Glengarriff or Eccles Hotel

Houses within 10km of this house

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Houses within 10km of Glengarriff or Eccles Hotel

Displaying 18 houses.

House name	Description
Glengarriff Lodge	Held in fee by the Earl of Bantry's estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £9. The house was a specially designed hunting lodge for the Bantry estate. It remained in the estate's ownership until the 1940s. Though badly damaged by fire in the 1960s it has been completely renovated and now serves as luxury self-catering accommodation. See www.glengarriff-lodge.com.
Reenmeen Cottage	Leased by Robert White from the Bantry estate in 1852 when it was valued at £11+. Named as Reenmeen Cottage by Lewis who notes it as the seat of R. White in 1837. Buildings still exist at the site. A house named Glengarriff Cottage (V939564) appears on the 1st edition Ordnance Map in this townland but is not visible on the later 25-inch map.
Ardnagashel House	Samuel Hutchins held this property in fee in 1852 when it was valued at almost £23. Lewis noted it as the seat of A. Hutchins in 1837. In 1906 it was owned by Samuel N. Hutchins and valued at £30. The original house has been demolished and the stableyard converted to self-catering accommodation. The Irish Tourist Association survey of the 1940s mentions that the grounds contained some fine trees including a cork tree which came originally from Kew Gardens.
Ballylicky House	Arthur Hutchins was leasing this house from the Earl of Kenmare's estate in 1852 when it was valued at almost £14. In 1837 Lewis refers to it as the seat of S. Hutchins. Later associated with the Graves family. The Irish Tourist Association survey of the 1940s noted that it was already being run as a guesthouse at that time and it is now a luxury hotel.
Dunnamark House	Leased by Alicia Tisdall from Samuel Hutchins at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £8 5s. In the 1940s the Irish Tourist Association survey noted that it was the residence of Dr. Nunan. There is still an extant house at the site.
Dunnamark Mill	Michael Murphy was leasing this property, including a mill, from the Kenmare estate in 1852, when it was valued at £35. The building is labelled Barytes Mill on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s. It is now a ruin.
Gurteenroe House	John Shea Lalor was leasing Gurteenroe from the Kenmare estate in 1852 when it was valued at £10 10s. Lewis noted it as his residence in 1837. It appears to have been occupied by a Gallway family in the 1780s as both Taylor and Skinner and Wilson mention a residence of that family in this area. It is now a ruin.
Newtown (Bantry)	Held in fee by the Earl of Kenmare's estate in 1852 when it was valued at £8 5s. Lewis refers to it as the seat of M. Murphy in 1837. There is still an extant house at the site.
Reenydonagan House	Leased by Roger O'Sullivan from the Kenmare estate in 1852 when it was valued at £12. Lewis notes it as the seat of D. O'Sullivan in 1837. The house is still extant and operates as a guesthouse.
Ivy Cottage (Bantry)	Jeremiah O'Connell was leasing this property from Robert E. White at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £24. A substantial farmyard was located nearby. By the later nineteenth century the house appears to have been known as Beach Cottage. A slightly later building, known as Ardeevin House, exists at this site now.
Glengarriff Castle	Sarah White was leasing this property from the Bantry estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at almost £36. In 1837, Lewis described it as "Glengarriff Castle, the seat of Captain White, is a spacious elegant mansion". Local sources suggest the Castle was built in the 1790s by Simon White, a brother of the 1st Earl of Bantry. Noted by Leet as the seat of Simon White in 1814. In 1894 Slater refers to it as the seat of R.H.E. White. It functioned as a resort until the 1970s. Plans are currently in progress to restore the building.
Bay View (Bantry)	Samuel Daly was leasing this property from the Earl of Bantry's estate in 1852 when it was valued at over £32. It is not named on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map but appears as Bay View on the 25-inch map of the 1890s. There is still an extant house at the site.
Lisheen House (Bantry)	Rev. John Orpen was leasing this property from John Herbert Orpen in 1852 when it was valued at £14. In 1837 Lewis described it as " a handsome residence for which the late Board of First Fruits granted a loan of £1500". It is named as Lisheen House on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s. It is no longer extant.
Coomhola Lodge (Sans Souci) (Bantry)	Occupied by Richard E. White at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £8. It is labelled as Sans Souci on the 1st edition Ordnance Map but as Coomhola Lodge on the 25-inch edition of the 1890s. Local sources indicate it was formerly a hunting lodge for the Bantry Estate. It is still extant.
Reenadisert Court	Leased by Robert Warren from the Bantry estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at almost £6. It was originally a seventeenth century fortified house built by the O'Sullivans and is now in ruins. A second property, Reenadisert Cottage (W000531), appears on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s but this has now disappeared.
Bantry House	Bantry House was held in fee by the Earl of Bantry at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £125. The house history indicates it has been the home of the White family since about 1765 when Richard White purchased what was then Blackrock House. Wilson still refers to it by the latter name in 1786 but it is named Bantry House on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map of the 1830s. The Irish Tourist Association survey of the 1940s contains a detailed description of the house's interior at that time. Bantry House has been open to the public since 1946 and a prestigous music festival is held there each summer. For more information see www.bantryhouse.com.
Trawnahaha	Elizabeth Vickery was leasing this property on Whiddy Island from the Earl of Bantry's estate in 1852 when it was valued at £14. It is not named on the 1st edition OS map and the grid reference is approximate.
Trawnamaddree	Cornelius Rohane was leasing this property from the Bantry estate in 1852 when it was valued at £10. It is not labelled on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map and the grid reference is approximate.