Elmhall House in ruins

In pasture, located on the E-facing slope of a N–S ridge on ground that falls gently towards the Manulla River. This was house was built in the early 18th-century by Gerald Cuff. It is said to have been burnt during the Rebellion of 1798, and is marked ‘in ruins’ on the 1838 OS 6-inch map. Greatly ruined two storey house (int. 25m NW–SE; 12.8m NE–SW) of undressed limestone and red brick, approached from W by an avenue. (An archaeological Survey of the Belcarra area, Co. Mayo Survey. A Fás/Belcarra Community co-op project, 1988-89. Unpublished). Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 14 July 2015