Dromkeen House — DROMKEEN NORTH

Detached double-pile five-bay two-storey over half-basement house, built c. 1730, with extension and abutting two-storey wing to rear (north-east) elevation. Pitched slate roof with roughcast rendered chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods to rear elevation. Roughcast rendered walls. Square-headed openings having three-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows to first floor, six-over-six pane to ground floor and four-over-four pane to basement, all having tooled limestone sills. Round-headed opening with timber doorcase comprising double-leaf timber panelled door flanked by carved pilasters with cobweb fanlight above. Flight of cut limestone steps having cast-iron railings on roughcast rendered containing walls terminating in carved tapering limestone guardstones. Wrought-iron bootscrape to steps. Outbuildings to east of rear yard comprising multiple-bay two-storey range with recent extension to rear (east) elevation Hipped slate roof with yellow brick chimneystack. Roughcast rendered walls. Square-headed openings having fixed window fittings and limestone sills. Square-headed openings having timber battened doors. Central segmental-arched opening having double-leaf timber battened doors. Four-bay single-storey thatched house to rear of yard. Pitched reed thatched roof. Whitewashed walls. Square-headed openings with replacement uPVC windows. Square-headed openings with replacement timber panelled doors. Remains of rubble limestone entrance arch to south-east of site having segmental-headed arch with cut stone voussoirs. Square-profile limestone piers with cut caps flanked with rubble limestone side walls and replacement timber gates.