Beaghmore Monuments

National Monuments Service

According to the National Monuments Service, there are three enclosures in Beaghmore townland, of which are most clearly visble on Google Earth.

Enclosure (GA028-055—-)

In pastureland, immediately to the S of exposed bogland. A possible subcircular enclosure (c. 24m E-W; c. 20m N-S) is most clearly visible on Google Earth aerial imagery dated March 2019. Identified and reported by Jean-Charles Caillère.

Enclosure (GA028-002—-)

Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded.

Enclosure (GA028-057—-)

In pastureland. A roughly circular enclosure (diam. c. 20m), now levelled, is visible on Google Earth aerial imagery dating from 2009. Identified and reported by Jean-Charles Caillère.

National Inventory of Architectural Heritage

One thatched house in Beagh More (Carragh Village) appears on the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Locally known as ‘Keane’s Cottage’, houses such as these are an example of the vernacular architecture once common in rural Ireland, their numbers have decreased significantly since the turn of the 20^th century.

Description

Detached five-bay single-storey vernacular house, built c.1800, having dormer attic, and small twentieth-century flat roofed additions to rear and to north end. Windbreak to entrance, having unglazed window openings to sides, and flat concrete roof. Pitched reed thatched roof with raised scolloped ridge and low rendered chimneystacks. Limewashed walls, framed by painted strips to quoins and plinth. Square-headed two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows to three bays of front, having painted render strip to surrounds incised to give texture. Attic window under eaves at front has double timber casement. Enlarged window at west end of façade, and all rear windows, are replacement timber. Square-headed replacement glazed timber door to entrance. Outbuilding to east having pitched corrugated-iron roof and rubble limestone walls, and lean-to outbuilding with rendered walls.

Appraisal

This is a very good example of a vernacular house which has many original features and is in very good condition. The length of the house suggests that additions have been made at various times. The building is enhanced by the retention of varied windows, the open windbreak and by its modest additions.

 

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