Mocollop Castle

Detached thirteen-bay two-storey rubble stone outbuilding, c.1810, comprising single-bay two-storey gabled advanced central bay with elliptical-headed carriageway to ground floor, six-bay two-storey flanking lateral wing to south-west having elliptical-headed carriageway to left ground floor, and six-bay two-storey flanking lateral wing to north-east having pair of elliptical-headed carriageways to right ground floor. Reroofed and refenestrated, c.1985. Now disused. Pitched roof (gabled to central bay) with replacement corrugated-iron, c.1985, iron ridge tiles, and cast-iron rainwater goods on squared rubble stone eaves. Irregular coursed squared limestone walls to central bay with random rubble sandstone walls to wings having lime mortar. Camber-headed window openings to ground floor and square-headed window openings to first floor with cut-stone sills, squared rubble stone voussoirs, and replacement timber casement windows, c.1985. Oculus window opening to gable to central bay with cut-limestone voussoirs. Now blocked-up. Square-headed door openings with squared rubble stone voussoirs, and replacement iron-sheeted doors, c.1985. One round-headed door opening to lateral wing to north-east approached by flight of rubble stone steps with limestone ashlar voussoirs, and tongue-and-groove timber panelled door. Elliptical-headed carriageways with cut-limestone voussoirs, and replacement iron-sheeted double doors, c.1985. Set back from road in grounds shared with Mocollop Castle.

A well-composed substantial outbuilding formally arranged in an almost Classical manner as a central block with flanking later wings producing an almost-symmetrical plan. The construction in squared limestone and rubble stone produces an appealing textured visual effect. The outbuilding is of particular importance for its contribution to the group and setting values of the Mocollop Castle estate.