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Donore House

farmyard complex
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Donore House
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Complex of multi-bay two-storey outbuildings/stables arranged around central courtyard, built c.1790. Ancillary buildings located to the north and to the west having remains of former walled garden. Now ruinous and out of use. Originally associated with Donore House (demolished c.1970). Pitched and hipped natural slate roofs with raised cut limestone verges to gable ends (pitched roofs), ashlar limestone and rendered chimneystacks and the remains of cast-iron rainwater goods. Rubble limestone walls having (failing) render over with extensive ashlar limestone detailing, including quoins to corners, projecting eaves courses and string courses. Cut stone plaque, probably the coat of arms of the Nugent Family, to the east gable of range to south range. Square and segmental-headed window openings having cut stone sills, ashlar block-and-start surrounds with keystone detail over and the remains of timber fittings. Round window openings with ashlar limestone surrounds to first floor of stable block (north range). Segmental-headed integral carriage arch with dressed limestone voussoirs to centre of south range giving access to courtyard. Complex is situated to the south of Lough Derravaragh and to the west of the site of Donore House.
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