Carrick Hall

The saved account records: Detached four-bay single-storey Church of Ireland parish hall, built c. 1890, having gable-fronted canopy porch to the north end of the front elevation (west), and single-bay lean-to return to rear (east).

The saved account records: Pitched natural slate roof with plain terracotta ridge tiles, projecting eaves with exposed rafter ends to gable ends (north and south).

The saved account records: Pitched natural slate roof to canopy porch supported on paired curvilinear timber brackets supported on cut stone corbels, and with decorative timber bargeboards and timber drop finial to gable apex.

The saved account records: Rubble stone wall to site boundary to the west having hooped wrought-iron railings over.

Carrick Hall matters for the exact reasons given in its official assessment, rather than merely because it is an old structure. The source records: This simple but attractive Arts-and-Crafts influenced building, of late nineteenth-century date, is an interesting addition to the rural landscape to the north-west\west of the centre of Carndonagh. Its visual expression and integrity are enhanced by the retention of original fabric such as the natural slate roof while the distinctive tripartite timber casement windows may be later additions, they are in keeping with the original fabric. The decorative gable-fronted canopy porch adds significantly to its character and appeal. It was probably originally built as the parish hall for the nearby Donagh Church of… This explains what the place adds to local life, the street or the surviving built history.