Castlepalliser House — CASTLEPALISER

Detached five-bay two-storey farmhouse, extant 1780, on a rectangular plan originally five-bay two-storey with dormer attic or five-bay three-storey. Refenestrated, ----. Pitched slate roof with lichen-covered clay ridge tiles, replacement red brick Running bond chimney stacks having stepped capping, and cast-iron rainwater goods on timber eaves boards on rendered eaves retaining cast-iron downpipes. Part creeper- or ivy-covered rendered walls on rendered plinth. Square-headed central door opening with cut-granite step threshold, and concealed dressings framing replacement timber panelled door having overlight. Square-headed window openings with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing replacement uPVC casement windows. Interior including (ground floor): central hall retaining carved timber lugged surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors, staircase on a dog leg plan with turned timber "spindle" balusters supporting carved timber banister terminating in ball finial-topped turned timber newel, carved timber surround to window opening to half-landing, and carved timber surrounds to door openings to landing framing timber panelled doors; and carved timber surrounds to door openings to remainder framing timber panelled doors with carved timber surrounds to window openings. Set in landscaped grounds with rendered piers to perimeter having cut-granite shallow pyramidal capping.