Gorteen House — GORTEEN UPPER

Detached three-bay two-storey late-Georgian house, c.1780, retaining some original fenestration with two-bay two-storey parallel range along rear elevation to north-east having single-bay two-storey lean-to projecting bay to north-west. Refenestrated, c.1890. Renovated, c.1950, with single-bay single-storey gabled projecting porch added to centre. Gable-ended roofs with slate (lean-to to projecting bay to north-west; gabled to porch). Clay ridge tiles. Rendered and brick chimney stacks. Cut-stone coping to gables. Cast-iron rainwater goods on cut-stone eaves band. Roughcast walls. Unpainted. Square-headed window openings. Stone sills. Replacement 1/1 timber sash windows, c.1890, retaining one original 6/6 timber sash window to rear elevation to north-east. Square-headed door opening. Timber panelled door. Set back from road in own grounds. Gravel forecourt to front. Attached five-bay single-storey rubble stone outbuilding with half-attic, c.1890, at right angles to south-west with door opening to first floor to south-west. Gable-ended roof with slate. Clay ridge tiles. Replacement rendered coping, c.1990, to gables. Yellow brick course to eaves. Rubble stone walls. Yellow brick dressings to corners. Square-headed window openings (aperture openings to first floor). No sills. Red brick dressings to ground floor. Yellow brick dressings to first floor. 1/1 timber sash window (remaining fittings now gone). Square-headed door opening. Timber boarded door. Detached six-bay single-storey rubble stone outbuilding, c.1890, to south-east. Extensively renovated, c.1970. Flat-roof. Replacement bitumen felt, c.1970. Rubble stone walls. Openings not visible.