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Country house in Rylanes

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17th century house described by the National Inventory of Heritage as a 'Detached five-bay three-storey house, built in 1683, and remodelled in the late nineteenth century. Comprising single-bay two-storey addition to south elevation, built in 1890 with Dutch gable to roofline, porch to front (west) elevation and…

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17th century house described by the National Inventory of Heritage as a 'Detached five-bay three-storey house, built in 1683, and remodelled in the late nineteenth century. Comprising single-bay two-storey addition to south elevation, built in 1890 with Dutch gable to roofline, porch to front (west) elevation and two-bay three-storey return to rear (east) elevation. Pitched slate roofs having rendered chimneystacks. Roughcast rendered walls with render stringcourse to addition, painted stone date plaque and recessed cross motif over date plaque to Dutch gable. Render copings to Dutch gable. Square-headed openings with replacement uPVC windows and painted stone sills. Square-headed opening to porch having half-glazed timber panelled door. Render over rubble stone boundary walls to west with pedestrian entrance comprising pair of square-profile rendered piers having urn finials and pedimented entrance with square-headed replacement timber battened door. Limestone steps to entrance' (www.buildingsofireland.ie; Reg. No. 21827003) Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 21 August 2012

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LI029-109

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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  • Maker not stated on source page, www.tripadvisor.ru
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.irishmirror.ie
  • Maker not stated on source page, archaeology.co.uk
  • Maker not stated on source page, en.wikipedia.org
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