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Former deer park on irregular oval shaped-plan associated with Newcastle House (13402709), built/laid-out c. 1800, surrounded by high rubble limestone boundary wall having rubble stone coping over. Complex of outbuildings located to the east side of the deer park comprising a detached two-bay two-storey outbuilding, built c. 1870, having exterior flight of steps to east elevation to south of yard and a detached two-bay single-storey outbuilding with attic storey to the east side of yard. Buildings now out of use, deerpark now in use as farmland. Single-storey open shed attached to the west gable of two-storey outbuilding. Pitched natural slate roof to two-storey building having remains of brick chimneystack offset to the west side of centre; pitched corrugated-metal roof to single-storey outbuilding having raised rendered verges to gable ends. Random rubble limestone walls with roughly dressed flush limestone quoins to the corners. Square-headed window and door openings, the latter having timber battened doors. Brick voussoirs to openings to south outbuilding; two-square-headed openings to outbuilding to the east having sliding battened timber doors. Modern walls to site. Located to the southwest of former gate lodge/gamekeeper’s house (13402724), and to the southwest of Newcastle House. Sited to the south of Ballymahon, close to border with County Westmeath to the south.
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