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Ballymaloe House

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Ballymaloe House
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Complex of outbuildings, built c. 1790. Multiple-bay two-storey outbuilding to south with rubble stone bellcote to north gable and recent glazed conservatories to east. Pitched slate roof with render eaves course. Bellcote with cut stone coping and round-headed opening. Rubble stone walls to east and rendered walls to west. Square-headed openings with replacement windows. Six-bay single-storey block to east, adjoined by single-storey lean-to, with pitched artificial slate roof, rendered walls, rubble stone to gable. Square-headed openings with fixed timber windows. Camber-arched opening to north with red brick block-and-start surround and voussoirs and fixed window. Four-bay two-storey former outbuilding to south, now in use as shop, with projecting end bay to west and two-bay single-storey extension to east of front (south) elevation . Hipped slate roof, rubble stone walls. Square-headed openings with replacement windows and doors. Gable-fronted single-bay three-storey former gate house, with pitched slate roof, render copings and rendered chimneystack, rendered walls, square-headed openings with replacement windows and round-headed opening with replacement door. Pointed arch carriage-arch attached to south with rendered walls and carved limestone keystone, dated 1701, with inscribed lettering to soffit.
A fine group of outbuildings which form a group with Ballymaloe House to west and further outbuildings and walled garden to south-east. It retain much original form and fabric. The gable-fronted block is of unusual form and is a notable feature, especially in conjunction with attached arch, which retains notable keystone and inscription details including date of 1701, which add interest and context.

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