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The Forge in Ballycarney

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The Forge in Ballycarney
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Detached two-bay single-storey former forge, built c. 1850. Pitched artificial slate roof with terracotta ridge crestings, brick chimneystack and render copings. Snecked limestone walls. Square-headed window opening having limestone sill and double-leaf timber battened shutters. Square-headed opening with timber…

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Detached two-bay single-storey former forge, built c. 1850. Pitched artificial slate roof with terracotta ridge crestings, brick chimneystack and render copings. Snecked limestone walls. Square-headed window opening having limestone sill and double-leaf timber battened shutters. Square-headed opening with timber battened door. Rubble limestone boundary walls, curved to north. Single-leaf cast-iron pedestrian gate to south boundary wall.
This is a well-preserved example of a forge, associated with the former Elm Park demesne. Though functional in construction, it presents a handsome façade to the roadside, with its decorative roofline and timber fittings. It retains its historic form and much of its fabric including the well preserved boundary walls. This building adds significantly to the social and cultural heritage of the area.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 21901231

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  • Mike Searle, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.flickr.com
  • Ballybrown GAA Club (official club website publisher); individual aerial photographer not named, ballybrowngaa.com
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.pinterest.com
  • Maker not stated on source page, uk.pinterest.com
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • David Hawgood, Wikimedia Commons
  • Bartlett, W. H. (William Henry) H. Griffiths (engraver), Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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