Kilnahard House
Houses within 5km of this house
Displaying 10 houses.
Houses within 5km of Kilnahard House
Displaying 10 houses.
| House name | Description | |
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| Fortland | Leet records Fort-land, Mount Nugent, as the home of the Reverend H. Maxwell in 1814. Lewis records W. Gosling as the occupant of Fortland in 1837. The first edition Ordnance Survey map (publ. 1837) shows Fortland to have been a substantial property with laid out gardens and plantations and a demesne of over 300 acres. It was the home of the Hon Somerset Maxwell at the time of Griffith’s Valuation. He held the property in fee and the buildings were valued at £27. By 1906 this valuation had increased to £52.10.0. and the house was the home of Mrs Maxwell. The house is demolished and the site now a green field. | |
| Arley Cottage | A graphic of Arley Cottage ‘belonging to Colonel Barry’ in the National Library is dated circa 1820s, see http://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000550550. The Farnham Papers also refer to Arley Cottage in 1822. Lewis records Arley as the property of Lord Farnham and it was occupied by the Hon Somerset Maxwell in the mid-1840s and by the Hon Richard Maxwell in the mid-1850s when it had a rateable valuation of £20. The Hon. Henry Maxwell was the occupier in 1906. This building is no longer extant. | |
| Lakeview (Garrison) | A house on the Farnham estate, named on the first edition Ordnance Survey map (publ. 1837), valued at £11.10.0. in the mid-19th century when occupied by Edward Soren and held from David Kellett. | |
| The Cottage | This house is located close to Lough Sheelin and on the roadside. In the mid-19th century it was valued at £12, occupied by James Sneyd and held from Andrew Booth Bell. In 1906, the townland of Bellsgrove was in the occupation of Matthew William Webb and The Cottage had a rateable valuation of £7. It appears to be still extant. | |
| Crover House | This house is located on the shore of Lough Sheelin and in the mid-19th century was valued at £21.5.0. for rates. It was occupied by Thomas Cummins and held from Lord Farnham’s son, the Hon Somerset Mawell. By 1876 Robert John Cuming was resident at Crover. He owned 1,118 acres in the county. In 1901 Julia Cuming, a widow, and her daughter Kate were still resident. This house became a hotel in 1957. http://www.croverhousehotel.ie/History | |
| Woodlawn | A two storey house, close to the shore of Lough Sheelin, built about 1800 and still occupied. It was vacant at the time of Griffith’s Valuation but held by William Mahaffey from the Hon S. Maxwell and valued at £16.10.0. |
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| Hollywell | Located on the Farnham estate and known as Tara Cottage on the first edition Ordnance Survey map (publ. 1837) and as Hollywell on the 25 inch map. An engraving in the National Library appears to be this house Hollywell Cottage and dates it to at least 1820, see https://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000152344. Occupied by the Reverend Henry Cottingham at the time of Griffith’s Valuation. Valued for rates at £14 the house was held from Mark Woods. The Reverend H. Cottingham held a townland in each of the parishes of Annagh and Urney at the time of Griffith’s Valuation. His representatives owned 381 acres in 1876. A building reduced in size continues to occupy this site. | |
| Summerville (Cavan) | Another house located on the west shore of Lough Sheelin. In 1814 James H. Cottingham was the proprietor of Summerville, Mount Nugent. The house was unoccupied at the time of Griffith’s Valuation but in the possession of William Webb. It was valued at £15.10.0. for rates. It was much reduced in size by the time the 25 inch map was compiled. A building still occupies the site. | |
| Rock House (Cavan) | Marked on the first edition Ordnance Survey map (publ. 1837). In the 1850s, this house was occupied by the Reverend Matthew Webb and held from George Wilton. It had a rateable valuation of £21. It is now the centre of a farming complex. | |
| Foxfield House | In 1814, Andrew Bell was resident at Foxfield (N435 888). In the 1850s John George Parr lived at Foxfield House, a residence on the other side of the road from the original Foxfield, which he held in fee. It was valued at £8 for rates. This house continues to be occupied. |