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In sloping pasture, overlooking Kenmare town to the S. Two-storey former fever hospital built of random rubble with cut-stone quoins. Front (S) of five bays with central doorway. Rectangular window opes; sash frames survive on first floor. Gable-ended with slate roof. Four evenly spaced chimneys; one on each gable and two on ridge. Chimney on E gable end projects slightly wall. Single storey extension to the rear. Shown as a T-shaped building with two smaller flanking buildings to rear on 1846 and 1895 OS 6-inch maps. Hospital opened on 20th March, 1847 (Cronin and Sheehan 1993). Now functions as a private dwelling.
Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork.
Date of upload: 30 May 2011
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