Annacarty Constabulary Barrack

The saved account records: Detached south-west facing rectangular-plan multiple-bay two-storey former RIC barracks, built c. 1820, with diagonally-set projecting towers, polygonal to south corner and rectangular to north, and having bartizan supported on heavy sandstone corbels to north-west elevation.

The saved account records: Crenellated parapet supported on corbel table.

The saved account records: Smooth rendered roughly-dressed limestone walls.

The saved account records: Stonework at north corner indicates former or intended additional wall or building.

Annacarty Constabulary Barrack matters for the exact reasons given in its official assessment, rather than merely because it is an old structure. The source records: Occupying a prominent position on a hilltop the domineering presence of this former RIC barracks is still apparent. The architectural design of the building reflects that of a fortification and is evident in features such as the bartizan, crenellations at roof level and the projecting towers and may have drawn on the features of Ballysheeda Castle, a medieval towerhouse to the north. Destroyed during the Civil War in 1922 this building now stands as a ruin within the village of Annacarty as a reminder of our turbulent history. This building appears to have been the prototype for the fortified barracks built in… This explains what the place adds to local life, the street or the surviving built history.