Kilfane Cottage — KILFANE DEMESNE

Detached two-bay single-storey woodsman's house, c.1850, probably incorporating fabric of earlier ranges, pre-1840, on site with single-bay (two-bay deep) single-storey end bay with half-attic to right having full-height (two-storey) canted bay window, and four-bay two-storey parallel range with half-dormer attic overlapping along rear (east) elevation forming two-bay two-storey recessed end bay to right. Now in private residential use. Hipped slate roof on a shallow L-shaped plan (continuing into half-polygonal section to canted bay window; pitched and hipped gabled roof to parallel range with gablet to one window opening to first floor) with clay ridge tiles, rendered chimney stacks having yellow brick dressings, rooflight to parallel range, and iron rainwater goods on overhanging eaves having iron brackets. Painted rendered walls. Square-headed window openings (some in tripartite arrangement with some in bipartite arrangement) with painted cut-stone sills, six-over-six (two-over-two sidelights to tripartite openings) and three-over-six (one-over-two sidelights to tripartite openings) timber sash windows having some three-over-three timber sash windows. Elliptical-headed door opening with cut-limestone step, rendered surround, timber panelled double doors having sidelights, and overlight. Set back from road in grounds originally shared with Kilfane House with painted roughcast piers to entrance of site having cut-stone capping, and wrought iron double gates having cast-iron finials.