Ross House

Houses within 15km of this house

Displaying 29 houses.

Houses within 15km of Ross House

Displaying 29 houses.

House name	Description
Treanlaur House or Lodge	At the time of Griffith's Valuation the house at Treanlaur was leased by Peter Denis Browne from the Westport estate and valued at almost £9. It was occupied by Charles Henry Laprimaudaye in the 1870s. Treanlaur is still extant.
Greenhills	Greenhills was part of the estate of the Marquess of Sligo until the sale to William Livingstone in 1854 and was let to Joseph Bourke in the early 19th century. It was later occupied by Archibald Stavert who held it from William Livingstone at the time of Griffith's Valuation. It was owned by Matt Fahy in the late 1990s and is still extant.
Newfield House,	Part of the McLoughlin estate and in the second half of the 19th century of the Smith estate. The house appears to have been a ruin by the end of the 19th century. A ruined building is situated near the sea shore with some farm buildings still in use.
Newport House	Built in the late 18th century, this house was the main residence of the O'Donels in the 19th century. It now functions as a hotel.
Raigh Lodge	At the time of Griffith's Valuation the house held by Nathaniel P. Simes in fee, was valued at £6. The premises shown at this site on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s is labelled Clew Bay Hotel. A house is still extant and occupied here.
Wilford Lodge	This house may have been named after Lieutenant Colonel Richard R. Wilford who held a lease of the property from the Arbuthnot family in 1786. It was also leased to Reverend George Graydon, Sir Samuel O'Malley and Thomas G. FitzGerald and A. T. Oram, as detailed in the Westport Papers. Charles Pridham was the occupier at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Buildings are still extant at the site. For further information and photographs about the Oram occupation of Wilford see http://familyhistory.oram.ca/burrishoole/
Ardagh Lodge	Ruane writes that it was built as a yachting lodge in the 1790s for the Palmer family. It was the residence of the Stuart family during the bathing season in the 1830s. Bought by the Stoney family in 1965. A house is still extant at the site.
Milcum House	Ruane states that this house was built in 1754 by the Browne family [of Westport] and that it was first known as 'Seamount'. There was another Milcum house, built in the small townland of Milcum by the Binghams in the early 18th century, which was the house marked 'in ruins' on the first Ordnance Survey map. Seamount was occupied by Connell O'Donel in 1837. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was unoccupied but in the possession of Nathaniel P. Simes. In the 20th century it was the home of Miss Laprimandaye, Sir Anthony Beever, the Brittains, the Percivals and Mr and Mrs Peter Mullowney. Milcum is still extant and occupied.
Rosturk Castle	Enlarged and extended by Robert Vesey Stoney in the latter half of the 19th century. It was noted as his residence by Slater in 1894. The property was sold in the late 1970s to Dr Healy of St Luke's Hospital, Dublin.
Westport House	Built on the site of the O'Malley castle of Cathair na Mart by Colonel John Browne, expanded by his grandson to the design of Richard Cassels, the house has remained in the possession of the Browne family for over three centuries. They still live there and the house and its grounds function as a major tourist attraction.
Mount Browne	A house built in the early 18th century and used by the first generations of Brownes at Westport. Wilson describes it as the seat of Mr. Browne in 1786. It was later occupied by Denis Browne, Member of Parliament, brother of the 1st Marquess of Sligo, and other family members. It was leased by John D. Browne from the Marquess of Sligo's estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £30. The Irish Tourist Association file of the 1940s states that the mansion had been demolished.
Cherry Cottage	A house inhabited mainly by agents to the Marquess of Sligo, including George Hildebrand in the mid nineteenth century and George Taylor in the early 20th century. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was valued at £15. The Hastings interest in this house was sold in the Landed Estates' Court in November 1874. It is still extant.
Summerville/Villa Lodge	A house orginally built for a member of the Browne family, it was leased by the 2nd Marquess of Sligo to Courtney Kenny of Ballinrobe in 1830 and was used by the Kennys as a summer residence. Courtney Kenny leased the property to John Sidney Smith, agent to the Westport estate in 1855. The house was valued at £14 at this time. A drawing, map and 20th century accounts re this property are included in the Kenny Papers.
Prospect House	Home of the Buchanan family in the latter part of the 19th century. Slater refers to it as the seat of Col. Henry J. Buchanan in 1894. Still extant and very well maintained.
Murrisk Lodge	Murrisk Lodge was held in fee by John C. Garvey at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £20. The principal home of the Garvey family, it was sold in the 1960s to James Fair. In 2007 the old building was demolished and a new hotel was being developed.
Marino Lodge	An early 19th century house, the residence of Major Owen O'Malley in 1814 and of J.Cuff in 1837. It was leased by John Fair from the Earl of Lucan's estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £10. Marino Lodge is still extant and in good repair.
Trafalgar Lodge	Described in the sale advertisement of 1866 as a commodious dwelling in the cottage style on the seashore, containing 'good parlour, four bedrooms, with coach house, stabling, piggery and other useful offices, the entire forming a square and enclosing a spacious yard'. The occupant was James Louden and the house had formerly been the residence of Captain Butcher of the Mayo Rifles. In 1874 the interest of Bridget Hastings in Trafalgar Lodge was advertised for sale in the Landed Estates' Court.
Moyour	This property was held in fee by Martha McDonnell at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at almost £5. Described in the sale advertisement of 1870 as a 'commodious thatched house'. It is labelled as "in ruins" on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s.
Altamont Villa	A Browne house described in the 1830s as a slated house with 2 stories at the rear. Also known as Mallow Cottage and possibly New Brighton Lodge, it was leased by the 2nd Marquess of Sligo to Neal Davis in the late 1830s. Sold to William O'Brien, whose widow left it to the Convent of Mercy.
Teevmore	A two-storey house occupied by James Stuart in 1837 and owned by Nathaniel P.Simes at the time of Griffith's Valuation but unoccupied. Substantial buildings are shown at the site on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map but these have all but disappeared by the publication of the 25-inch edition of the 1890s. Some of the old outbuildings have been converted into a house.
Knockranny	A house in the town of Westport occupied by the Livingstones. It was valued at £40 at the time of Griffith's Valuation which included the house, offices, gate lodge and another lodge. This may have been the house marked on the first Ordnance Survey map as Westport Lodge. This building now forms part of the Sacred Heart School complex.
Burrishoole Lodge	At the time of Griffith's Valuation this property was owned by Captain Alex Wyndham and valued at £5. It is recorded as a"steward's house". Described by the Irish Tourist Association surveyor in 1942 as a house of no more than 100 years old, an "example of pseudo or imitation Tudor architecture" and the home of Ernie O'Malley, author and freedom fighter. It is still extant.
Rosmindle	An O'Malley house occupied by a Mr Garvey in 1814, it was in ruins by the time of the first Ordnance Survey.
Raheens	A house south west of Castlebar, noted by Wilson as the seat of A.N. Browne in 1786. Held by the Browne family from their relatives the Lords Kilmaine. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, it was occupied by Henry Browne and valued at over £16. It is now a ruin.
Rosehill	Built by Sir Samuel O'Malley in the early 19th century but a ruin by the time of the first Ordnance Survey. Occupied by Mr P.Gibbons in 1814.
Rossyvera	Occupied by William Butler Stoney in the 1850s and held from Captain A.W.Wyndham, who bought Rossyvera from the Marquess of Sligo in 1853. Later the home of Sir Owen O'Malley and in the late 20th century the Irish residence of the former American Ambassador to Ireland Walter Curley.
Rockfleet Castle	An O'Malley castle, owned by the Arbuthnots at the end of the 18th century. By the time of Griffith's Valuation, the townland was in the possession of William B. Stony, leasing from Captain A.W. Wyndham. The castle ruin is still extant.
Rossanrubble	A small building is shown in this townland at the time of the first Ordnance Survey. Jonathan Pim was the owner of the townland at the time of Griffith's Valuation but there were no buildings with substantial valuation. A house labelled Rosbarnagh Lodge is shown on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s and this building is still extant.
Belclare	At the time of Griffith's Valuation all of Belclare townland was held by James Pinkerton and John Thompson who had a large milling business there, as well as three houses valued at £26, £13 and £18. The Livingstones must have bought out Pinkerton and Thompson. Belclare Lodge is marked on the OS map of 183. The Livingstone's house is shown on the 25-inch map of the 1890s, labelled Shivdella House, which is still extant. Buildings were demolished at Belclare in the late 20th century to make room for building development.