Kenmare Castle — Hospital

Detached five-bay single-storey house, built c. 1780, comprising three-bay three-storey block to north-east having dormer attic with single-bay single-storey extension having lean-to to north, three-bay bow and two-bay two-storey addition to south elevation. Two-bay two-storey extension to rear (east) elevation. Hipped slate roof with cast-iron rainwater goods and slate-hung chimneystack. Pitched slate roof to north-east block having rendered chimneystacks. Hipped slate roof to bow. Roughcast rendered walls. Slate-hung wall to north-east block, west elevation. Square-headed openings with painted stone sills and six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed openings to north and south elevations having one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows, some with painted stone sills, some having concrete sills. Square-headed opening with tripartite one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows to south elevation. Elliptical-headed opening having render Ionic engaged columns with flanking ornate sidelights supporting entablature having metopes, triglyphs and wrought-iron cobweb fanlight over double-leaf timber panelled doors. Limestone steps to entrance. Nine-bay two-storey outbuilding to east with shallow pedimented breakfront. Pitched slate roof having painted stone finial to breakfront. Roughcast rendered walls and painted stone quoins to breakfront. Round-headed window openings to first floor with limestone sills. Square-headed openings to ground floor, some having three-over-three pane timber sliding sash windows and concrete sills. Square-headed openings with timber battened doors. Rubble limestone walls to east having elliptical-headed carriage arch having cut limestone voussoirs. Pair of square-profile rubble limestone piers to west with double-leaf cast-iron gates, dating to the early nineteenth century.