Survey Data
Reg No
22812018
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Social
Original Use
House
In Use As
House
Date
1810 - 1830
Coordinates
243976, 99368
Date Recorded
31/07/2003
Date Updated
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Description
Detached five-bay single-storey thatched cottage, c.1820. Renovated and refenestrated, c.1895, with single-bay single-storey flat-roofed advanced porch added. Hipped thatch roof with rope work to ridge, and rendered squat chimney stack. Flat concrete roof to porch. Limewashed lime rendered walls over random rubble stone construction (possibly with sections of mud wall construction). Square-headed window openings with stone sills, and replacement 2/2 timber sash windows, c.1895. Square-headed door opening with replacement glazed timber panelled door, c.1970. Set back from road in own grounds with gravel forecourt.
Appraisal
A picturesque, modest-scale cottage forming an important element of the vernacular heritage of County Waterford, as identified by the long, low massing, the construction in locally-sourced materials, and the thatched roof. Very well maintained, the cottage presents an early aspect with important salient features and materials intact. The cottage forms an attractive feature in the landscape, and contributes positively to the historic character of Knockmahon.