Carrowcanon House

Houses within 15km of this house

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Houses within 15km of Carrowcanon House

Displaying 13 houses.

House name	Description
Doe Castle (KIlmacrenan)	Alexander Maddison was leasing Doe Castle from the Hart estate at the time of Griffith’s Valuation in the 1850s, when it was valued at £21 15s. In 1837 Lewis recorded it as the seat of the Hart family but formerly in the possession of the Sandfords. The original tower house at the site, still extant, was the seat of the McSweeney clan in the medieval and early modern period. This site is now in the care of the Office of Public Works.
Gweedore Hotel	Lord George Hill had a hotel constructed at Meenderrygamph, on his Gweedore estate, with the intention of encouraging tourists.
Heath Cottage (Kilmacrenan)	William Robinson was leasing this property from the Hill estate at the time of Griffith’s Valuation, when it was valued at £5. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage suggests it was built around 1850 and may have been the home of medical practitioners in the area. It is still extant.
Heathfield (Kilmacrenan)	Reverend Alexander Nixon held a property valued at £17 10s in fee at Ray in the 1850s. No substantial house is labelled in Ray on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map. However, Heathfield appears on both the 25-inch and later 6-inch edition, labelled “in ruins”.
Ballyconnell (Kilmacrenan)	Ballyconnell House was held in fee by Wybrant Olpherts at the time of Griffith’s Valuation, when it was valued at £45. It was reputedly built by the Olpherts family in the 18th century. In 1837 Lewis noted it as the seat of Rev. J. Olphert. In 1906 it was the property of Sir John Olphert and valued at almost £46. Ballyconnell is still extant. It served as a school during the 20th century. Local sources suggest it was later purchased by Udaras na Gaeltachta.
Horn Head House	In 1786 Wilson referred to Horn Head House as the seat of Mr. Stewart. Lewis recorded Horn Head as the seat of W. Stewart in 1837. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation, it was occupied by Reverend Charles Frederick Stewart and valued at £27. In 1906 it was the property of Captain Charles F. Stewart and valued at almost £28. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage suggests it was associated with the Stewart family since the early 18th century. It was sold by the family in the 1930s after it appeared that unstable sand dunes were encroaching on the site and has since been unoccupied. Since 2021 some work has been underway to renovate the property.
Ards	Wilson referred to Ards as the seat of Mr. Wray in 1786. Lewis recorded Ards as the seat of A. Stewart in 1837. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation it was occupied by Alexander Stewart when the buildings were valued at £100. In 1906 Ena D. Stewart was the owner when the house was valued at £90. Local sources suggest Ards remained in the Stewart family until 1927 when it was taken over by the Irish Land Commission. The house was later acquired by the Capuchin Order. A serious fire in the 1940s led to the demolition of the old house and a new friary was built some distance away. The demesne is now known as Ards Forest Park and is in the care of Coillte, the Irish forestry service.
Marble Hill (KIlmacrenan)	In 1786 Wilson referred to Marble Hill as the seat of Mr. Babington. In 1814 Leet had noted a house at Marble Hill as the seat of Reverend Henry Usher. Lewis recorded it as the seat of G. Barclay in 1837. It was held in fee by the Stewart estate at the time of Griffith’s Valuation when it was valued at £20. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage suggests it was built in the early 19th century by the Barclay family and offers a detailed outline of its history since. In 1906 it was owned by Hugh A. Law and valued at £52. Marble Hill is still extant and occupied.
Castlebane (Corcreggan) Mill House	This property was held in fee by the Stewart estate at the time of Griffith’s Valuation when it was valued at £26. The property is now a site offering guest accommodation, known as Corcreggan Mill.
Glenveagh Castle	Glenveagh Castle was built c.1867 by John George Adair. The townland of Gartan Mountain, in which the castle is located, was the property of Samuel Marshall at the time of Griffiths Valuation. Following Adair's death in 1885 his wife Cornelia continued to maintain the castle until the early twentieth century. In 1929 it was purchased by Arthur Kingsley Porter, a Yale professor of art who mysteriously disappeared in 1933. It was later owned by Henry McIlhenny of Philadelphia who sold the estate to the Office of Public Works in 1975. It now forms part of Glenveagh National Park.
Rampart [Ards Farm] (Kilmacrenan)	In 1906 Eva D. Stewart was the owner of buildings valued at £48 in the townland of Clonmore, parish of Clondahorky, County Donegal. At the time of Griffiths Valuation this property was known as Rampart and was occupied by Thomas Ingram, leasing from the Stewart estate. On the later Ordnance Survey maps a much larger complex of buildings is labelled Ards Farm. The original buildings are no longer extant.
Dunlewy House	Dunlewy House was held in fee by Jane Russell at the time of Griffiths Valuation when it was valued at over £22. In 1837 Lewis recorded it as the seat of James [Dombrane]. In 1906 it was owned by Ellen Lingard Monk and valued at £64. It is still extant A smaller and earlier Dunlewy House was located some distance south of the current house at B918186.
Drumnamallagh	This property is labelled Drumnamallagh on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the early 20th century. A corn mill was located close by on the 1st edition map. This was leased by Edward McFadden from the Hart estate at the time of Griffiths Valuation in the 1850s when it was valued at £14. It is no longer extant.