Grouse Hall, country house in County Donegal

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Detached seven-bay single-storey over basement house, built 1735, with two-bay two-storey extension on an L-plan to south-east and single-storey returns to rear. Pitched slate roof with smooth rendered corniced chimneystacks, and corbelled rendered brick eaves course. Segmental-arched window openings with three-over-three narrow margin lights timber sash windows. Square-headed window openings with timber sash windows to rear elevation. Segmental-arched door opening with timber six-panelled door with steps approaching. Set within own grounds with dry rubble stone walls lining driveway to north-east and to south of house to south-west. Complex of single and two-storey farm outbuildings (40901220) on an L-plan to rear. Walled garden to north-west comprising of dry-stone rubble walls on a square plan.

Although now in poor condition, and because of its overgrown condition difficult to fully assess, this is one of the earliest demesne houses in Donegal, and remains a handsome house rich in character, and represents an important part of the social history of the area. The corbelled eaves-course and the well proportioned windows add quality to the house and despite its derelict condition, a great deal of early fabric survives. It forms a central part of a group of demesne structures including the walled garden, a complex of early outbuildings (see 40901220) and estate walls, representing a good example of its type.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 40901204

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