Castlelough

Detached three-bay two-storey two-pile country house, of various dates. Front block, built c.1820, has canted bay windows flanking open projecting flat-roof porch. Earlier rear block of c.1720, is four-bay and three-storey with dormer attic and has single and two-storey additions to rear. Hipped slate roofs with rendered chimneystacks, cast-iron rainwater goods and with moulded render parapet except to rear elevation of rear block. Rendered walls, with cut limestone quoins and plinth to front block. Timber sliding sash windows throughout, with cut-stone sills. Later block has one-over-one pane windows and earlier block has exposed sash boxes with wide variety of small-pane window, including horizontally-sliding timber sash windows to ground floor, some double sash windows and narrow single lights to west elevation. Brackets and render cornices to bay windows and with render surrounds to all other windows of front block. Tripartite window over porch has render pilasters, frieze, cornice and brackets to mullions. Canted bay window to west gable of front block. Square-headed opening with replacement timber panelled door, overlight and sidelights. Yard of outbuildings to northwest with stone belfry, pitched, hipped and half-hipped artificial slate roofs, rendered and rubble stone walls and with square-headed and segmental-arch openings having timber sash and casement windows.

Architectural quality and refinement are apparent in the design, execution and detailing of Castlelough House. The house is enhanced by the distinctive porch and elegant front windows, which exhibit fine detailing, and also by the survival of many original features and materials. The earlier block attached to the rear is a particularly interesting part of the house, and retains small-pane timber sash windows. The outbuildings form an interesting group of ancillary structures to the main house.