Crosshaven House

Outbuilding in Cork, Ireland, dating from 1750–1770

Pair of detached three-bay two-storey with dormer attic pavillions flanking Crosshaven house, built c.1760, having central pedimented breakfront bays to front (north) elevations and gabled central bays to rear (south). Recent extension to rear (south) elevation of eastern building. Hipped slate roofs having pitched slate roofs to gabled bays. Stone eaves course and cornices to rear elevations with tooled limestone eaves and cornice to front and side elevations. Ashlar limestone walls to front elevations having roughly coursed sandstone and limestone dressed and rubble stone walls to side and rear elevations with tooled limestone quoins. Diminishing square-headed window openings having tooled limestone sills, ashlar limestone lintels to front elevations and raised render reveals to rear elevation with multiple-pane timber-framed casement windows. Square-headed window openings with stone sills, red brick block-and-start surrounds and red brick voussoirs to first floor of side elevations having timber casement windows, some blocked with rubble stone. Round-headed recesses to opposing side elevations at ground floor with tooled limestone sills, dressed sandstone voussoirs and dressed limestone key and impost stones. Diocletian window openings with tooled limestone sills to first floors of breakfront bays, having ashlar limestone voussoirs and keystone with timber casement windows.

Type:
Outbuilding

Period:
1750–1770

Where:
Cork, Ireland

Coordinates:
51.80°N, 8.30°W

More places nearby

Explore this and over 1.8 million other heritage records on Fornland, the free map of cultural heritage across northern and central Europe.