Rampart [Ards Farm] (Kilmacrenan)

Houses within 5km of this house

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Houses within 5km of Rampart [Ards Farm] (Kilmacrenan)

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House name	Description
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.
Ards	Wilson referred to Ards as the seat of Mr. Wray in 1786. Lewis recorded Ards as the seat of A. Stewart in 1837. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation it was occupied by Alexander Stewart when the buildings were valued at £100. In 1906 Ena D. Stewart was the owner when the house was valued at £90. Local sources suggest Ards remained in the Stewart family until 1927 when it was taken over by the Irish Land Commission. The house was later acquired by the Capuchin Order. A serious fire in the 1940s led to the demolition of the old house and a new friary was built some distance away. The demesne is now known as Ards Forest Park and is in the care of Coillte, the Irish forestry service.
Marble Hill (KIlmacrenan)	In 1786 Wilson referred to Marble Hill as the seat of Mr. Babington. In 1814 Leet had noted a house at Marble Hill as the seat of Reverend Henry Usher. Lewis recorded it as the seat of G. Barclay in 1837. It was held in fee by the Stewart estate at the time of Griffith’s Valuation when it was valued at £20. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage suggests it was built in the early 19th century by the Barclay family and offers a detailed outline of its history since. In 1906 it was owned by Hugh A. Law and valued at £52. Marble Hill is still extant and occupied.
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.