This 400 year old mud walled cottage is a vernacular, listed grade 2 building and is the focal point of the battle of the Diamond 21st September 1795.
It is the ancestral home of the Winter family and in particular, Dan Winter who played a huge part in the battle which led to the formation of the Orange order in 1795.
The cottage has been lived in by generations of the Winter family. Colin Winter, the present day owner was reared in the cottage and lived here until 1988 with his parents, 6 sisters and 3 brothers.
Colin is a direct descendant of Dan Winter and has maintained the cottage as a small museum until the present day.
The cottage also has a very important link to the linen industry as County Armagh was a part of the linen triangle in the 17th century and the original weaving loom is still maintained in the cottage in full working order.
The cottage still maintains the old Spirit grocers which is mentioned in history books as having been ransacked when the house was set on fire during the battle and the original burnt beams are still visible to the present day.
At 98 feet long the cottage is believed to be the longest thatched Cob cottage in Ireland. This cottage has played an important part through its history of the battle and its connection to the weaving industry and is an important part of our local area. People from all communities and from across the world have been amazed at how the cottage has been maintained in its original state.