Knockbrown

Houses within 5km of this house

Displaying 18 houses.

Houses within 5km of Knockbrown

Displaying 18 houses.

House name	Description
Riverdale House	John Heard was leasing this property from the Stawell estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £10. In 1837, Lewis refers to Riversdale as the seat of T. Bailey. It is still extant and occupied.
Kilmaloda House	Thomas Beamish held this property in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £50. In 1837, Lewis refers to it as the seat of Sampson Beamish. In 1906 it was owned by Sampson Beamish and valued at £68 15s. Local sources suggest it was built by the earlier Sampson Beamish and occupied by his descendents until the mid twentieth century when it came into the hands of the McCarthy-Murrough family. It is still extant and occupied. In 2013 it was offered for sale.
Skeaf House	Herbert Gillman was leasing this property from William Austin at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £20 15s. Lewis recorded it as the seat of W. Austin in 1837. Together with other Austen property it was offered for sale in the Encumbered Estates Court in June 1851. In the 1870s it was the residence of John E. O'Sullivan though it was offered for sale by him in the Landed Estates Court in April 1880 when it was described as "a fine residence". A house still exists at the site.
Ardnacrow House	Though buildings existed at this site in the 1830s Ardnacrow House is only labelled on the later 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Winthrop Sealy held this property in fee when it was valued at £29. The original house is now ruined and a modern house has been constructed nearby.
Gortahorna House	Mrs. Eliza Sealy held this property in fee at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £32. Lewis notes it as the seat of J.M. Sealy in 1837. In 1906 it was owned by John Hungerford Sealy when buildings were valued at £8. . A nearby flour mills, named Barleyfield Mills, [W508485], was leased to William Sullivan and valued at £13. In 1942 the Irish Tourist Association Survey noted that it had bee rebuilt after being burnt but by the 1940s the roof had been removed "and the slates used for housing schemes". The house is now a ruin. The mill continued to be worked until the mid-twentieth century and the building is still extant.
Maryborough	Miss Jane Clerke was leasing this property from Thomas Beggs [Biggs] at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £14. It is likely that this is the same as Thomas Biggs of Dunmanway. In 1837, Lewis had noted the house as the seat of Maj. Broderick. The house appears to have been replaced by a modern building but the remains of the large walled garden are still extant, enclosing large modern farm sheds.
Ummera	Robert Travers was leasing this property to Samuel McCaul at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £14. Lewis refers to it as the seat of Rev. B. Swete in 1837. In 1814 Leet notes Ummery as the seat of Rev. A. Sealy. Ummera House is still extant.
Roundhill	The house and demesne at Roundhill were offered for sale in the Encumbered Estates Court in 1855. The sale notice indicates that the property was being leased by the Bowens to the Earl of Bandon's estate. Leet refers to Roundhill as the residence of Rev. Kenny in 1814. The building is now in use as part of Bandon Grammer School.
Mayfield	In the 1770s and 1780s, Poole Esq was resident at Knocknaville near Bandon. Thomas Poole held Mayfield in perpetuity at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £48. Both Lewis, in 1837, and Leet, in 1814, also refer to it as his residence. Mayfield was burnt in June 1921 during the War of Independence when it was the residence of Hewitt R. Poole. It is now a ruin.
Hare Hill	At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Hare Hill was being leased by Thomas Beamish from the Poole estate, when it was valued at £20. Lewis notes it as the seat of J. Beamish in 1837. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage notes that it was partially damaged by fire in the early 1920s but subsequently restored.
Sun Lodge/Hoe Lodge	Sun Lodge was being leased by James Hallinane from the Poole estate in the 1850s when it was valued at £13 10s. Lewis refers to it as the seat of W. McCarty in 1837. It is labelled Hoe Lodge on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s, the name by which it is still known.
Mount Prospect (Bandon)	William Lane was leasing this property from the Allman estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £37. Lewis refers to Mount Prospect as the residence of Mrs. Bradshaw in 1837. A house still exists at this site.
Milton House (Bandon)	Elizabeth Swete was leasing Milltown from Miss McCarthy at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £22. It is labelled Miltown House on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map but as Milton House on the 25-inch ediiton of the 1890s, the name by which it is still known. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage suggests it was built for the Allman family.
Overton	Overton House was held by Miss McCarthy at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £32. Lewis notes it as the residence of Col. Clerke in 1837. it is a house principally associated with the Allman family. The adjacent cotton mill is described as "disused" on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the 1890s. Both buildings are now in ruins.
Roundhill House	This house was the home of Travers Esq in the 1770s. The representatives of Robert Travers were leasing this property to Timothy Crowley at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £198 including the nearby mill complex. Both buildings are still extant.
Cashelmore House	In 1851 Thomas Beamish was leasing this property from Richard Longfield O'Connor when it was valued at £18. Lewis refers to it as the seat of J. Beamish in 1837. It was the residence of John Beamish in 1814. Buildings are still extant at the site.
Kilhessan Lodge	James Jellett was leasing this house from the Poole estate in 1851 when it had a valuation of £13. A house is still extant at the site.
Sunville (Kilbrittain)	James F. Sweeney was leasing this property from William B. Bernard's estate at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when it was valued at £10. It included Knockavortelig Mill which does not appear on the 25-inch map of the 1890s. A house still exists at the site.