Dunkettle House

Late 18th century 2-storey house overlooking Lough Mahon in Lee Estuary. Entrance front (S) of 9 bays, 3-bay central breakfront. Central fanlighted doorcase with an entablature and engaged Tuscan columns (Bence-Jones 1978, 115). Plate glass sash windows, parapet wall. Rendered with stone quoins exposed on corners of house and breakfront. Hipped roof with central guttered valley; 4-bay deep. 'Screen walls with rusticated niches' join house to office wings extending back; the front ends of the wings being treated as 2-storey 2-bay pavilions with oculi in their upper storey (Bence-Jones 1978, 115). Office wings return in towards centre to enclose cobbled yard to rear. Bifurcating staircase and exceptionally well preserved early 19th century interior within. 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