1776c – Downhill House, Co. Derry
Frederick Hervey commissioned work at Downhill Demesne near the village of Castlerock in the early 1770s,
Frederick Hervey commissioned work at Downhill Demesne near the village of Castlerock in the early 1770s,
The Royal Schools were ‘free schools’
A three-storey Georgian house, of 1779, built for George Young. Probably replaced an earlier house in the area as Robert Young first arrived in 1640 as rector of Culdaff Parish.
The Dunmurry congregation was established in 1676 and a meetinghouse was built on this site of which no traces remain.
Originally a modest farmhouse which was transformed into a mansion around 1780 by Dublin architect George Ensor,
The old jail building is sited at the opposite end of the Mall from the Court House.
After World War II, when nearby Rossmore Castle developed a severe case of dry rot,
One of two farmyard complexes on the Castle Leslie estate, the other still a functional farmyard.
Large three bay Georgian residence with curved central entrance bay. Used as a residence for land agents for the Dartrey estate.
The third Anketell’s Grove (the other two being replaced by each subsequent house on different sites) was originally built in 1781.