Muckross House

Country house in Kerry, Ireland, dating from 1835–1845

Detached irregular-plan six-bay two-storey over basement quadruple-gable-fronted Elizabethan Revival style country house with dormer attic, built 1839-1843, designed by William Burn. Retaining original aspect with entrance front to north-west comprising three-bay two-storey recessed entrance block to centre with single-bay two-storey gabled projecting entrance bay to centre having single-storey canted oriel window, single-bay two-storey gabled projecting flanking bays with single-storey canted oriel window to right and single-bay two-storey gabled projecting end bay to right with two-storey box bay window. Three-bay two-storey triple-gable-fronted side elevations with series of two-storey canted bay windows to south-west elevation. Five-bay two-storey over part-raised basement garden elevation to south-east with two-storey box bay window to south corner and single-bay two-storey return to rear to south-east. Attached eight-bay single-storey over basement service wing with dormer attic to north-east on an L-shaped plan comprising three-bay single-storey linking range with four-bay single-storey wing at right angle to north-west having gablets over window openings and single-bay single-storey end bay with dormer attic to north-west. Renovated, 1870, with single-storey prostyle diastyle sandstone ashlar porte cochere added to entrance bay having octagonal piers. Steeply pitched sl

Type:
Country house

Period:
1835–1845

Where:
Kerry, Ireland

Coordinates:
52.02°N, 9.50°W

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