Survey Data
Significance
Modest site - with buildings and planting surviving
Landscape Elements
Landscape Gardens
Townland
BALLYLOUGHAN
Present on Ordnance Survey
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Second Edition:
Revised Edition:
Significance
Modest site - with buildings and planting surviving
Landscape Elements
Landscape Gardens
Townland
BALLYLOUGHAN
Present on Ordnance Survey
First Edition:
Second Edition:
Revised Edition:
Well planted ornamental grounds c.1905 protected from severe weather by a substantial belt of mature trees, including elm, for a large mid-nineteenth century seaside sited house. Grounds fully maintained. Open by appointment as part of Donegal Garden Trail. http://www.donegalgardentrail.com/
| Principal Building |
Substantial two-storey house, c. 1840, extended c.1905, in good condition. |
| Ornamental Garden Structure |
Fully maintained early 20th century ornamental garden of shrubs and trees in groups or as specimens in grass, accessed by narrow pedestrian paths. Many seats and glimpsed vistas to the seashore. |
| Plant Collection |
Road to northwest, seashore to south. |
| Productive Garden |
Area northwest of house, early 20th century, in a declivity fully planted as a productive garden with fruit trees, in good condition. Enclosed on the northwest side by a stone wall, a continuation of the parapet of the bridge over the stream. |
| Parkland |
Fine mature trees including a 'huge 100 year old weeping beech' and elms (Ulmus glabra), continuous shelter planting. |
| Woodland |
Hedged entrance drive and stone bridge over stream. |
| Water |
Acid and moisture-loving plants and flowering shrubs. |
| Avenue, Drive or Walk |
Stream and seashore. |
| Boundary or Boundary Wall |
Garden established by Mrs Sinclair c.1905 |
| Other |
New house being built to the northwest of present house, not within the garden site. Tennis court. |
Small modern glasshouse in productive garden. Rear and front walls of a lean-to glasshouse east of the house, no longer glazed, but planted up.
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| Architectural Features |
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| Avenues, Drives and Walks |
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