Survey Data
Reg No
13402301
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural
Original Use
Outbuilding
In Use As
Outbuilding
Date
1800 - 1830
Coordinates
215081, 263705
Date Recorded
02/09/2005
Date Updated
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Description
Complex of multiple-bay single- and two-storey outbuildings arranged around a courtyard to the rear (north) of Loughan House (13402302), built c. 1815. Four-bay two-storey outbuilding to the east having flight of exterior stone steps to the south gable end giving access to single-bay block at first floor level having projecting rubble stone bellcote with wrought-iron weather vane over; single-storey outbuilding with pitched natural slate roof attached to the north gable end (c. 1850). Four-bay two-storey outbuilding to the west having five-bay single-storey outbuilding with corrugated-metal attached to the north gable end and a open single-storey shed with modern corrugated-metal roof attached to south gable end. Single-storey outbuilding to the north having mono-pitched corrugated-metal roof and square-headed carriage arch. Pitched natural slate roofs to two-storey outbuildings with raised rendered verges and two roughcast rendered rubble stone chimneystacks to range to west. Remaining sections of cast-iron rainwater goods. Roughcast rendered walls with rubble limestone construction exposed in places. Square-headed window openings with limestone sills, and with louvred fittings and timber window fittings to openings. Square-headed door openings with timber battened doors and half-doors. Two segmental-headed carriage arches to east range with timber battened double doors. Set back from road in extensive grounds shared with associated house. Gravel finish to central yard. Rubble limestone and rendered boundary walls to site. Located to the northwest of Barry and to the east of Keenagh.
Appraisal
This complex of single- and two-storey outbuildings retains much of its early form and character. The survival of many original features and materials, such as natural slate roofs, rubble limestone walls and louvred and battened fittings creates textural variation in the buildings appearance. It forms part of a pair of related sites with Loughan House (13402302) to the south, and provides an interesting historical insight into the extensive resources required to run and maintain a middle-sized landholding in Ireland during the nineteenth century. The simple, almost vernacular form of these outbuildings contrasts attractively with the more formal architectural character of the Loughan House (13402302), and adds context to the main house. The bellcote to the south end of the range to the east is a striking feature within the farmyard and is unusually robust in form. This modest complex of outbuildings is an interesting addition to the landscape to the northwest of Barry, and is an integral element of the built heritage of the local area.