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Buncrana Castle

Houses within 5km of this house

Displaying 6 houses.

Houses within 5km of Buncrana Castle

Displaying 6 houses.

House name Description
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. Photo of Linsfort
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. Photo of Millfield House (Inishowen)
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. Photo of Westbrook (Inishowen)