Survey Data
Reg No
20909943
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Historical, Social
Previous Name
Camden Fort
Original Use
Officer's house
Date
1870 - 1890
Coordinates
180837, 61786
Date Recorded
12/03/2009
Date Updated
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Description
Detached three-bay two-storey former officer's house, built c.1880, having central gablet and lean-to porch to front (east). Later lean-to extensions to rear (west). Now disused. Half hipped slate roof with red brick and rendered chimneystacks, rendered eaves course and cast-iron rainwater goods. Rendered walls with plinth. Square-headed window openings with limestone sills throughout, having two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed door opening with replacement glazed timber door. Red brick single-bay single-storey outbuilding to south and concrete steps to north. Rubble limestone retaining walls to rear. Set within military complex. Various related structures to site.
Appraisal
Located within Fort Camden this building would have served as a ranking officer's house. Its importance is demonstrated by its central location and two-storey form. Its retains much of its original form and character intact. Fort Meagher played a significant role in the defence network in Cork harbour, and was extended and fortified by the British in the latter part of the nineteenth century. Together with Fort Davis (formerly Carlisle Fort) on the opposite side of the harbour, this pair marked the entrance to a heavily fortified coastal area, with Spike Island, Cobh and Haulbowline all forming part of an extensive military complex.