Landed Estates
University of Galway

Lurgan Lodge

Houses within 5km of this house

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Houses within 5km of Lurgan Lodge

Displaying 5 houses.

House name Description
Cornahilt Lodge Located on the outskirts of Ballyjamesduff, Cornahilt Lodge was occupied by Mary Skelton in the mid-19th century. She held the property with a rateable valuation of £12.10.0. from Robert J. Cuming. Cornahilt Lodge is now the address of a services company based in Ballyjamesduff.
Fort Frederick Fort Frederick situated close to the shore of Lough Ramor was described by Bence Jones as ‘a 2 storey mid-c18 house with a central 3 sided bow and 2 bays on either side of it’. In 1814 it was the home of Captain Sankey but by 1837 had been acquired by his relative R. Scott who was married to Eleanor Sankey. Griffith’s Valuation records Richard Scott as the occupier. The buildings were valued at £35 and were held in fee. By 1876 Alexander William Jackson Sankey owned the Fort Frederick estate, comprised of 1,324 acres. He died in 1903. His brother Harry Samuel Sankey is recorded as resident at Fort Frederic in 1910. This house continues to be a residence. Photo of Fort Frederick
Billis Grange A house built after the first edition six inch Ordnance Survey map (publ. 1837) was surveyed. Mrs D. Delap was the owner and occupier in the mid-19th century when the buildings were valued at £13. There is a reference to W.C. Peyton of Billis Grange in a document in the Farnham Papers, Ms 11,499 (NLI). The building was possibly extended towards the end of the 19th century. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage dates the present house c. 1890. The 25 inch map shows a substantial house in parkland with a lodge at the entrance gate. In 1906, Henry Sankey held over 300 untenanted acres in this locality including a building with a rateable valuation of £16.10.0. This house continues to be a family residence. Photo of Billis Grange
The Lodge A sporting lodge built by the Taylour family before 1800 and originally known as Cottage. It was extending circa 1820 and again circa 1860. It is situated close to Lough Ramor and on the outskirts of the town of Virginia. The Lodge was valued at £37 in the 1850s when the Earl of Bective was recorded as the occupant. By 1906, the rateable valuation had risen to £105. The building now functions as a hotel, see http://www.virginiaparklodge.com/ Photo of The Lodge
Eighter On the first edition six inch Ordnance Survey map (publ. 1837) Eighter House, part of the estate of the Marquess of Headfort, is shown as set in a small demesne close to the shore of Lough Ramor. Henry Sargent was the occupier in the mid-19th century when the buildings were valued at £16. In the 1870s Eighter was the home of John Alexander Johnston, who owned 111 acres in the county in 1876. He was medical doctor and his wife had a connection with the Sargent family. Home of Michael M’Enroe in the 1920s. It appears to be extant. References to Eighter in the Small Private Collections of Cavan Library's Archives Service, P017/0084, P017/0104, P017/0125 & P017/0166.