Kilrush House

Detached three-bay two-storey over part-raised basement country house, built 1820, possibly incorporating fabric of earlier house, pre-1749, with five-bay two-storey side (north) elevation, five-bay two-storey rear (west) elevation, and two-bay (three-bay deep) two-storey over raised basement lower wing to left. Now in use as guesthouse. Hipped slate roof on a quadrangular plan (pitched to wing) with clay ridge tiles, red brick Running bond chimney stack on axis with ridge, cut-limestone coping to gable to wing, and cast-iron rainwater goods on overhanging rendered eaves (on rendered eaves to wing). Unpainted rendered walls over random rubble limestone construction with cut-limestone chamfered stringcourse to basement, rendered band to eaves, and cut-limestone surround to gable to wing. Square-headed window openings (in elliptical-headed recesses to ground floor Entrance (east) Front) with cut-limestone sills, six-over-six (ground floor) and three-over-six (first floor) timber sash windows having three-over-six timber sash windows to basement with wrought iron bars. Round-headed door opening approached by flight of four cut-limestone steps having iron railings, carved cut-limestone surround, cut-limestone Doric doorcase having engaged columns with outer pilasters supporting swag-detailed frieze, carved cornice, carved cut-limestone surround, and timber panelled door having fanlight. Interior with timber panelled shutters to window openings. Set back from road in own grounds with gravel forecourt, and landscaped grounds to site.