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Places to Visit > Heritage Sites Glanmire Road,
Cork City,
Co. Cork,
Ireland
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Dunkathel House is a fine late 18th Century neo-classical mansion, built on high ground overlooking the beautiful Lee estury. The architect is thought to have been Hargreave, a pupil of the Sardinian architect Davis Ducart who was responsible for some of the other fine properties of the area such as Lota and Kilshannig. Built c1790, Dunkathel has a finely proportioned interior with Adam chimney-pieces and a particularly elegant bifurcating staircase of Bath Stone. In the hall stands a rare late 19th century orchestrion by Imhoff and Muckle which may be played on request. The house contains a unique collection of Victorian watercolours by Beatrice Gubbins, a former owner and resident of the house which is on public display on the first floor.
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