Discover Alone ← Back to nearby map

← Back to the nearby map

Roxborough Eaglais na hÉireann Reachtaireacht — PORT EACHRANN

rectory/glebe/vicarage/curate's house
View what I want to do
Roxborough Eaglais na hÉireann Reachtaireacht — PORT EACHRANN
Photo: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Open the original picture · Website use allowed for educational or private purposes with source credit · Report the wrong picture · If this is your picture and you want it taken down, email me.
Know this place?

Add your own picture and explain the route, parking, gates, paths or landmarks that help people find it.

Earn 5 points after the picture is checked and accepted.

Add your photo and local directionsShare what you found

What is recorded here

Detached three-bay two-storey over basement former Church of Ireland rectory, built c. 1815, having later single-storey over basement porch to the centre of the front elevation (south-east) and with three-storey return and two-storey extensions to the rear (north-west). Now in use as a private house. Hipped natural slate roof having cast-iron rainwater goods, and having red brick chimneystack with stone coping over to the rear pitch at the north-east corner and rendered chimneystack to the rear pitch at the north-west corner. Flat roof with slightly raised parapet with coping over to porch. Smooth rendered walls. Square-headed window openings having stone sills and with six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows at first floor level and six-over-three pane timber sliding sash windows at first floor level. Window openings to front elevation at ground floor level set into segmental-headed recesses. Square-headed window opening to the front face of porch (south-east) having paired two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed window openings to other elevations having variety of timber sliding sash windows. Window opening to the south-west end of the main elevation at basement level now boarded. Square-headed doorway to the north-east face of porch having timber sheeted door. Doorway reached up flight of steps having wrought-iron railings. Original doorway behind porch having segmental-headed spoke fanlight set in segmental-headed recess. Set well back from road in extensive mature grounds to the north-west of Cill Charta/Kilcar. Complex of single- and two-storey outbuildings arranged around a courtyard to the rear (north-west). Three-bay two-storey outbuilding to the south-west corner of yard to rear having hipped natural slate roof with brick eaves course, rubble stone walls, square-headed window and door openings with red surrounds and remains of timber fittings, and segmental-headed carriage-arch having red brick voussoirs; flight of cut stone steps to the south-west corner of outbuilding, giving access to door at first floor level, having rubble stone walls with stone coping over; and with ashlar pier to the north-east corner adjoining building. Single-bay single-storey outbuilding to the south-west corner of yard to rear having hipped natural slate roof, rubble stone walls, and segmental-headed carriage-arch having dressed stone voussoirs and surround. Rubble stone boundary walls to site. Gateway to yard to the rear having rubble stone gate pier (on square-plan) having wrought-iron flat-bar gate. Well to site set into recess in rubble stone boundary wall. Associated Church or Ireland church (see 40844004), now ruinous, to the south-east.

This official record and map point do not grant access. Most recorded buildings are privately owned; view them only from public ground unless the owner allows entry.