Ballybroony House

Detached five-bay two-storey over basement country house, extant 1777, on an L-shaped plan with three-bay (east) or single-bay (west) full-height side elevations. Repaired, 1878. Vacant, 1911. Sold, 1912. Disused, 1976. Occupied, 1996. For sale, 2006. Sold, 2008. Undergoing "restoration", 2010. Replacement hipped slate roof on an L-shaped plan on collared timber construction with paired rendered, ruled and lined central chimney stacks on rendered, ruled and lined bases having stringcourses below corbelled stepped capping supporting crested terracotta pots, and no rainwater goods on timber eaves boards on dragged cut-limestone eaves having dragged cut-limestone consoles. Part creeper- or ivy-covered tuck pointed part snecked limestone walls on dragged cut-limestone chamfered cushion course on plinth with drag edged rusticated cut-limestone quoins to corners. Segmental-headed central door opening approached by two overgrown cut-limestone steps, drag edged dragged cut-limestone block-and-start surround centred on keystone framing timber panelled door with overlight now boarded-up. Square-headed window openings with drag edged dragged cut-limestone sills, and drag edged dragged cut-limestone block-and-start surrounds centred on triple keystones framing remains of one-over-one timber sash windows. Interior undergoing "restoration", 2010, including (ground floor): central entrance hall retaining carved timber "Cyma Recta" or "Cyma Reversa" dado rail centred on carved timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled reveals; and carved timber surrounds to door openings to remainder framing timber panelled doors with carved timber lugged surrounds to window openings framing timber panelled shutters on panelled risers. Set in unkempt grounds with limestone ashlar pier to perimeter having shallow pyramidal capping supporting wrought iron gate.