Abbeylands House — Clane

Detached five-bay two-storey over part raised basement Board of First Fruits Church of Ireland glebe house, built 1743 or 1828, on a rectangular plan; three-bay full-height rear (east) elevation. Sold, 1875. Vacant, 2002. Hipped slate roof on a quadrangular plan with clay ridge tiles, paired rendered central chimney stacks on axis with ridge having stringcourses below capping supporting terracotta or yellow terracotta tapered pots, and cast-iron rainwater goods on rendered eaves with cast-iron downpipes. Roughcast walls on cut-granite chamfered cushion course on roughcast base. Elliptical- or segmental-headed central door opening approached by flight of six cut-granite steps between wrought iron railings, doorcase with fluted columns on padstones supporting cornice on blind frieze, and moulded rendered surround framing timber panelled door having overlight. Square-headed window openings (basement) with concealed dressings framing three-over-six timber sash windows behind wrought iron bars. Square-headed window openings with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing boarded up six-over-six timber sash windows. Square-headed window openings to rear (east) elevation centred on round-headed window opening (half-landing) with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing six-over-six timber sash windows. Set in unkempt grounds.