Liss Ard

Detached three-bay single-storey former gate lodge, built c.1840, having lean-to block to side (west). Now in use as outbuilding. Hipped slate roof with overhanging eaves, rendered chimneystack and cast-iron rainwater goods. Painted rendered walls with plinth and rusticated render quoins. Round-headed blind niches having sill consoles and moulded rendered surrounds with render leaf stops. Camber-headed openings now blocked. Camber-headed door opening having square-headed double-leaf timber panelled doors with rusticated render piers and arch with keystone. Enclosed by painted rendered walls with rusticated gate piers, wrought-iron railings and wrought-iron gates.

A delightful gate lodge of the formal classical tradition, which is one of two in the grounds of Liss Ard. The entrance sweep rustication is repeated in the render quoin and door surround detailing of the lodge. The facade is enlivened by the variety of opening and recesses as well as by the attention to detail, particularly apparent in the corbels and stops. Its design and siting at the estate entrance highlight the grandeur of the demesne, while also making an eyecatching addition in the surrounding landscape.