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Country house in Roxborough

Country house

What is recorded here

Overgrown fragmentary remains of late 17th century/early 18th century 2-storey house (int. 12.15m E-W; 7m N-S; wall thickness 1.8m). NE corner does not survive; base batter on remains of E and W end walls and short section of N wall. W gable wall survives to full height supporting a chimney. Entrance front (S) of three bays survives to ground floor height; collapsed door ope at W end with draw bar sockets. Named 'Roxborough Ho.' on 1842 OS 6-inch map.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CO076-029

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Mike Searle, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Mike Searle, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Jim Woodward-Nutt, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Kmcnamee, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Antiqueight, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • David Dixon, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • David Dixon, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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