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Barbavilla House — Collinstown

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Barbavilla House — Collinstown
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Detached nine-bay two-storey over basement double-pile house, built c.1730 and altered c.1790, with two-bay gable-fronted breakfronts to either end (east and west) and a three-bay pedimented breakfront to the centre having later single-bay two-storey porch attached to front (south), c.1900. Four-bay two-storey wing attached to east side. Now in use as offices associated with modern factory. Pitched slate roofs. Dressed limestone walls with ashlar limestone detailing, including projecting moulded string courses. Roughcast rendered finish to projecting porch and to gable sections to breakfront at either end, rubble limestone construction to basement and to pediment over central breakfront. Square-headed window openings with moulded stone sills, ashlar lintels and replacement windows to main body of structure, cast-iron security bars to basement openings. Segmental-headed windows with replacement fittings to projecting porch and a single round-headed opening to pediment over central breakfront. Segmental-headed doorcase to later porch having timber sheeted double doors and a cut limestone open bed pedimented Doric doorcase. Original doorcase had broken segmental pediment over. Set back from road in extensive grounds now largely taken up with modern industrial units. Early outbuilding complexes not accessible. Located to the south of Collinstown.

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