Ballyquirk Castle — Carrigahorig

Detached three-bay single-storey over basement house, built 1810, having projecting hipped central entrance bay with round eaves-high turrets to corners with slit windows. Square turrets to northeast and northwest corners of rear, with castellations to higher northeast turret. Originally two-storey over basement building with castellated battlements and turret to each corner, and re-modelled c.1870. Hipped slate roof with bracketed eaves and carved eaves board to front and northeast turret, having two rendered chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods. Lime render to coursed squared rubble limestone walls with brick dressings under render to openings and cut-stone string course at basement level. Double horizontal two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows to front elevation and various timber sash and replacements to rear, all with limestone sills. Turrets have round-headed timber sliding sash and blocked windows. Timber panelled door with sidelights and overlight in segmental-headed opening approached by flight of limestone steps. Original inner glazed doors and screen retained. Retaining interior features. Extensive complex of outbuildings, built c.1810, comprising rubble limestone single and two-storey buildings, many retaining slate to pitched roofs and with brick and cut-stone dressings to openings. Main building is two-storey structure which housed dairy, laundry and grain store, and has milking parlour adjoining to south. Other structures include cow byres, barn, carriage house, machinery store and large walled orchard.