Castlebar Infantry Barracks

Detached ten-bay three-storey soldiers' quarters blockhouse, sanctioned 1828; under construction 1831; extant 1838, on a symmetrical plan with six-bay full-height rear (east) elevation. Burnt, 1922. Restored, 1927-34. Part refenestrated. Now disused. One of a group of three. Pitched slate roof with clay or terracotta ridge tiles, cement rendered chimney stacks centred on cement rendered chimney stacks having cut-limestone stringcourses below capping supporting terracotta or yellow terracotta pots, and replacement uPVC rainwater goods on timber eaves boards on cut-limestone eaves. Repointed tuck pointed coursed or snecked limestone walls with drag edged tooled cut-limestone flush quoins to corners. Segmental-headed central door openings with benchmark-inscribed drag edged tooled cut-limestone block-and-start surrounds centred on keystones framing replacement timber panelled doors having overlights. Square-headed window openings with cut-limestone sills, and drag edged tooled cut-limestone block-and-start surrounds framing six-over-six timber sash windows with some replacement timber casement windows throughout. Interior including (ground floor): central halls retaining limestone flagged floors. Set in shared grounds with tarmacadam parade ground.