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Rathbennett House — Bunbrosna

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Rathbennett House — Bunbrosna
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Detached five-bay two-storey former charter school with advanced and (stepped) pedimented three-bay central breakfront, built c.1758. Three ranges of two-storey buildings, built c.1820, form courtyard to rear (northwest). Now in use as private dwelling. Hipped natural slate roof with two rendered chimneystacks and projecting eaves course. Constructed of coursed local flint and limestone rubble. Pediment now cement rendered with cut stone coping over. Square-headed window openings with cut stone sills and timber sash windows throughout, six-over-six pane to ground floor openings and three-over three pane to first floor of breakfront. Central square-headed doorcase with moulded stone surround and timber panelled door, reached by flight of cut stone steps with flanking random rubble stone walls. Segmental-headed doorcase to rear (northwest) gives access to courtyard. Set back from the road in extensive mature grounds; Located in a prominent position on a hillside to a short distance to the south of Bunbrosna. Detached single-storey rubble stone outbuilding with brick surrounds to openings and pitched natural slate roof to north of main building. Detached three-bay single-storey former stable block to northwest constructed of snecked limestone with pitched natural slate roof. Former gate lodge (15401121) and gates to northeast.

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