Landed Estates
University of Galway

Rockhill House (Raphoe North)

Estate(s)
Townland Rockhill
Civil Parish Leck
PLU Letterkenny
DED Ballymacool
County Donegal
Barony Raphoe North
Description At the time of Griffiths Valuation in the 1850s, Rockhill was held in fee by John Vandeleur Stewart when it was valued at £55. Local sources suggest the house was acquired by Stewart from the Chambers family in the 1830s. O'Carroll discusses the ownership by the Cooch and Pratt families of the Rockhill estate. In 1814 Leet had recorded Daniel Chambers as the occupant of Rockhill. By 1906 it was owned by Alexander C.H. Stewart and valued at £52. Later in the 20th century it served as a base of the Irish Defence forces. It is now a luxury hotel.
Rockhill House (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/)

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