Linsfort

Houses within 10km of this house

Displaying 14 houses.

Houses within 10km of Linsfort

Displaying 14 houses.

House name	Description
Fahan House	Elizabeth Jones was leasing this property from the Norman estate at the time of Griffiths Valuation in the 1850s, when it was valued at over £28. In 1837 Lewis referred to it as the seat of T. Kough. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage suggests this house was built in the 18th century and extended in the 19th. It appears to be associated with a number of different families.
St. Johns/Roseville (Inishowen)	William Scott was leasing this property from the Norman estate at the time of Griffiths Valuation in the 1850s, when it was valued at over £11. Lewis referred to it as the seat of Miss Schoales in 1837. It is labelled Roseville on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map but as St. Johns on the later editions. In the early 2020s it housed a restaurant known as the Red Door.
Greenfort (Kilmacrenan)	Isabella Babington was the occupier of Greenfort at the time of Griffiths Valuation in the 1850s, when it was valued at £20. In 1837 Lewis referred to it as the seat of H. Babington. Greenfort was eventually inherited by the Barton family after the death of Mrs. Babington in 1861. In 1906 the house was the property of Baptist J. Barton when it was valued at £20.
Portsalon (Kilmacrenan)	At the time of Griffiths Valuation in the 1850s, the representatives of Baptist J. Barton held this property in fee, when it was valued at £10. Colonel Barton later established the Portsalon Hotel and Portsalon golf club in this locality. In 1906 the buldings were in the ownership of Baptist J. Barton and valued at £105. It is no longer extant. [Grid Reference is for the Portsalon hotel]
Drumhallagh House	Henry Bedford was leasing this property from the estate of Sarah Batt at the time of Griffiths Valuation in the 1850s, when it was valued at £18. The property had become derelict in the later twentieth century but has since been restored as a wedding venue.
Rathmullan House	This property was held in fee by Thomas Batt at the time of Griffiths Valuation in the 1850s when it was valued at £40. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage suggests the house was originally built by the Knox family around the end of the eighteenth century and later purchased by the Batt family. It is still extant and now operates as a luxury hotel.
Fort Royal	The representatives of Charles Wray were leasing this property from Smith Bryan at the time of Griffiths Valuation in the 1850s when it was valued at £20. This appears to be the property later known as Fort Royal Hotel. It is still extant as a private residence.
River View (Inishowen)	This property was being leased from Sarah McClintock by Margaret Camac at the time of Griffiths Valuation when it was valued at over £12. Lewis recorded it as the seat of W. Camac in 1837. It was still extant in the mid 20th century but the site is now occupied by a commercial building. Property in this area was owned by Thompson M. McClintock in 1906.
The Lodge (Buncrana)	James Boyle was the occupier of this property at the time of Griffiths Valuation when it was valued at £14 and leased from Sarah McClintock. Lewis referred to it as unoccupied in 1837. It is labelled The Lodge on all editions of the Ordnance Survey maps. A house is still extant at the site.
Millfield House (Inishowen)	Millfield House and adjacent mill buildings was leased from Sarah McClintock by George H. Mitchell at the time of Griffiths Valuation, when it was valued at over £17. It is still extant. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage includes a detailed account of the now-derelict mill complex and notes its association with the Swan family in the latter decades of the 19th century.
St. Helens [Townsend Lodge]	James H. Todd was the occupier of this property at the time of Griffith’s Valuation, when it was valued at £17 10s. He was leasing it from a Kennedy lessor. The house is labelled as Townsend Lodge on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map but as St. Helens on the 25-inch edition of the early 20th century. In 1837 Lewis had recorded this property as the seat of a Colonel Downing. Now used as a business premises.
Westbrook (Inishowen)	James Todd was leasing this property to a Captain Considine at the time of Griffiths Valuation, when it was valued at £10. A house named “Westport” is given as his own address in Hussey de Burgh’s list of landowners in 1878. Westbrook House is still extant.
Buncrana Castle	In 1837 Lewis noted Buncrana Castle as the seat of Mrs. Todd. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation, in 1857, it held in fee by Jonathan Richardson and valued at £20. Richardson was also the occupier of a spinning factory in the area, valued at £120. Local sources suggest that it was built by the Vaughan family and that the Todds bought it through the Court of Chancery in the early 19th century. By 1906 it was owned by Alexander R. Richardson and still valued at £20. Buncrana Castle is still extant.
Carrablagh House (Kilmacrenan)	The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage suggests that this house was built c.1850 but there is no house with a substantial valuation in this townland at the time of Griffiths Valuation. In 1906 it was owned by Henry Chichester Hart and valued at almost £11. It is still extent and in use.