Survey Data
Reg No
30411012
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Technical
Original Use
House
Date
1780 - 1820
Coordinates
84641, 210381
Date Recorded
11/08/2009
Date Updated
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Description
Detached four-bay single-storey vernacular house, built c.1800, now derelict. Pitched thatched roof with crow-stepped gables, thatch now becoming ruinous. Rubble limestone walls with eaves course. Square-headed windows with stone lintels and remains of timber frames. Front elevation has doorway converted to window, a window blocked up and a second loosely blocked up. Rear elevation has opposed doorway and more recent vehicualr entrance with timber battened double-leaf door.
Appraisal
One of the few remaining thatched houses on Árainn, this structure is now derelict. It stands in a settlement cluster and is a testament to the domestic architecture that was formerly prevalent on Oileáin Árann/Aran Islands.