Charlesfort House — BALLAMAN

Detached three-bay (two-bay deep) two-storey over part raised basement country house, extant 1839, on a U-shaped plan with pair of single-bay (single-bay deep) full-height bow-ended returns (north) centred on single-bay full-height return on a half-octagonal plan. Occupied, 1901; 1911. Burnt, 1977. In ruins, 2004. Reconstructed, 2005. Replacement hipped slate roof on an E-shaped plan behind parapet with half-conical slate roofs (north) centred on half-octagonal slate roof, clay ridge tiles, cement rendered chimney stacks having concrete capping supporting terracotta pots, and concealed rainwater goods with cast-iron hoppers and downpipes. Replacement roughcast walls on ogee-detailed cut-granite cushion course on roughcast base with rusticated rendered piers to corners supporting ogee-detailed cut-granite "Cavetto" cornice below parapet having cut-granite coping. Square-headed central door opening approached by flight of seven cut-granite steps between wrought iron railings, cut-granite doorcase with engaged Doric columns on plinths supporting ogee-detailed cornice on "triglyph" frieze on entablature framing timber panelled door. Square-headed window openings with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing replacement two-over-two timber sash windows. Interior including (ground floor): central hall with carved timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors; and carved timber surrounds to door openings to remainder framing timber panelled doors with carved timber surrounds to window openings framing timber panelled reveals or shutters. Set in relandscaped grounds.