Summersit — DERRYDARRAGH

Detached three-bay two-storey house, built c. 1870, having lean-to porch to the centre of the front elevation (northwest), flat-roofed canted timber framed bay window to southwest elevation, flat-roofed three-bay two-storey addition to west side of rear (southeast) elevation, and single-bay single-storey lean-to extension to east side of rear elevation. Iron water tank over extension to the rear (southeast). Hipped natural slate roof with overhanging corbelled eaves with paired timber brackets, and having pair of stepped cut limestone chimneystacks to the centre of the roof with moulded limestone coping over. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Roughcast rendered walls, smooth rendered walls to porch. Square-headed window openings with one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows and tooled limestone sills. Timber panelled double doors to base of bay window. Decorative render to doorway with panelled Doric pilasters and console brackets flanking half-glazed timber panelled door with shouldered overlight above. Set in extensive mature grounds with walled garden to rear and complex of outbuildings (13402502) to the east, main entrance gate to the east, and the rubble stone boundary wall to the east and the south. Located to the south of Lanesborough and to the west of Ballymahon. House overlooks Lough Ree to the north.