Moat Park — BALLYDICKEN UPPER

Detached three-bay (two-bay deep) two-storey over part raised basement farmhouse, built 1815, on a rectangular plan; three-bay full-height rear (west) elevation. Occupied, 1911. Hipped slate roof on a quadrangular plan with clay ridge tiles, and cast-iron rainwater goods on rendered stepped eaves retaining cast-iron downpipes. Part creeper- or ivy-covered roughcast walls on rendered plinth. Elliptical-headed central door opening approached by flight of five cut-granite steps, timber doorcase with palenned pilasters supporting shallow cornice on fluted frieze, and concealed dressings framing timber panelled door having sidelights on risers below fanlight. Square-headed window openings in tripartite arrangement with cut-granite sills, timber mullions, and concealed dressings framing nine-over-six (ground floor) or six-over-six (first floor) timber sash windows having three-over-two (ground floor) or two-over-two (first floor) sidelights. Square-headed window openings in bipartite arrangement to rear (west) elevation centred on square-headed window opening (half-landing). Interior including (ground floor): central hall retaining carved timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors; and carved timber surrounds to door openings to remainder framing timber panelled doors with timber panelled shutters to window openings. Set in landscaped grounds with rendered piers to perimeter having cut-granite shallow pyramidal capping supporting timber gate.