Cloghanarold

Country House is built on or close to the site of Clogharnold Castle (Westropp 1906-7, 211). The house is described as follows: '‘Detached three-bay two-storey over basement house, built c. 1780, having four-bay two-storey over basement block to rear (north) elevation and lean-to to west elevation. Hipped slate roof with red brick chimneystacks. Roughcast rendered walls. Square-headed openings to first floor having two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows and painted stone sill. Square-headed openings to ground floor with four-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows and painted stone sill. Segmental-headed opening having spoked fanlight over double-leaf timber battened doors with flanking sidelights having render risers. Limestone threshold to entrance. Square-headed opening to lean-to, south elevation having timber battened door. Square-plan rubble limestone outbuilding to west. Round-headed window openings with limestone sills. Five-bay two-storey outbuilding to south-west having pitched slate roof. Rubble limestone walls. Round-headed window opening to first floor with limestone sill and surround. Square-headed window opening to ground floor. Square-headed door openings with limestone lintels. Segmental-headed carriage arch having cut limestone voussoirs and keystone. Rubble limestone walls to south with pointed arch pedestrian entrance having cut limestone surround.’ The above description is copied from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage (NIAH) website: http://www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&county=LC&regno=21902902 (Reg. No. 21902902) (accessed 21 August 2012) Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 21 August 2012

Cloghanarold Castle was likely built by the Harold family in the late 16th or early 17th century; it is remembered as a precursor to the 18th-century country house that replaced it, reflecting the evolution of aristocratic architecture in the region.