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Dromdihy House — Killeagh

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Dromdihy House — Killeagh
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Detached five-bay two-storey over basement country house, built 1833, now in ruins. Comprising single-bay single-storey wings having bow to south-west elevation and temple fronted portico to north-east elevation. Parapet to roofline having cut limestone cornice and eaves course. Cut limestone parapets and cornices to wings. No roof. Rendered walls having limestone quoins, plat band, plinth course and limestone walls to basement. Ashlar limestone walls to wings. Square-headed window openings to first floor with carved limestone surrounds, sills and brackets. Square-headed window openings to ground floor having limestone block-and-start surrounds and alternating pedimented and flat architraves. Round-headed window openings to basement having brick voussoirs. Square-headed openings to north-east and south-west elevations, first floors, having cut limestone surrounds, sills and remains of bipartite timber sash windows. Portico comprising cut limestone pediment, entablature with fluted Doric columns and flight of limestone steps to portico. Square-headed door opening to north-east elevation having cut limestone surround. Freestanding ashlar limestone triumphal-arch style carriage arch to west. Comprising central round-headed carriage arch with limestone surround and imposts. Flanking round-headed pedestrian entrances having cut limestone surrounds. Walled garden to south having rubble sandstone walls.

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