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Altamont House

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Altamont House
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Altamont Garden's Co.Carlow
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House at Altamont Garden's Co.Carlow
House at Altamont Garden's Co.Carlow · Photo: michelle ronan · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Detached seven-bay two-storey over basement house, c. 1760, incorporating fabric of earlier house on site with polygonal bay to front and bow to rear. Extended to sides, c. 1871, with gables added. Interior retains joinery, c. 1760, and decorative plasterwork, c. 1880. Gateway to site.

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1760, incorporating fabric of earlier house on site with polygonal bay to front and bow to rear.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 10301326

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