Massy Lodge

Detached five-bay two-storey country house, built c. 1800, with two three-sided bows on each of the side elevations. Comprising gable-fronted porch to front (south-west) elevation, single-bay two-storey extension to rear (north-east) elevation. Hipped slate roof with rendered chimneystacks and overhanging eaves. Render over rubble sandstone walls. Square-headed openings with limestone sills and two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed opening to north-east elevation having limestone sill and tripartite four-over-four pane timber sliding sash window with flanking one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows. Round-headed opening to porch having render hoodmoulding over two-over-two pane timber sliding sash window. Square-headed door opening to porch having flanking Doric style render pilasters. Square-headed opening having half-glazed timber panelled door with flanking sidelights. Ten-bay two-storey outbuilding to north-west having hipped slate roof. Render over rubble sandstone walls. Square-headed openings with sandstone voussoirs and fixed windows. Square-headed opening having sandstone voussoirs and timber battened doors. Round-headed carriage arch with dressed sandstone voussoirs, now blocked up.

This substantial house retains much of its original form. It was originally built under the direction of Charles Frederick Anderson as the summer residence for the Massy family in the Galtee Mountains. Features such as the sash windows and limestone sills contribute to the historic quality of the site, whilst the substantial outbuilding adds valuable context. The house is an appealing feature in the landscape, and contributes to the diversity and character of the architectural heritage of the local area.