property to Stephen Browne at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £9 10s. May possibly have been owned by William Hull in 1814. In 1894, Slater refers to it as a residence of Mountifort Longfield. The house is still extant, together with extensive farm buildings.
Rickfield Cottage (Skull)	Hugh Swanton was leasing this property from the Connor estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £5. Buildings are still extant at the site.
Rickfield (Skull)	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Robert Swanton was leasing this property from the Connor estate when it was valued at £6 5s There are still buildings at the site.
Meenvane	John Limerick was leasing a property to Nathaniel Lannon (?) at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was vaued at £13. This property appears to have been situated on the main street in the village of Skull.
Lowertown Corn Stores	Daniel McCarthy was leasing a building described as "corn stores" from the Hull estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £10. It is not evident on the 25-inch map of the 1890s.
Inish Beg House	Originally a summer retreat but eventually completed by the McCarthy-Morrogh family as a house in 1899. Inish Beg Estate now provides luxury holiday accommodation.
Derreennatra Manor	This house does not appear on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map nor is it recorded in Griffith's Valuation when the surrounding property was owned by Dr. Thomas Hicks. It is labelled Derreennatra Manor on the 25-inch map of the 1890s. A house still exists at the site.
Killeena	Rev. John Wright was leasing this property from the Beecher estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £9. It is labelled as Killeena on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map but is described as "in ruins" on the later 25-inch edition of the 1890s. Modern holiday accommodation exists at the site now.