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Glebe House — Rathowen

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Glebe House — Rathowen
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Detached three-bay two-storey former rectory, built in 1817, with projecting single-bay single-storey porch to entrance front (northeast). Now in use as private residence. Hipped natural slate roof with overhanging bracketed eaves, clay ridge tiles, cast-iron rainwater goods and two rendered chimneystacks running parallel to roof ridge. Roughcast rendered walls with rendered block quoins to corners. Square-headed window openings with cut stone sills and replacement windows. Canted bay window to south-side side. Square-headed doorcase to projecting porch with cut limestone steps and original timber panelled door with plain overlight above. Door flanked by Doric pilasters on square-plan. Set back from road in mature grounds with cut limestone gateway to north with cut limestone gate piers (on square plan) with cut limestone coping and cast-iron double gates. Yard to rear with selection of rubble limestone outbuildings with pitched slate roofs.

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