Survey Data
Reg No
40811007
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Social
Original Use
Outbuilding
In Use As
Outbuilding
Date
1900 - 1920
Coordinates
190559, 430639
Date Recorded
13/11/2014
Date Updated
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Description
Detached two-bay two-storey outbuilding, built c. 1910, having single-storey addition to the rear (west). Pitched natural slate roof (Roshine slate) having raised rendered verges to the gable ends (north and south). Coursed and roughly squared rubble stone walls. Square-headed openings with battened timber fittings. Set back from road in rural countryside to the west of Gort an Choirce [Gortahork]. Rubble stone boundary wall to the east. Single-storey rubble stone outbuilding to the north. Detached three-bay single-storey vernacular house adjacent to the south having modern brick porch to centre, pitched artificial slate roof with raised rendered verges and chimneystacks to the gable ends, rendered walls, square-headed window openings with two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows, and square-headed doorway to porch with modern fittings. Rubble stone boundary wall to the east of house.
Appraisal
This simple outbuilding retains its early form and character, and is a feature of some rustic appeal in the rural landscape to the west of Gort an Choirce [Gortahork]. It is robustly-constructed using local rubble stone masonry, which creates an attractive vernacular composition. Of particular interest is the survival of the heavy slate or Roshine slate roof. Roofs of this type were, until recent times, a feature of the rural landscape of the north-west of Dún na nGall [County Donegal]. This particular example is well-preserved, which adds to its significance. This building represents an interesting example of its type and date, and is an addition to the built heritage of the local area. The altered house to the south with remaining sash windows, the single-storey outbuildings to site, and the rubble stone boundary walls, all add to the context.