Kilgibbon House

Detached five-bay single-storey farmhouse with half-dormer attic, extant 1745, on a T-shaped plan centred on single-bay full-height breakfront on a bowed plan. Leased, 1863. Leased, 1901. Occuped, 1911. Sold, 1913. Resold, 1921. Vacated, 1958. Derelict, 1985. Now in ruins. Remains of pitched diagonal fibre-cement slate roof on a T-shaped plan on collared timber construction with terracotta ridge tiles, creeper- or ivy-covered coping to gables with rendered red brick Running bond chimney stacks to apexes having stepped capping, and no rainwater goods surviving on creeper- or ivy-covered eaves. Creeper- or ivy-covered lime rendered, ruled and lined battered walls. Paired pointed-arch central door openings with concealed red brick block-and-start surrounds. Pointed-arch flanking window openings with cut-granite sills, and concealed red brick block-and-start surrounds with fittings now missing. Square-headed window openings (half-dormer attic) with cut-granite sills, and concealed red brick block-and-start surrounds with no fittings surviving. Interior in ruins including (ground floor): central entrance hall on an oval plan with remains of carved timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled reveals, and remains of dentilated or egg-and-dart-detailed plasterwork cornice to ceiling; reception room (west) with remains of moulded plasterwork cornice to ceiling; reception room (east) with remains of moulded plasterwork cornice to ceiling; and carved timber surrounds to door openings to remainder with remains of carved timber surrounds to window openings framing timber panelled reveals or shutters. Set in unkempt grounds.