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Glananea House — Drumcree

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Glananea House — Drumcree
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Detached six-bay two-storey over basement neoclassical country house with central two-bay advanced breakfront, built c.1795. Shallow hipped natural slate roof with rendered chimneystacks behind parapet with moulded stone cornice. Smooth rendered walls to basement, pebbled dashed walls above with raised limestone quoins, string course at ground floor level. Square-headed window openings with moulded stone surrounds and curved cut-stone sills supported on console brackets, nine-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows to ground floor, six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows to first floor openings. Pedimented tripartite Doric doorcase with decorative sidelights, petal fanlight over and panelled oak door. Limestone steps with wrought-iron railings and bootscrapers to main entrance. Garden front of seven bays with three-bay central breakfront, incorporating three round-headed windows as at Ardbraccan House, Co. Meath. Interesting interior with refined Neoclassical plasterwork and marble fireplaces. Located in extensive mature grounds with outbuildings to northwest and gate and gate lodge to north.

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