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New Forest House — HIGGINSTOWN (Farbill By.)

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New Forest House — HIGGINSTOWN (Farbill By.)
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Detached five-bay three-storey over basement country house, built c.1775, having a central single-bay breakfront to the centre of the main façade (south). Now in use as a hotel and set in a golf course. Shallow hipped natural slate roof, partially hidden by a raised parapet with cut stone coping over, with a pair of rendered chimneystacks aligned parallel to roof ridge. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Roughcast rendered walls with square-headed window openings having cut stone sills and timber sliding sash windows (diminishing in size towards the eaves). Round-headed tripartite cut stone doorcase to the centre of the main façade (south) having an open bed pediment over, timber panelled door, flanking sidelights and a spoke fanlight above. Flight of cut limestone steps flanked to either side (east and west) by iron railings gives access to doorway over basement. Tripartite window openings to the centre of the first and second floor, above doorcase. Set back from road in extensive mature landscaped grounds to the west of Tyrrellspass. Extensive complex of two-storey outbuildings/stable block on U-shaped plan to the east having hipped natural slate roofs, roughcast rendered walls, square-headed window and door openings with timber sash windows and timber sheeted doors, integral segmental-headed carriage arches with ashlar limestone surrounds, and with a cupola over the centre of the range to the west. Ashlar limestone gate piers and iron gates to the west end of range of outbuildings to the south. Main entrance gates to grounds and remains of former gate lodge to the south (15403802).

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