Landed Estates
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Houses within 5km of this house

Displaying 12 houses.

Houses within 5km of Corcam

Displaying 12 houses.

House name Description
Horse Hill House/Knockagarran House (Raphoe South) The Hone estate was leasing this property to the representatives of John Spear at the time of Griffiths Valuation in the 1850s, when it was valued at £15. It is labelled Knockagarran on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map but as Horse Hill House on the 25-inch edition of the early twentieth century. It is still extant.
Mount Hall (Raphoe South) Reverend William Young held this property in fee at the time of Griffiths Valuation in the 1850 when it was valued at £28. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage suggests it remained in the Young family until the 1890s. The buildings are now ruinous but a foundation stone, dated 1840, survives. Photo of Mount Hall (Raphoe South)
Drumboe Castle A castle and manor existed at Drumboe since the early seventeenth century. At the time of Griffiths Valuation in the 1850s, Drumboe was the seat of Sir Edward Hayes, when it was valued at £60. It remained in the ownership of the Hayes family until the early twentieth century. In 1906 it was the property of Sir E.H. Hayes and valued at £33. It and the demesne were acquired by the Forestry service in the 1940s. The ruins of the estate buildings are still visible in the extensive woodlands and amenity areas at the site. Photo of Drumboe Castle
Summerhill (Raphoe South) James Johnston was leasing this property from the Conyngham estate at the time of Griffiths Valuaiton in the 1850s, when it was valued at £20. It is now a ruin.
Woodlands (Raphoe South) James Johnston was leasing this property from Samuel Calhoun, at the time of Griffiths Valuation in the 1850s, when it was valued at £40. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage suggests the original buildings at the Woodlands site were constructed in the early years of the nineteenth century but modified later. They are now ruinous. Photo of Woodlands (Raphoe South)
Kilcaddan House William Walker was leasing this property from the Diocese of Derry and Raphoe at the time of Griffiths Valuation, when it was valued at £16. An adjacent mill complex was valued at £18. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage suggests the current house was built in the 1860s, possibly on the site of an earlier house. Photo of Kilcaddan House
Edenmore House John Cochrane was holding this property in fee at the time of Griffiths Valuation when it was valued at £28. In 1906 it was also owned by John Cochrane and valued at £26. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage suggests it was built c.1790 and offers a detailed outline of its occupancy. It is still extant. Photo of Edenmore House
Monellan A house described as "unfinished" was held in fee at Monellan by Robert Delap at the time of Griffiths Valuation in the 1850s. The buildings were valued at £45. A house is shown at this location on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map of the 1830s but has been greatly extended by the early twentieth century. In 1906 it was owned by James B. Delap and valued at £56. It appears to have been demolished by the mid-twentieth century and the site is now occupied by forestry.
Killygordon A At the time of Griffiths Valuation in the 1850s, Alex Humphrey was leasing this property from the Mansfield estate when it was valued at almost £15.
Cavan (Raphoe) The representatives of John Wilson were leasing this property from Alexander Stewart's estate at the time of Griffiths Valuation, when it was valued at almost £13. A house and substantial farm are still extant at the site.
Tyrcallan/The Nursery (Raphoe) At the time of Griffiths Valuation in the 1850s, Reverend William Stewart was leasing this property from the Conyngham estate when it was valued at £18. It is labelled as The Nursery on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map but as Tyrcallan on the later 25-inch edition. In 1837 Lewis referred to it as Tyrcallan, the seat of H. Steevens and as having an observatory on the grounds. In 1906 it was recorded as part of the estate of the Marquis of Conyngham with a valuation of over £10. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage suggests it was originally built as a hunting lodge. It is now derelict. Photo of Tyrcallan/The Nursery (Raphoe)
Rockfield House (Raphoe South) John Johnston was leasing this property from the Conyngham estate at the time of Griffiths Valuation in the 1850s, whe it was valued at £20, with an adjacent mill valued at £14. The current house appears to have been built after the publication of the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map in the 1830s. The National Inventory of Architectural heritage provides a detailed chronology of its occupation by the Johnston family. Photo of Rockfield House (Raphoe South)