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Manor House, Rathlin Island

Long 2 storey range of buildings. Main range 6 bays long with Georgian style windows. Next, 7 bays long, 3 pairs of coupled windows. Range of stables and outbuildings. Western gable entrance is red sandstone with rectangular fanlight. Formal archway of limestone and a large stone barn with hipped roof. Restoration work carried out from 1975 onwards, with cement render.

Stone Information

  • Stone Type Category :
  • Primary Stone:
  • Secondary Stone:
  • Stonework Construction:
    Ashlar dressing
  • Stonework Condition:
    Exposed sandstone dressings show significant evidence of surface weathering and deterioration with associated loss of definition.
  • Condition Assessment (QUB):
    Stage 1 – A façade in this condition will only require localised remedial treatment concentrating on individual blocks. Stage 1 classification may also indicate that no intervention is needed with only periodic re-assessment of the façade is recommended.
  • OS Irish Grid (Easting):
    314633
  • OS Irish Grid (Northing):
    451107

Architect Information

  • Building Type:
  • Date of construction:
    1746
  • Architect:
    Hegarty, Masterson & Doherty (restoration)
  • Listing:
    B+
  • HB/SMR Ref:
    HB05/16/001A
  • 2nd survey by EHS:
    No

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