
What is recorded here
Overgrown ruin of 2-storey mid-19th-century house. Indicated as rectangular structure (long axis NE-SW) named 'Fort Henry' on 1842 OS 6-inch map; different layout shown on 1906 OS 6-inch map and name changed to 'Loughlea'. Rendered with plastered quoins. Entrance front (SW) of 3 bays, central porch entrance. Sash windows with plastered surrounds. Lean-to stairway projection to rear. Gable-ended with chimneys atop gables. Farm buildings to rear.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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