Castle Bellingham — Castlebellingham

Detached five-bay two-storey former stableyard, built c. 1730, now used as outbuildings to hotel. Originally U-plan, courtyard infilled with single-storey lean-to buildings, single-bay central pedimented breakfront. Hipped artificial slate roof, clay ridge tiles, plain painted timber bargeboards to breakfront, red brick chimneystack east elevation, cast-iron gutters on corbelled eaves course, cast-iron downpipes. Painted roughcast rendered walling, smooth rendered plinths, painted moulded ashlar stone string course to base of breakfront pediment. Square-headed window openings, painted smooth rendered slightly-projecting reveals, painted stone sills, painted timber casement windows to south elevation, painted timber sliding sash windows to west elevation with four-over-four and two-over-two panes, painted timber casement first floor window to east elevation with central painted colonette; round-headed window opening to ground floor of east elevation, painted smooth rendered surround, painted timber casement window with central painted colonette and timber spoked fanlight; oculus with painted stone surround to tympanum of breakfront pediment. Segmental-headed carriage arches to west elevation, painted stone surrounds, keystones, painted timber vertically-sheeted double doors; square-headed door opening to south elevation, painted smooth rendered surround, painted timber door with four flat bolection-moulded panels, flanking sidelights over stepped masonry panels, plain-glazed overlight, stone threshold step; square-headed door opening to east elevation, painted stone surround, painted timber vertically-sheeted door, sheet ventilation panel over. Painted cast-iron pump to east elevation. Situated in former demesne of Castlebellingham House to north-west of house, accessed by driveway from east, painted ashlar stone gate piers with recessed panels.