Clonard House — CLONARD GREAT

Detached three- or five-bay two-storey over basement country house, built 1783, on a square plan with two-bay two-storey side elevations; three-bay three-storey rear (west) elevation. Occupied, 1901; 1911. Renovated, 1968. Replacement hipped artificial slate roof on a U-shaped plan behind parapet with clay ridge tiles, cement rendered chimney stacks on axis with ridge having corbelled stepped capping supporting terracotta or yellow terracotta octagonal pots, and concealed rainwater goods retaining cast-iron downpipes. Replacement cement rendered walls originally slate hung with rendered "bas-relief" strips to corners supporting cut-granite coping to parapet; slate hung surface finish to side (south) elevation on lime rendered base. Segmental-headed central door opening approached by flight of eleven cut-granite steps, cut-granite block-and-start surround centred on keystone framing timber panelled door having overlight with interlocking ogee glazing bars. Square-headed flanking window openings with cut-granite sills, and rendered "bas-relief" surrounds framing four-over-four timber sash windows. Square-headed window openings including paired square-headed window openings (first floor) centred on square-headed window opening with cut-granite sills, and rendered "bas-relief" surrounds framing twelve-over-twelve timber sash (ground floor) or replacement timber casement (first floor) 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.