Newtown House — NEWTOWN (ARDAGH BY.)

Complex of single- and two-storey outbuildings associated with Newtown House (13402403), built c. 1820 and c. 1870 arranged around a courtyard to the north of the main building. Detached multiple-bay two-storey outbuilding to south, built c. 1870, having pitched natural slate roof with brick chimneystack to west gable end. Roughcast rendered finish over random rubble walls with cut limestone eaves course. Square-headed window openings to north elevation with metal lattice windows and cut stone sills. Square-headed door openings to north elevation and at second floor level of west elevation, having sheet metal doors. Segmental-headed carriage–arch opening to south elevation, in grounds of house, having chamfered limestone voussoirs and surround, with prominent chamfered impost stones. Detached multiple-bay two-storey outbuilding to north of yard, built c. 1870, having exterior random rubble limestone staircase to southeast gable end having cut stone steps and cast-iron railings. Pitched natural slate roof with cut stone eaves course and with wrought-iron weather vane over gable apex to southeast. Random rubble limestone walls, partially rendered, with flush roughly dressed limestone quoins to corners. Clock face set in southeast gable apex having red brick surround. Square-headed window opening to northwest gable end with metal-framed casement window. Square-headed door openings with sheet metal doors. Open single-storey outbuilding, c. 1820, to west of yard having pitch corrugated-metal roof with raised rendered verges, pebbledashed walls, and square-headed openings. Random rubble boundary walls to east (road-frontage) and to northeast of site, formerly walls of outbuildings. Gateway to the east comprising a pair of wrought-iron flat bar gates. Rubble limestone boundary walls and wrought-iron gates to site. Modern barrel-vaulted barn to the northwest. Located to the north of Newtown House (13402403) and to the east of Legan.