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Ballykean House — BALLYKEAN (PENROSE)

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Ballykean House — BALLYKEAN (PENROSE)
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Detached five-bay two-storey over part basement country house, built 1760. The ground floor and first floor appear to be split-level. The house is finished in render. The Venetian doorcase has panelled double doors with sidelights and a semi-circular spider's web fanlight. Window openings are flat-headed with six over six timber sash frames. The hipped roof is set behind a parapet with a corbelled coping and is finished with natural slate and cast-iron rainwater goods. Chimneystacks have plain caps and clay pots. The country house is set within a small well wooded demesne.

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