Crocknaraw House

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Detached L-plan six-bay two-storey two-pile house, built c.1850, having crenellated full-height canted bay to south-east side elevation. Recent flat-roof two-storey extension to north-east. Hipped M-profile slate roof, pitched to west and hipped to east, rendered chimneystacks and replacement uPVC rainwater goods. Rendered walls and plinth. Square-headed window openings, grouped in threes to north end of east elevation, with concrete sills and two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows, flanking windows of canted bay being one-over-one pane. Some one-over-one and three-over-three pane windows to rear and west elevations. Square-headed replacement glazed timber door to front of house with raised concrete surround. Square-headed timber doors elsewhere. Walled garden to north-east with rubble stone enclosing wall and wrought-iron gates, stables to north-west. Three-bay single-storey gate lodge to north-west. Rubble stone boundary walls with rendered piers with carved stone finial and wrought-iron gates.

Originally named Rockfield House, this building has undergone many alterations over time, the crenellated bay being an interesting addition. The area was leased by Thomas Butler as a Protestant orphanage and was known locally as 'The Forty Boys'. The retention of timber sash windows enhances the building. The road entrance sets the house off plesantly.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 30402211

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Recorded change of use: Originally house; recorded by the architectural inventory as guest house/b&b

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