Binnion House (Inishowen)
Houses within 15km of this house
Displaying 13 houses.
Houses within 15km of Binnion House (Inishowen)
Displaying 13 houses.
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| Glen House (Clonmany) | At the time of Griffith’s Valuation, Glen House was occupied by Michael Doherty, who was also leasing a mill in the area. The house was valued at £15. In 1906 it was owned by Edward Doherty and still valued at £15. The Glen House is still extant, offering guest accommodation. The house history suggests that it was built in the 18th on part of what had been a demesne known as Dresdan owned by the McLaughlin family since the 17th century. In 1837 Lewis refers to Dresden Demesne as the seat of T.L. Metcalfe. |
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| Binnion House (Inishowen) | ||
| Tirnaleague House | In the 1860s, Samuel Rankin was leasing this property from the Lord Bishop of Derry’s estate at the time of Griffith’s Valuation, when it was valued at £15. It is sill extant, now surrounded by modern housing development. |
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| 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] | |
| Malin Hall | John Harvey held this property in fee at the time of Griffith’s Valuation, when it was valued at £25. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage suggests that this house was built in the mid-18th century by George Harvey. It remained in the family for over two centuries. In 1837 Lewis referred to it as the seat of J. Harvey, junior. In 1906 it was the property of George M. Harvey and valued at £25. Malin Hall is still extant and occupied. | |
| Linsfort | George Harvey held this property in fee at the time of Griffith’s Valuation in the 1860s. It was then valued at £25. In 1837, Lewis had noted it as the seat of William Henry “Hervey”. It is still extant and occupied. |
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| Rockville (Inishowen) | This property was leased by John Canning from the Harvey estate at the time of Griffith’s Valuation, when it was valued at £14. The site also included a flax mill valued at nearly £5. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage suggests it was built c.1800 and served as a residence for the local Presbyterian minister at times during the 19th century. Rockville is still extant and occupied. | |
| Fairview (Inishowen) | John Harvey held this property in fee at the time of Griffith’s Valuation, when it was valued at £10. This property is marked as Fairview Demesne on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map but the house is not named. Neither house nor demesne are named on the early 25-inch edition. It is no longer extant. | |
| Hollymount (Inishowen) | Henry St. George Layard held this property in fee at the time of Griffith’s Valuation in the 1860s, when it was valued at £12. The house does not appear on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map but is labelled Hollymount on the 25-inch edition of the early 20th century. By the early 20th century this property was owned by John Scott and valued at over £21. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage suggests the house was built c.1850. A house is still extant at this site. |
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| Dromaville (Inishowen) | James McSheaffrey held this property in fee at the time of Griffith’s Valuation, when it was valued at almost £12. It is labelled Drumaville House on the 25-inch and later Ordnance Survey maps. Buildings are still extant at the site. | |
| Tirnaleague House | At the time of Griffiths Valuation n the 1850s, Samuel Rankin was leasing this property from the Lord Bishop of Derry’s estate when it was valued at £15. By 1906 it had the same valuation but was in the ownership of John C. McClintock. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage suggests it was built by the Cary family but passed to the Rankins through marriage. It is still extant, surrounded by modern housing development. |
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| Bridge Cottage (Inishowen) | Micah Cary Rankin was leasing this property to Mary Thompson at the time of Girffith’s Valuation, when it was valued at £10. This property was built after the publication of the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map and is labelled Bridge Cottage on subsequent maps. The local Carndonagh Heritage Society has a record of a diary (held at PRONI) kept by John Norris Thompson recounting repairs to the house in the mid-1850s. Buildings are still extant at the site. | |
| 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. |