The Lodge — Carrigans

The saved account records: Later in use as a school house, c. 1910, and later as gardener’s house associated with Dunmore House, c. 1930.

The saved account records: Detached five-bay single-storey house, built c. 1830.

The saved account records: Originally associated with Dunmore House (see 40828003), possibly as a lodge.

The saved account records: Rendered\limewashed rubble stone walls to either side elevations (east and west) of house.

The Lodge — Carrigans matters for the exact reasons given in its official assessment, rather than merely because it is an old structure. The source records: This unusual but well-proportioned single-storey house, of early-to-mid- nineteenth-century date, retains much of its original character and form despite some modern alterations. The simple front elevation of this building is enlivened by the well-detailed decorative classical architraved surrounds to the openings with entablatures over having criss-cross\diamond motifs to the friezes, which helps to make a distinctive composition that is a landmark feature in the streetscape of Carrigans to the east end of the village. The doorway to the east elevation is similarly detailed but retains an attractive and… This explains what the place adds to local life, the street or the surviving built history.