house — Milltown

The saved account records: Detached six-bay single-storey vernacular house, built c. 1875, having windbreak porch to front elevation.

The saved account records: Pitched corrugated asbestos roof, smooth rendered chimneystacks to gable ends with additional chimneystack west of east gable and rendered gable coping.

The saved account records: Smooth rendered and white washed walls.

The saved account records: Shed with pitched corrugated-metal roof and smooth rendered walls to west gable of house.

house — Milltown matters for the exact reasons given in its official assessment, rather than merely because it is an old structure. The source records: Although no longer in use as a dwelling, this relatively intact example of a vernacular house retains its early form and character, and is an appealing feature in the scenic rural landscape to the north-west of Buncrana. Its integrity is enhanced by the retention of much of its salient fabric including timber sliding sash windows and a battened timber door. The corrugated roof cladding suggests that it was formerly\originally thatched, and its reinstatement would add greatly to the visual appeal of this building. Modest in scale, it exhibits the simple and functional form of vernacular building in Ireland. It… This explains what the place adds to local life, the street or the surviving built history.