Mount Rivers

On SE side of Carrigaline. According to owner built in 1760s by James Morrison, Entrance front (N) of 4-bays, 3-storeys; central ground floor door set in recess with convex sides containing large window; recess framed by wooden portico with slim doric columns. Rounded corner of front elevation, framed by blocked quoins; windows in curve at same level as front windows but one light wider. Hipped roof with projecting eaves. Eelevation weatherslated. Bence Jones (1978, 216) suggest the house originally 'had a front consisting of a centre recessed between two projections with rounded corners. At a later date, the centre in the two upper storeys was filled in'. According to the owner the recess was filled in 1830s when 2nd floor was added. Remains of square 2-storey gate tower in walled garden to S with remains of bellcote on top. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009