Abbey Cottage — Templeshannon

Attached three-bay two-storey double-pile house with dormer attic, extant 1840, on a square plan. Occupied, 1911. Renovated, ----, producing present composition. Pitched double-pile (M-profile) slate roof with clay ridge tiles, rendered chimney stack (north() having concrete capping supporting terracotta or yellow terracotta tapered pots with rendered chimney stack (south) having stringcourse below capping supporting terracotta or yellow terracotta tapered pots, and cast-iron rainwater goods on rendered red brick header bond stepped eaves retaining cast-iron downpipes. Creeper- or ivy-covered rendered, ruled and lined battered wall to front (west) elevation; roughcast surface finish (remainder). Square-headed off-central door opening with two steps, and concealed dressings framing glazed timber panelled door. Square-headed window openings with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing one-over-one timber sash (ground floor) or replacement aluminium casement (first floor) windows. Interior including (ground floor): off-central hall retaining carved timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors, timber boarded staircase on a dog leg plan with timber "match stick" balusters supporting carved timber banister, and carved timber surrounds to door openings to landing framing timber panelled doors. Set back from street with roughcast piers to perimeter having truncated pyramidal capping supporting iron double gates.