Castlerea

Detached six-bay two-storey house on T-shaped plan, built c. 1780, having three-bay two-storey return to rear (south). Single-storey lean-to and single-storey flat-roofed extensions to rear (north). Possibly incorporating fabric of earlier house. Pitched natural slate roof with four rendered chimneystacks, one to either gable end (east and west) and two offset towards the centre Painted smooth rendered walls over painted smooth rendered plinth course. Square-headed window openings with plain smooth render surrounds, painted stone sills, and having diminishing timber sliding sash windows, three-over-six pane to first floor, six-over-six to ground floor. Round-headed door opening offset to the centre of the main elevation (south) with timber panelled door, c. 1860, and overlight set in painted dressed stone surround with prominent keystone and imposts. Timber window shutters to interior. Set back from road in extensive mature grounds to the west/southwest of Ardagh. Complex of single-storey outbuildings arranged around a yard to the rear (north) of house having random rubble limestone construction, pitched corrugated-metal (buildings to north) and slate (building to east of yard) roofs, and square-headed openings with remains of timber fittings. Ashlar limestone bellcote to west gable end of outbuilding to north having cut limestone coping and cut limestone string course. Main gateway (13401926) to the southwest of house. Gateway to the west comprising a pair of rendered gate piers (on square-plan) having double leaf wrought-iron flat bar gates. Remains of tower house (LF019-061----) to southeast.