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Lismore Castle

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Lismore Castle
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Detached three-bay two-storey rubble stone farmhouse, c.1850, retaining some original fenestration with single-bay single-storey lean-to projecting porch to centre, and two-bay single-storey recessed flanking wings to north and to south on L-shaped plans continuing into single-bay single-storey return to south-east, and three-bay single-storey return to north-east incorporating series of square-headed carriageways. Renovated and refenestrated, pre-1999, with porch remodelled. Pitched slate roofs (lean-to to porch; pitched and hipped to wings) with sections of replacement artificial slate, pre-1999, clay ridge tiles, replacement cement rendered chimney stacks, pre-1999, and replacement uPVC rainwater goods, pre-1999, on squared rubble stone eaves. Random rubble stone walls with lime mortar. Unpainted cement rendered walls to porch. Square-headed window openings with timber sills. 2/2 timber sash windows to ground floor main block with timber casement windows to remainder. Replacement uPVC casement windows, pre-1999, to rear (east) elevation. Series of three square-headed carriageways to return to north-east with timber panelled aprons, and one with timber panelled double doors. Set back from road in grounds shared with Lismore Castle about a courtyard forming western range of farmyard complex. (ii) Detached six-bay single-storey rubble stone outbuilding with half-attic, c.1850, to south. Hipped slate roof (gabled to one open to first floor) with clay ridge tiles, and cast-iron rainwater goods. Random rubble stone walls. Square-headed window openings with squared rubble stone voussoirs, and timber panelled fittings. Square-headed door openings (including one to first floor) with squared rubble stone voussoirs, and timber boarded doors. (iii) Detached seven-bay single-storey rubble stone outbuilding with half-attic, c.1850, to north-east on an L-shaped plan comprising five-bay single-storey range to north with single-bay single-storey gabled projecting bay, and two-bay single-storey range to south. Renovated, c.1975, with one wall partly reconstructed. Pitched and hipped slate roofs with clay ridge tiles, red brick irregular bond chimney stack, and cast-iron rainwater goods on squared rubble stone eaves. Pitched (gabled) corrugated-iron roof to projecting bay. Random rubble stone walls with replacement mass-concrete, c.1975, to wall to west having exposed concrete block over to gable. Series of round-headed apertures to courtyard (south) elevation forming dovecote with cut-limestone surrounds. Painted corrugated-iron-clad walls to projecting bay. Square-headed window openings with stone sills, and red brick dressings. Timber casement windows with some replacement timber casement windows, c.1975. Square-headed door opening with timber lintel, and timber boarded door.

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