Myrtle Grove

House in Cork, Ireland, dating from 1540–1560

Detached triple-gabled six-bay three-storey house, built c. 1550, having porch-oriel to front and dormer windows to rear. Oriel window to south elevation. Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystacks. Roughcast render over rubble sandstone masonry walls. Rendered pediment to oriel over porch. Square-headed openings having sash windows to gables, second floor, and bipartite sash windows to first and ground floors. Round-headed opening to oriel over porch flanked by four-over-four pane timber sliding sash windows. Oriel window to south having six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows. Round-headed window to rear with spoked fanlight. Round-headed door opening to porch. Two-storey outbuilding to south having oriel window to south elevation. Pitched slate roof with weather vane and rendered chimneystacks. Roughcast render over rubble sandstone masonry walls. Square-headed openings having casement windows. Casement windows and metal roof to oriel. Pair of square-profile rendered piers with double leaf timber gates and pedestrian entrance to west.

Type:

House

Period:

1540–1560

Where:

Cork, Ireland

Coordinates:

51.96°N, 7.85°W

More places nearby

• Saint Mary's Collegiate Church (Youghal) (0.1 km)
• Almshouse (0.2 km)
• The Red House (0.2 km)
• Tynte's Castle (0.2 km)
• Town/city walls (0.2 km)
• Priory (0.3 km)
• Clock Gate (0.5 km)
• Ballynatray House (5.5 km)

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