Carnagh House

Detached five-bay two-storey double-pile over basement country house, built 1835, on a rectangular plan originally five-bay two-storey single-pile; five-bay three-storey rear (south) elevation. For sale, 2003. Hipped (north) and pitched (south) double-pile slate roof with clay ridge tiles, paired rendered central chimney stacks having cut-granite stringcourses below capping, and cast-iron rainwater goods on slightly overhanging rendered slate flagged eaves with cast-iron octagonal or ogee hoppers downpipes. Rendered, ruled and lined walls on cut-granite chamfered cushion course on rendered plinth with rusticated rendered piers to corners; rendered wall (south) on rendered chamfered plinth with rusticated rendered piers to corners. Round-headed central door opening approached by flight of five cut-granite steps, cut-granite doorcase with three quarter-engaged Doric columns on plinths supporting ogee-detailed cornice, and tapered pilasters on plinths supporting archivolt centred on fluted keystone framing timber panelled double doors having fanlight. Square-headed flanking window openings with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing timber casement windows having overlights. Square-headed central window opening originally in tripartite arrangement (first floor) with cut-granite sill, and concealed dressings framing timber casement window. Square-headed window openings (ground floor) with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing timber casement windows having overlights. Square-headed window openings (first floor) with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing timber casement windows. Segmental-headed central door opening (south) with concrete threshold, and cut-granite Gibbsian surround centred on keystone framing glazed timber panelled door having overlight. Square-headed window openings with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing replacement timber casement windows. Set in landscaped grounds with repointed cut-granite piers to perimeter having cut-granite pyramidal capping supporting arrow head-detailed wrought iron double gates.