Abbey Lodge

Detached irregular-plan two-storey former gate lodge, built c.1865, with mainly three-bay elevations. Now in use as private house. Comprises central block with gable-fronted projection to northeast containing front doorway, rear block with gables, and canted bay window and garden doorway. Single-storey flat-roofed extension to southwest corner and mono-pitch extension to northwest. Pitched slate roofs having rendered chimneystacks. Snecked squared limestone walls, rendered to the east and part of west elevations. Six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows to canted bay window, and replacement windows elsewhere, set in square-headed openings with cut limestone label-mouldings and sills. Round-headed archway to northeast having cast and wrought-iron panels giving access to yard. Bridge with render piers gives access to site. Four-bay single-storey outbuilding to southwest.

This house retains much of its original form and structure, despite extensions, and its façade is enhanced by features, such as the label stop mouldings, that add interest to the building. The arched entrance to the yard is notable for its cut ashlar masonry and decorative cast and wrought-iron panels. The house is located across a small stream, which adds interest to the site. Formerly a gate lodge to Templemore Abbey, this building formed part of a group of demesne-related structures.