Castlewilder

Complex of two-storey outbuildings arranged around a courtyard to the north of Castlewilder House (13402321), built c. 1790 and altered c. 1850. Comprises four-bay two-storey range to the northwest of house having a recessed multiple-bay two-storey outbuilding attached to the northwest gable end, and a multiple-bay two-storey outbuilding to the northeast. Exterior flight of cut stone steps to the centre of the range to the northeast giving access to doorway at first floor level. Pitched corrugated-asbestos cement roofs; section of natural slate roof remains to the northwest end of outbuilding to the northeast. Central section of roof to the outbuilding to the northeast now collapsed. Cut limestone eaves course to northeast range and to the advanced four-bay two-storey range to the southeast end of the outbuilding to the northwest, red brick eaves course with dogtooth detailing to recessed section to northwest range. Raised rendered verge to the southeast gable end of outbuilding to the northwest, and some remaining sections of cast-iron rainwater goods. Partially roughcast and limewashed walls, render now failing and exposing squared rubble stone construction. Square-headed window openings having mainly timber louvered fittings; some latticed window fittings and timber sliding sash windows survive to outbuilding to the northwest. Tooled limestone sills to majority of window openings. Square-headed doorways having timber battened doors and half-doors; square-headed timber loading bays with timber battened doors to some first floor openings. Cut stone plinth blocks and cut stone steps and/or thresholds to a number of door openings. Red brick reveals to a number of window and door openings. Segmental-headed carriage arch opening to the northwest end of range to the northwest having redbrick voussoirs to arch. Square-headed carriage arch to the projecting four-bay outbuilding to the southeast end of northwest range. Set back from road in extensive mature grounds to the north of Castlewilder House (13402321) with overgrown gravel surface to courtyard. Located to the south of Legan and to the northeast of Abbeyshrule.