Ballyharran House — BALLYHARRAN LOWER

Detached four-bay two-storey farmhouse, extant 1863, on an L-shaped plan with two-bay two-storey recessed end bay wing (north); four-bay two-storey lean-to parallel range along rear (east) elevation. Occupied, 1911. Hipped and pitched slate roof (south); pitched slate roof (north) abutting lean-to slate roof (east), pressed or rolled lead ridges, cement rendered chimney stacks having concrete capping supporting terracotta pots, and replacement uPVC rainwater goods on timber eaves having monolithic modillions with cast-iron rainwater goods to rear (east) elevation on limewashed red brick header bond eaves. Cement rendered walls bellcast over rendered plinth; limewashed roughcast surface finish to rear (east) elevation bellcast over rendered plinth. Square-headed door opening with cut-granite step threshold, and rendered "bas-relief" surround having chamfered reveals framing glazed timber panelled double doors. Square-headed flanking window openings with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing one-over-one timber sash windows. Square-headed window openings in bipartite arrangement with cut-granite sills, timber mullions, and concealed dressings framing two-over-two timber sash windows. Square-headed window openings to rear (east) elevation with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing three-over-six timber sash windows. Interior including (ground floor): entrance hall retaining encaustic tiled floor, carved timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors centred on cut-veined grey marble chimneypiece, and decorative plasterwork cornice to ceiling; drawing room (north) retaining carved timber surround to door opening framing timber panelled door with carved timber surrounds to window openings framing timber panelled shutters on panelled risers, cut-veined marble Classical-style chimneypiece, and moulded plasterwork cornice to ceiling; dining room (south) retaining carved timber surround to door opening framing timber panelled door with carved timber surround to window opening framing timber panelled shutters on panelled risers, cut-white marble Classical-style chimneypiece, and decorative plasterwork cornice to ceiling centred on "Acanthus"-detailed ceiling rose; and carved timber surrounds to door openings to remainder framing timber panelled doors with carved timber surrounds to window openings framing timber panelled shutters on panelled risers. Set in landscaped grounds with quatrefoil-detailed wrought iron railings to perimeter centred on quatrefoil-detailed wrought iron double gates.