Balrath Lodge

Detached three-bay two-storey house, built c.1885, having single-storey canted bays (with slate roofs) over to the ground floor, flanking central doorcase, to the main elevation (southeast). Return to rear (northwest). Hipped natural slate roof with overhanging bracketed eaves, clay ridge tiles and a central pair of rendered chimneystacks. Roughcast rendered walls with square-headed window openings having timber one-over-one pane timber sash windows and cut stone sills. Ruled-and-line rendered finish to canted bays. Shallow segmental-headed opening, having recessed timber panelled door with sidelights, overlight and foliate console brackets to surrounding timber frame. Set back from road in mature grounds to the northeast of Loughanavally with long approach avenue from the southeast. Complex of rubble limestone rubble to the northwest having dressed stone quoins and dressed stone surrounds to a number of the square-headed openings. Former gate lodge adjacent to main entrance to the southeast.

An attractive and well-proportioned late nineteenth-century house, which retains its early form and character. The front façade is enlivened by the canted bay windows and the good quality recessed doorcase, which retains an early door with early fittings. The retention of the original timber sash windows adds significantly to its visual appeal. The rubble stone outbuildings to site complete the setting of this good quality composition. Located in an elevated position to the northeast of Loughanavally this structure adds to the built heritage of the local area.