outbuilding

Detached three-bay two-storey outbuilding on L-shaped plan, built c.1890. Hipped slate roof (with both natural and artificial slate), clay ridge tiles and cast-iron rainwater goods. Constructed of limestone rubble with brick dressings to a number of the openings. Square-headed window openings with concrete sills and cast-iron casement windows. Square-headed door opening to the centre of the south elevation having timber sheeted half doors. Three segmental-headed carriage arches to the west elevation having brick dressings. Carriage arch to the south end retains timber sheeted double doors. Sited adjacent to thatched house (15403821) immediately to the north side of the now disused Grand Canal (Kilbeggan Branch). Located to the southeast of Kilbeggan.

An appealing and well-built outbuilding that retains much of its early character, form and salient features. The siting of this substantial outbuilding adjacent to the Grand Canal (Kilbeggan Branch) suggests that it was originally built to make use of this waterway for the transportation of goods/produce. This outbuilding forms an interesting group of structures with the thatched cottage (15438021) and decorative wrought-iron gate to the immediate west and is an integral element of the built heritage of the local area.