Fort Frederick
Houses within 5km of this house
Displaying 6 houses.
Houses within 5km of Fort Frederick
Displaying 6 houses.
| House name | Description | |
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| Cornashesk House | This house was not built at the time of the first Ordnance Survey in the 1830s. It was erected within the demesne of Fort William and was occupied in the 1850s by David Kellett and held from the trustees of the Marquess of Headfort. It was valued at £10. Home of the Farrelly family at the beginning of the 20th century. | |
| Fort William (Cornashesk) | A house and outbuildings are marked on the first edition six inch Ordnance Survey map (publ. 1837). Leet records Charles Kellett as the occupant of Corna-sesk in 1814. The house, which had expanded, is named on the 25 inch map. Fort William was the home of Robert Kellett in the 1850s, held from the Marquess of Headfort and valued at £14. Fortwilliam, Virginia, was the home of Ralph Harman in 1876. It is still extant. | |
| Lurgan Lodge | Lurgan Lodge was the residence of a branch of the Nixon family from the late 18th century. George Nixon of Lurgan Lodge was the fourth son of the Reverend Andrew Nixon of Nixon Lodge. George’s son, Andrew Nixon, lived here in 1814. Lurgan Lodge is named on the first edition six inch Ordnance Survey map (publ. 1837). There was a corn mill nearby. The estate of Eliza Nixon of Lurgan Lodge was advertised for sale in the Encumbered Estates Court in March 1852. Her estate was held on a 21 year lease from the Bishop of Kilmore, dated 1849. James Hunter was one of the plaintiffs. In the mid-19th century the house was occupied by John Jennings and held from James Hunter. The buildings had a rateable valuation of £15. John Jennings was described as a farmer and miller when he died in 1867 (NA, Wills and Administrations 1867, 105). In the early 20th century Lurgan Lodge was the home of Thomas Charles Kellett, a farmer and magistrate. It is still extant. | |
| 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/ |
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| Lake View (Munterconnaught) | In 1814 the Reverend Nicholas Goslin occupied Lake View, Mountnugent, close to the shore of Lough Ramor. The house is named on the first edition six inch Ordnance Survey map (publ. 1837). In August 1847 T. Drapes, a medical doctor, died at Lake View, Mountnugent, of typhus fever (The Medical Times, XVI, 542). James Blakely was the occupier in the mid-19th century holding the property from the trustees of the Marquess of Headfort. The buildings were valued at £12.10.0. for rates. This house is still extant with an extensive courtyard of outbuildings. | |
| 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. |