Hillview House — BALLYLANE WEST

Detached three-bay two-storey farmhouse, under construction 1840, on an L-shaped plan with single-bay (north) or two-bay (south) two-storey side elevations. Sold, 1911. Renovated, ----, with replacement single-bay single-storey gabled projecting glazed porch added to centre ground floor. Hipped slate roof on an L-shaped plan with clay ridge tiles extending into pressed or rolled lead ridges, paired rendered central chimney stacks having stepped capping, and cast-iron rainwater goods on slate flagged eaves retaining cast-iron octagonal or ogee hoppers and downpipes. Creeper- or ivy-covered lime rendered or roughcast walls. Segmental-headed central door opening into farmhouse with cut-granite threshold, doorcase with three quarter-engaged columns supporring "Cyma Recta"- or "Cyma Reversa"-detailed cornice on blind frieze, and rusticated block-and-start surround centred on keystone framing glazed timber panelled door having oversailing fanlight. Square-headed window openings with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing six-over-six timber sash windows. 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 shallow pyramidal capping supporting wrought iron double gates.