Prospect Hill — Carrigans

The saved account records: Detached three-bay single-storey over basement with dormer attic house, built c. 1820 having central gable-fronted gablet to the centre of the main elevation (east), single-bay single-storey entrance porch, c. 1900, to the centre of the front elevation (east), and with single and two-storey returns to the rear (west).

The saved account records: Originally associated with Dunmore House (see 40828003) to the west, now in use as a private house.

The saved account records: Pitched artificial slate roof (fibre cement) having gablet to main body of house, roughcast chimneystacks, and with timber bargeboards.

The saved account records: Complex of detached single- and two-storey outbuildings to rear (west) having pitched and mono-pitched roofs, roughcast rendered walls, and square-headed openings with generally replacement fittings.

Prospect Hill — Carrigans matters for the exact reasons given in its official assessment, rather than merely because it is an old structure. The source records: This small-scale but attractive single-storey house, probably originally dating to the first decades of the nineteenth century, retains much of its early form and character despite some alterations. The gablet and the later porch provide an attractive central focus to the main elevation (east). According to local sources this building was originally built as an estate manager’s house or dower house associated with Dunmore House (see 40828003) to the east, with which it forms part of a group of related structure. Its integrity and visual appeal are enhanced by the retention of salient fabric to the main… This explains what the place adds to local life, the street or the surviving built history.