Overview
Markree Castle — CLOONMACDUFF is recorded as gate lodge in Sligo. Detached single-storey rendered house, built c. 1850. L-plan, canted bay to east elevation with corbelled gable over.
Why it was built
The saved account records: Detached single-storey rendered house, built c. 1850.
People and work
The saved account records: L-plan, canted bay to east elevation with corbelled gable over.
How it changed
The saved account records: Pitched slate roof, clay ridge tiles, brick flat-capped chimneystacks with yellow clay pots.
What survives
The saved account records: Unpainted roughcast walling, projecting gables on moulded corbels.
Why it mattered
Markree Castle — CLOONMACDUFF matters for the exact reasons given in its official assessment, rather than merely because it is an old structure. The source records: The style of this totally overgrown property is reminiscent to that of a gate lodge. The building appears to be of some interest from the architectural details and remnants of wrought-iron fences and gates which can be glimpsed among the undergrowth. This explains what the place adds to local life, the street or the surviving built history.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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