Clontead More House is a
country house
An English country house is a large house or mansion in the English countryside. Such houses were often owned by individuals who also owned a town house. This allowed them to spend time in the country and in the city—hence, for these peopl ...
in the
townland of
Clontead More
Clontead More () is a townland in the civil parish of Magourney and historical barony of Muskerry East in County Cork, Ireland. The townland, which is approximately in area, had a population of 75 people as of the 2011 census. Overlapping w ...
, situated north-east of
Coachford village. Building ,
it is one of a number of such estate houses situated along the valley of the
River Lee and its tributaries.
Clontead More House is listed by
Cork County Council on the
Record of Protected Structures. It was also surveyed by the
National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, which describes it as a detached three-bay, two-storey house, built , having a front
porch, two-storey extension on the southern side, and u-plan hipped slate roof with rendered chimney stacks. Two-storey outbuildings are arranged around a rear courtyard, one of which is a former barn with stone steps leading to its western elevation. To the south-east is the remains of a red-brick walled garden. Square-profile entrance gate piers adjoin the roadway. Set within its own grounds, the timber sliding sash windows and extensive range of outbuildings add context to its setting.
The property was constructed after 1840. It is not depicted on the 1842 surveyed OS map, which was also used during the mid-nineteenth century Primary Valuation of Ireland (
Griffith's Valuation
Griffith's Valuation was a boundary and land valuation survey of Ireland completed in 1868.
Griffith's background
Richard John Griffith started to value land in Scotland, where he spent two years in 1806-1807 valuing terrain through the examinati ...
). The Connacht and Munster Landed Estates Database states that it was 'built after the publication of the first edition Ordnance Survey map'., and the 1901 surveyed OS map depicts the property, but does not name it.
It was once the residence of the Gillman family. The Primary Valuation of Ireland (
Griffith's Valuation
Griffith's Valuation was a boundary and land valuation survey of Ireland completed in 1868.
Griffith's background
Richard John Griffith started to value land in Scotland, where he spent two years in 1806-1807 valuing terrain through the examinati ...
) records Herbert Gillman as occupying ''c''. 86 acres, consisting of a 'house, offices and land'. The buildings were valued at ''c''. £14, the land at ''c''. £50, and the immediate lessor was Edward Murphy. Gillman is interred in the
chancel of Magourney Church,
Coachford.
The Irish Tourist Association survey of 1944 refers to the property as 'Clontead House, Peake' and the former residence of Herbert Webb Gillman. He is described as having been a
Barrister-at-law, member of the
Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, Council member of the Cork Historical and Archaeological Society (CHAS) and 'specialised in castles around the countryside'. Gillman was one of the early members of CHAS and is interred in the
apse of Magourney Church.
Today, Clontead More House remains a private residence, and is not accessible to the public.
References
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External links
Acrheritage.info - Placemarks map(archived 2014)
Country houses in Ireland