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Knapton House

House, 16th/17th century

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What is recorded here

Reference to early structure here, pre 1773 (Bence, Jones 1978, 178). Described by Bence-Jones as 'A small house of ca 1773 with good neo-classical interior decoration built onto an earlier structure, Now demolished.' No visible surface remains of any dwelling pre 1773.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LA029-010

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Wsiegmund, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.5
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.flickr.com
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.tripadvisor.com.ph
  • Algirdas at Lithuanian Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
  • Maker not stated on source page, curiousireland.ie
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.laoistoday.ie
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.dreamstime.com
  • Denis Byrne / Laois Nationalist; named in photograph caption, www.laois-nationalist.ie
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