Aviemore House is the most imposing residence in Monaghan both from its grand facade to its positioning on Hill Street. The building is placed on the end of the climb of Mill Street and is visible from the Diamond –
After World War II, when nearby Rossmore Castle developed a severe case of dry rot, the 6th Lord Rossmore and his family were forced to leave the castle and take up residence in Camla Vale,
Closed by 1908, the barracks dated from 1791 and consisted of a pair of two-storey blocks, built of random rubble with dressed architraves.
The Market House was designed by Colonel William Hayes of Avondale, County Wicklow and stands in the middle of Market Square.
The origins of the Old Cross are unclear. It’s not even certain if it were even a cross – speculation suggests that it may have been a seventeenth century sundial.
A dignified smaller classical house with a lower service wing. Described in Lewis as “Cornacassa, of Dacre Hamilton, Esq., pleasantly situated in a highly cultivated and well-planted demesne”.
According to Lewis, “The county gaol, completed in 1824, and situated on an eminence near the entrance to the town, is a handsome semicircular range of building,
Replaced by William Hague’s church, which was constructed alongside, this simple church with gothic windows to the street was demolished in the early 20th century.
The Court House was probably designed by Joseph Welland, a student of John Bowden, and cost around £10,000.
Former gatelodge for Camla Vale house, and not Rossmore Castle as usually assumed due to its proximity across the road. Driveway and Camla Vale house are both gone.
