Survey Data
Reg No
20910014
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Social, Technical
Original Use
House
In Use As
House
Date
1780 - 1820
Coordinates
186495, 60449
Date Recorded
02/08/2007
Date Updated
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Description
Detached four-bay single-storey vernacular house, built c. 1800, with recessed extension end bay to east. Hipped thatch roof with rendered chimneystack. Rendered walls. Square-headed window openings with two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed door opening with timber battened half-glazed door.
Appraisal
Attractive vernacular house retaining its early character and form in features such as a thatch roof and timber sliding sash windows. Buildings of this nature were once abundant in rural Ireland but are becoming increasingly rare, as recently as the mid-twentieth century the village of Gyleen consisted wholly of thatched structures. Set at right angles to the road it is aligned to face south, as was traditionally employed in order to take advantage of the thermal massing benefits of mud wall construction. The survival of this house adds significantly to the architectural heritage of the area.