Heathfield House — BALLINRUANE

Detached eight-bay two-storey country house, built in 1818, having two-bay two-storey breakfront end bay, first floor oriel and two-bay two-storey projecting bay to rear (north). Lean-to glasshouse to side (west). Lean-to addition to rear (north). Hipped slate roofs with tooled limestone chimneystacks, projecting rendered eaves and uPVC rainwater goods. Roughcast rendered walls throughout. Square-headed window openings having tooled limestone sills and six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows. Timber casement windows to first floor of side (west) elevation. Tripartite timber casement windows to first floor of rear elevation and oriel. Multiple-pane timber casement windows to front and side (west) elevations of glasshouse. Round-headed door opening with tooled limestone doorcase to front elevation, comprising engaged fluted Doric columns supporting moulded architrave with decorative frieze with papyrus and acanthus derived motifs surmounted by moulded architrave. Having double-leaf timber panelled doors surmounted by spoked fanlight with tooled limestone archivolt and tooled limestone stepped approach. Square-headed door openings elsewhere, having tooled limestone hoodmoulding step to side (east) elevation with timber panelled door surmounted by multiple-pane overlight. Glazed timber door to side (east) elevation of projecting end-bay surmounted by tripartite overlight. Glazed timber door to front elevation of glasshouse. Enclosed courtyard to rear having multiple-bay stable blocks. Camber-headed carriageway arches to east and west having tooled stone voussoirs with keystones. Surmounted by bell tower with crow stepped finial and ogee-headed arch. Glasshouses to east. Freestanding square-profile possible former folly/eye-catcher/hunting lodge to west of house having rubble stone walls, quoins and pointed arch door opening to side (east) having tooled stone voussoirs.