Damer House

Detached nine-bay three-storey house over basement, built c.1730, with later five-bay two-storey U-plan wing to south-west. Now in use as heritage centre. Hipped artificial slate roofs with rendered chimneystacks to main block and brick to wing. Rubble sandstone walls with carved sandstone plinth and cornice. Replacement timber sliding sash windows, six-over-six pane to basement and nine-over-nine pane elsewhere, with raised dressed stone surrounds and stone sills in square-headed openings. Replacement timber windows, stone sills and voussoirs to wing. Timber panelled door with paned over-light, flanked by carved stone Corinthian pilasters, with architrave, frieze and cornice with broken scroll pediment above, and approached by flight of limestone steps. Round-headed doorcase to south-west wing with carved stone block-and-start surround and fanlight.

This imposing eighteenth-century house was clearly designed by a skilled architect. The masonry was executed by skilled craftsmen, which is apparent from the finish of the stonework. The fine doorcase adds artistic interest to the façade while the retention of features such as timber sash windows and timber panelled doors further enhances the building. It forms part of a complex with Roscrea Castle and its related buildings and its grounds include an impressive garden with fountain.