Ballyscaddane

U-plan range of farm buildings, c. 1780, comprising three-bay two-storey east range having hipped slate roof and brick chimneystack. Roughcast rendered walls. Square-headed openings, some with remains of sash windows. Square-headed opening with painted limestone block-and-start surround and timber battened door. Square-headed opening having timber battened door. Round-headed carriage arch. Three-bay two-storey south range with hipped slate roof and brick chimneystack. Roughcast rendered walls. Square-headed window openings having timber fittings. Square-headed opening with timber battened door. Round-headed carriage arch, now blocked up. Recent square-headed opening to west elevation. Three-bay two-storey north range having hipped slate roof and brick chimneystack. Roughcast rendered walls. Square-headed window openings with timber fittings. Square-headed openings with timber battened doors. Round-headed carriage arch. Range of outbuildings to west comprising three-bay two-storey west range having single-storey wings to north and south elevations. Pitched slate roofs. Roughly dressed limestone walls. Square-headed openings to ground floor, some with remains of one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows and painted stone sills. Square-headed arrow slit windows to first floor having dressed limestone surrounds. Square-headed opening to first floor with timber battened door. Camber-headed opening to ground floor having timber battened door. Square-headed window openings to wings. Square-headed openings to wings with timber battened doors. Multiple-bay single-storey range to north having hipped slate roof. Painted rubble limestone walls. Arrow slit windows. Square-headed window openings with timber fittings. Camber-headed door openings having cast-iron gates. Square-headed openings with timber battened doors. Pair of square-profile limestone piers to south-east having carved caps and double-leaf cast-iron gates. Ashlar limestone pedimented round-headed carriage arch to east with carved copings and impost course. Roughly dressed rubble limestone boundary walls to east. Detached three-bay two-storey house, built c. 1780, having porch to front (west) elevation. Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystack, render copings and eaves course. Rendered walls. Square-headed openings having replacement uPVC windows and concrete sills. Square-headed opening with timber panelled door.

This farmyard complex, a relic of the Ballyscaddane estate, survives largely intact. The solidly built ranges are representative of Georgian planned farm buildings. Arranged symmetrically around a courtyard, they are all of similar form and size, reflecting a high degree of planning and design. The ranges maintain salient features such as the carriage arches and slate roofs. Situated close to the now demolished main house, they are a reminder of the importance of farming in demesne related activities.