Castle Ring, Dundalk, Co Louth 

Mark Bence-Jones. A Guide to Irish Country Houses (originally published as Burke’s Guide to Country Houses volume 1 Ireland by Burke’s Peerage Ltd. 1978); Revised edition 1988 Constable and Company Ltd, London.

p. 74. “(Bolton/LGI1912) A two storey five bay gable-ended C18 house with simple round-headed doorway.” 

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Detached three-bay two-storey house, dated 1857. Built on T-plan with two-storey return to rear. Hipped slate roof, crested ridge tiles, terracotta finials, red brick chimneystacks, moulded cast-iron gutters and downpipes. Painted ruled-and-lined smooth rendered walling, raised quoins, chamfered plinth course. Square-headed window openings, painted reveals, sills, containing three-over-six to first floor, six-over-six to ground floor, timber sliding sash windows. Segmental-headed door opening, painted reveal, painted moulded rendered keystone reading “1857”, plain glazed fanlight above timber entablature supported on engaged door columns flanking timber panelled door, accessed via four limestone steps. Opening onto gravelled drive, gardens, long avenue leads to main road. Built close to the river near site of mill, demolished c 1970s. Lean-to shed at garden wall, stone farm buildings to north. Situated near weir on River Fane. 

Appraisal 

This is a fine example of a Victorian country house in a rural location. Built with harmonious proportions it retains most of its period details including original fenestration.