| Clontead More House | |
| Map Type: | Island of Ireland |
| Coordinates: | 51.9228°N -8.7772°W |
| Location: | Clontead More, County Cork, Ireland |
| Building Type: | Country house |
| Completion Date: | Mid 19th century |
| Status: | Private home (no public access) |
Clontead More House is a country house in the townland of Clontead More, situated 2.3km (01.4miles) 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.[1]
Clontead More House is listed by Cork County Council on the Record of Protected Structures.[2] 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.[3]
The property was constructed after 1840. It is not depicted on the 1842 surveyed OS map,[4] which was also used during the mid-nineteenth century Primary Valuation of Ireland (Griffith's Valuation). The Connacht and Munster Landed Estates Database states that it was 'built after the publication of the first edition Ordnance Survey map'.,[5] and the 1901 surveyed OS map depicts the property, but does not name it.[6]
It was once the residence of the Gillman family. The Primary Valuation of Ireland (Griffith's Valuation) 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.[7] Gillman is interred in the chancel of Magourney Church, Coachford.[8]
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'.[9] Gillman was one of the early members of CHAS and is interred in the apse of Magourney Church.[10]
Today, Clontead More House remains a private residence, and is not accessible to the public.