Lisnagowan House

Houses within 10km of this house

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Houses within 10km of Lisnagowan House

Displaying 34 houses.

House name	Description
Hilton Park	According to Shirley it was originally called Maddenstown, changed circa 1780 to Hilltown or Hilton. The Reverend Samuel Madden purchased the estate in 1734 and built the house. It was badly burnt in 1803. In Griffith’s Valuation the buildings were valued at £110 and held by John Madden in fee. The house was extensively enlarged in the 1870s for John Madden by William Hague. The gardens were designed by Ninian Niven. Hilton Park is still the family home of the Madden family where they offer luxury accommodation and authentic country house food, see http://www.hiltonpark.ie/
Lakeview/Clonoony House	On the Griffith’s Valuation map Lakeview House is the same building as that named Clonoony House on the 25 inch map (surveyed 1908). Lakeview was occupied by David Smyth from at least the 1830s and held by him in fee. The buildings were valued at £20. It was the home of the Garland family in the early 20th century. A roof extension and portico have recently been added to this house.
Erne Hill House	Located on the outskirts of Belturbet, Erne Hill House was the home of George M. Knipe with a rateable valuation of £45, at the time of Griffith’s Valuation. By 1878 John E. Vernon was living at Erne Hill. The Knipe mausoleum is nearby and a gate lodge is extant but the house is demolished.
Sugarloaf	John Gumley of Sugarloaf died in 1794 (gravestone inscription Belturbet COI). Sugarloaf was located south east of Belturbet. In 1835 Theophilus Brinsley Butler of Dublin leased the house and gardens to Mary Finlay of Sugarloaf house, county Cavan, widow, for the lives of her son Sir Thomas Finlay and her daughter Elizabeth Lake Finlay. By the 1850s Samuel Knipe was resident holding the property from Captain Humphry Butler. It had a rateable valuation of £10.10.0.
Drumkeen	In 1814 ‘Dromkeen’ was the home of Robert Sanderson. Bence Jones writes that this was an early 19th century two storey house. The Ordnance Field Name Book states that it Kilbee resided 'in the old family mansion of Drumkeen house’. It was held in fee, valued at £30 and occupied by Colonel Alexander Saunderson in the mid-19th century. In 1901, it was occupied by Arthur Trench, in 1906 by Lucas Clements when its rateable valuation had risen to £55 and in 1911 by Agnes Jane Clements and her daughter. Bought by the Loreto nuns in 1930, the building has since been altered.
Castle Saunderson	A house built in the late 1830s incorporating an earlier building. It was the home of the Saunderson family, occupied by Colonel Alexander Saunderson in the 1850s and held by him in fee; it had a rateable valuation of £54 which had risen to £84 by 1906. This building was unoccupied and derelict in the 1990s. However it is now the location of an International Scouting Centre which opened in 2012.
Cloverhill	This three storey mansion was built in the early years of the 19th century to the design of Francis Johnston. Attached to the rear was an earlier two storey house dating from 1758. In 1814 Cloverhill was the home of James Saunderson. The Ordnance Survey Field Name Book describes Cloverhill as ‘a neat dwelling house with portico of the Ionic order, is in the centre of the townland, in good order, well planted about good orchards, gardens etc’. Griffith’s Valuation records Mary. A. Saunderson as the occupier holding the property in fee. It had a rateable valuation of £40. Cloverhill passed to the Winter family through the marriage in 1826 of Lucy, daughter of James Sanderson, to Samuel Winter of Agher, county Meath. Their third son, Samuel Winter, born 1834, inherited Cloverhill. He died in 1905 and Cloverhill passed to his nephew, John James Purdon, who died unmarried in 1933. The house was sold in the late 1950s by J.J. Purdon’s nephew, Major John Nugent Purdon. It is now an ivy clad ruin.
Coolnacarte	Marked on the 1st edition 6 inch Ordnance Survey map (1836), this building is named Coolnacarte Lodge on the 25 inch map (surveyed 1908). The Ordnance Survey Field Name Book states that Coolnacarte was ‘the property of W. Glascock Esq whose embarrassment has thrown it into the courts of Dublin; who appointed Mr Samuel Martin agent’. In the mid-19th century it was valued at £13, occupied by the Reverend Thomas Gartlan and held from Richard Henry. In 1906, William Henry M.D. was resident, when the buildings were valued at £10. The house is extant.
Clinkeehan	Clinkeehan House is marked on the 25 inch Ordnance Survey Map (surveyed 1908). A house in this townland was valued at £10 in the mid-19th century and was occupied by Robert Armstrong who held it from Robert L. Ellis. Members of the Armstrong family were resident in the early 20th century. This house is extant.
Cullies House	Cullies House had a rateable valuation of £35 at the time of Griffith’s Valuation and was occupied by Nathaniel Montgomery and held from Edward K. Tenison. The entrance gates, lodge and outbuildings have become part of the St Patrick’s College complex. This house was demolished circa 1980 (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage].
Annagh House	Annagh, situated close to Annagh Lough, was the home of Robert Baker in 1814. Occupied and held in fee by Captain John O’Reilly in the mid-19th century, the house is now demolished.
Nahillah House	Nahillah House was built in the mid-19th century for the Jones family. Griffith’s Valuation records the buildings valued at £16 and held by the representatives of John C. Jones in fee. Home of David Fielding Jones in 1862 (Thom’s Directory), the house became the home of the Cole family in the 20th century and is still extant.
Leggykelly Cottage	Named on the first edition six inch Ordnance Survey map (publ. 1837), this house was occupied by Theophilus Thompson and held from the Reverend E.B.W. Venables in the 1850s. Its rateable valuation was £5. An extended building now occupies the site.
Redhill House	The Whyte family were resident at Redhill from the 17th century. The first edition Ordnance Survey map (publ. 1837) marks a building in ruins which was the original castle. A house was built to the north east. The Ordnance Survey Field Name Book states that Redhill lately belonged 'to Mr White now in France, estate in Chancery, executors Mr Boyd of Cootehill and Col Clements'. The house 'is a small tho' convenient building with out-houses, the ancient castle in ruins, destroyed by fire 40 years ago.....The house is unoccupied except by a care taker’. Following the death of Francis Melville Whyte in 1833, Redhills was inherited by his niece Georgina Mary Enderby. She married the Reverend Edmund Burke Venables in 1847. Named on the first edition Ordnance Survey map (publ. 1837), Redhills was the residence of the Reverend E.B.W. Venables at the time of Griffith’s Valuation. Valued at £8, he held it in fee. Redhills was the home of the Reverend Arthur Thellusson Oddie in 1905 when he assumed the name and arms of Whyte Venables. In 1906, Georgina Whyte Venables is recorded as occupant when the mansion house was valued at £53.10.0. A building still stands on this site and the gate lodge survives.
Prospect House (Cavan)	The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage dates the building of this house to about 1770. Slater’s Directory records John Thompson of Prospect House in 1846. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation this house was vacant but held by Mary A. Sanderson of Cloverhill. This house is now a ruin.
Ballyhaise	Ballyhaise built for Colonel Brockhill Newburgh, design attributed to Richard Castle but more likely Sir Edward Lovett Pearce, early 18th century. About 1800 sold to Williamm Humphrys who added two storey wings to the building. Lewis describes the house in 1837 as ‘a spacious mansion, with an elevated front curiously ornamented with arches’. It was the seat of William Humphrys. In the 1850s the buildings had a rateable valuation of £110. Since 1905, Ballyhaise has been an agricultural college.
Clonervy	In 1814, Clonervy was the home of Richard Blackwood. Located on the estate of Earl Annesley it was vacant at the time of Griffith’s Valuation when its rateable valuation was recorded as £30. George Graham occupied Clonervy in the 1860s and in 1880 it was the residence of the subsheriff John Maxwell James Townley. The Irish Builder records plans for general repairs to Clonervy House for Patrick Lyons in 1912. A smaller building still occupies this site.
Ashgrove	The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage refers to this house as ‘a classic Palladian composition’ dating from the mid-18th century. Ashgrove was occupied by John Baker in 1814 who probably gave his name to the nearby Bakers Bridge. By the mid-19th century it was the home of Robert Battersby who held the property in fee. The buildings had a rateable valuation of £20. Ashgrove was the home of Miss Mary Jane Sheridan in 1901 and in 1911. In 1906, it was described as a mansion house with a rateable valuation of £23.10.0. It continues to be a residence.
Lislin House	Lislin House, situated close to the bank of the Annalee River, is named on the first edition six inch Ordnance Survey map (publ. 1837). The building is believed to date from the late 18th century and came into the possession of the Battersby family through marriage. At the time of Griffith’s Valuation Robert Battersby was the occupier and owner. The rateable valuation of the buildings was £6. Home of the James and Agnes Simons at the beginning of the 20th century, now a ruin.
Rakenny/Rathkenny House	A two storey square block of a house built in the late 1820s for Theophilus Lucas-Clements to the design of William Farrell. According to Bence Jones it was built with money given to Theophilus ‘by his cousin, Harriet, whose father, Captain John Clements, made a considerable fortune commanding a ship in the East India Company service’. A previous Clements home had been located on the other side of the Annalee River, of which the 18th century demesne and tea house survive and a walled garden dating back to 1695. Rakenny is the name of the house on the first edition six inch Ordnance Survey map (publ. 1837) but the house is commonly known as Rathkenny. It had a rateable valuation of £48.5.0. in the mid-19th century. Rathkenny House continued to be the home of the Lucas-Clements family until it was put up for sale in 2012 (Irish Times, 10 May 2012).
Wood Lodge	Wood Lodge was the home of Elizabeth Anne Clements and her husband, the Reverend Edward Lucas, at the end of the 18th century. This house was situated in the Rakenny demesne to the south of the new Rathkenny house built in the 1820s by their son. It is named on the first edition six inch Ordnance Survey map (publ. 1837) when it is shown as a square block of four buildings surrounding a court yard. Valued at £10.5.0. at the time of Griffith’s Valuation, it was occupied by William Armstrong (Lewis records J. Armstrong as proprietor of Woodford, parish of Enniskeen). The building was reduced in size as shown on the 25 inch map. The Lodge is no longer extant.
Retreat/Faybrook	Retreat, set in a small demesne close to Dromore River with a corn mill nearby, is named on the first edition six inch Ordnance Survey map (publ. 1837). It appears to have been a Bredin home in the early 1850s. By the time of Griffith’s Valuation it belonged to Thomas Fay and was occupied by James Boyle. The rateable valuation was £10. The house reduced in size, or possibly a new structure, was renamed Faybrook. It is marked on the 25 inch map and is still extant.
Drumsheil House	Drumsheil was originally part of the Ashe estate which was sold to the Clements family. It is named on the first edition six inch Ordnance Survey map (publ. 1837) and was situated close to a lough of the same name. The house, with a rateable valuation of £8, was occupied by William Caldwell in the mid-19th century and held from the representatives of Charles Adams. The Caldwell family were still resident in 1911. The site is now a green field.
Fort Henry	In 1814 Fort Henry, Cootehill, was the home of the Reverend John Moore. Valued at £4 in Griffith’s Valuation it was occupied by Elizabeth J. Stinson and held from Colonel Henry T. Clements. Reduced in size on the 25 inch map, a building still stands on this site.
Countenan House	Countenan House on the shore of Countenan Lough is named on the first edition six inch Ordnance Survey map (publ. 1837). It was occupied by Thomas Hartley in the 1850s and held from Robert Burrowes. The rateable valuation was £10.10.0. Home of the Hawe family at the beginning of the 20th century, this house is apparently still attached to a farming enterprise.
Stradone	According to Burke’s Irish Family Records the Burrowes family were resident at Stradone from at least the mid-18th century. The architect J.B. Keane designed the 19th century house for Major Thomas Burrowes in 1828. His son Robert Burrowes was the owner and occupant in the 1850s when the rateable valuation was recorded as £67.10.0. The Burrowes were still in possession of Stradone in the early 20th century until it was burnt in June 1921. The stables and a gate lodge survive.
Brookvale	Sometime in the early 18th century Alexander Brooke, second son of William Brooke who purchased Drumavanagh from the Saundersons in 1685 (Burke’s), settled at Drumavanagh with his wife Catherine a daughter of Richard Young of Drumgoon. The present house known as Brookvale, was built in 1845 by William Hague, a successful building contractor. It was located on the outskirts of Cavan town near the train station. By the mid-19th century the Reverend Andrew Hogg was resident holding the buildings valued at £24 from William Hague, junior. This house is still a fine residence. It was advertised for sale in 2000 for £500,000 (Irish Times, 8 June 2000).
Arnmore	A building located at this site as marked on the first edition six inch Ordnance Survey map (publ. 1837) was expanded before Griffith’s Valuation. The buildings were in the mid-19th century valued at £38.10.0. and the house, known as Arnmore, was occupied by William A. Moore and held from Earl Annesley. William Armitage Moore of Arnmore was an executor to the will of his nephew, the 4th Earl Annesley, who died in 1874. In 1906, this property was in the possession of Lord Farnham. Today it is the club house of the County Cavan Golf Club.
Earlsvale	A house built circa 1840s on the estate of Earl Annesley and occupied by Captain Francis Meik at the time of Griffith’s Valuation, when the buildings were valued at £18. This may have been the residence of the agent of Earl Annesley.
St Swithin’s Cottage/Drumbar House	St Swithin’s Cottage is named on the first edition six inch Ordnance Survey map (publ. 1837). It was located in the demesne surrounding Farnham House and was later extended by the addition of another block. Abraham Brush, who was the estate agent, lived here in the mid-19th century, when the buildings were valued at £20. By the early 20th century the building was known as Drumbar House. It continues to be a residence.
Farnham Castle	The seat of the Maxwell family, Earls of Farnham, built about the turn of the 18th century for John Maxwell, son of the Bishop of Kilmore, who had purchased the estate from the Waldrons. A library and other alterations designed by James Wyatt were added in the 1780s. In the early 19th century Francis Johnston was employed by the 2nd Earl to rebuild the house. The buildings were valued at £120 in the mid-19th century. The house was remodelled again in the 1960s when dry rot was found to be prevalent and much of the 18th building was demolished. The house remained in the possession of the Maxwell family until the early 21st century. It is now a country house hotel. https://www.farnhamestate.ie/
Ford Lodge	Located on the Farnham estate just outside Cavan town and close to St Patrick’s Cathedral, Fort Lodge is named on the first edition six inch Ordnance Survey map (publ. 1837). R. Young Reynolds of Fort Lodge, Cavan, was a subscriber to Lewis ‘Topographical Dictionary’. It was occupied by Theophilus Thompson in the mid-19th century and valued at £27 for rates. Home of William Henry Halpin, a solicitor, in the 1930s.
Lisdaran	In the mid-19th century John Moore held a house valued at £12 in the townland of Lisdaran from Lord Farnham. The Moore family were still resident in the early 20th century.
Corravahan House	Built circa 1841 by Rev Marcus Gervais Beresford, later Archbishop of Armagh, close to the site of the former Drung Parsonage. The house served as the parish rectory until 1870 when it was sold to the Rev Charles Leslie, cousin of the Glaslough Leslies. In 1906, it was occupied by Captain C.R. Leslie and had a rateable valuation of£39. It remained a Leslie family home until 1972. Bought by the Elliott family in 2003 who have been renovating the house and gardens.