Glenveagh Castle
Houses within 15km of this house
Displaying 9 houses.
Houses within 15km of Glenveagh Castle
Displaying 9 houses.
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| Doe Castle (KIlmacrenan) | Alexander Maddison was leasing Doe Castle from the Hart estate at the time of Griffith’s Valuation in the 1850s, when it was valued at £21 15s. In 1837 Lewis recorded it as the seat of the Hart family but formerly in the possession of the Sandfords. The original tower house at the site, still extant, was the seat of the McSweeney clan in the medieval and early modern period. This site is now in the care of the Office of Public Works. |
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| Heathfield (Kilmacrenan) | Reverend Alexander Nixon held a property valued at £17 10s in fee at Ray in the 1850s. No substantial house is labelled in Ray on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map. However, Heathfield appears on both the 25-inch and later 6-inch edition, labelled “in ruins”. | |
| Ballyconnell (Kilmacrenan) | Ballyconnell House was held in fee by Wybrant Olpherts at the time of Griffith’s Valuation, when it was valued at £45. It was reputedly built by the Olpherts family in the 18th century. In 1837 Lewis noted it as the seat of Rev. J. Olphert. In 1906 it was the property of Sir John Olphert and valued at almost £46. Ballyconnell is still extant. It served as a school during the 20th century. Local sources suggest it was later purchased by Udaras na Gaeltachta. |
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| Carrowcanon House | Thomas Olpherts was occupying the property at Carrowcanon at the time of Griffiths Valuation when it was valued at £15. Lewis had recorded it as the seat of T. Olpherts in 1837. This property seems to have developed at what was the site of a formal garden in Carrowcanon townland as shown on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map of the 1830s. Buildings still exist at the site | |
| Castlebane (Corcreggan) Mill House | This property was held in fee by the Stewart estate at the time of Griffith’s Valuation when it was valued at £26. The property is now a site offering guest accommodation, known as Corcreggan Mill. |
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| Rampart [Ards Farm] (Kilmacrenan) | In 1906 Eva D. Stewart was the owner of buildings valued at £48 in the townland of Clonmore, parish of Clondahorky, County Donegal. At the time of Griffiths Valuation this property was known as Rampart and was occupied by Thomas Ingram, leasing from the Stewart estate. On the later Ordnance Survey maps a much larger complex of buildings is labelled Ards Farm. The original buildings are no longer extant. | |
| Dunlewy House | Dunlewy House was held in fee by Jane Russell at the time of Griffiths Valuation when it was valued at over £22. In 1837 Lewis recorded it as the seat of James [Dombrane]. In 1906 it was owned by Ellen Lingard Monk and valued at £64. It is still extant A smaller and earlier Dunlewy House was located some distance south of the current house at B918186. |
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| Lough Veagh House (Belleville) | At the time of Griffiths Valuation in the 1850s, this house was held in fee by John Stewart, when it was valued at £27. Documents in Donegal County Archives indicate it was conveyed to Stewart by Daniel and Elizabeth Chambers in 1845. In 1837 Lewis had referred to "Gartan" as the seat of Captain Chambers. By 1906 it was owned by Edward D. Hewetson and still valued at £27. The house is no longer extant and the site is now occupied by Gartan Outdoor Centre. | |
| Drumnamallagh | This property is labelled Drumnamallagh on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the early 20th century. A corn mill was located close by on the 1st edition map. This was leased by Edward McFadden from the Hart estate at the time of Griffiths Valuation in the 1850s when it was valued at £14. It is no longer extant. |