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Ardfry House

Farmyard complex
Ardfry House
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The farmyard at Ardfry House in Ardfry has fallen to pieces but kept its grand carriage arches. Even in ruin, it’s expecting you to arrive properly. Come on foot and you feel you should make a little clip-clop noise out of respect.

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Ruinous remains of farmyard, built c.1780, having two-storey outbuildings forming range to north, with range to east end of this running southwards, range to south end of this projecting eastwards. Detached outbuilding to south range of yard. Detached outbuilding to east of yard abutting remains of walled garden. Gables remaining of pitched roofs, hipped corrugated-iron roof to centre range. Rubble limestone walls throughout. Square-headed window openings having stone lintels and sills. Camber-headed carriage arch to outbuilding to north-east and to north elevation of south-east range. Remaining wall of walled garden has remains of elliptical-arched carriage arch with cut-stone voussoirs.
This farmyard, although now ruinous and derelict, retains some interesting features such as the carriage arch openings. Good quality materials and craftsmanship create a satisfying whole in keeping with the former status of Ardfry House.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 30409428

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