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Rossacon House — Rossacon

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Rossacon House — Rossacon
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Overgrown, abandoned 2-storey house, early 19th-century in appearance. Walls rendered over random-rubble sandstone construction. Entrance front (SE) of 3 bays: central round-headed door ope with panelled door and fanlight; Wyatt windows on ground floor, rectangular sash. Gable-ended with chimney stacks atop gables; window in ground and 1st floor of SW elevation; 1-storey bathroom addition onto NE elevation. Central round-headed stairway window on rear elevation; 1-storey gabled kitchen addition on SW side. Central hallway with stairs to rear; large room on either side with fireplaces; very narrow rooms to rear. Two-storey farm buildings in yard to rear with brick bellcote atop gable. Limestone entrance piers; abandoned 1-storey lodge adjacent. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

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