Castlehill House — CASTLEHILL [TIRA. BY. ADD. PH.]

Detached three-bay (single-bay deep) two-storey over basement[?] farmhouse, under construction 1838, on a T-shaped plan centred on single-bay full-height breakfront with single-bay (single- or two-bay deep) full-height central return (west). Vacant, 1901. Occupied, 1911. Vacant, 1942. Hipped slate roof on a T-shaped plan centred on hipped slate roof (west) with paired limestone ashlar central chimney stacks having cut-limestone capping, and cast-iron rainwater goods on cut-limestone stepped cornice retaining embossed cast-iron hoppers and downpipes. Part creeper-covered fine roughcast walls on drag edged tooled cut-limestone chamfered cushion course on roughcast plinth. Segmental-headed central door opening in (full-height) camber-headed recess approached by flight of four drag edged tooled cut-limestone steps, cut-limestone doorcase with engaged Doric columns on plinths supporting "Cyma Recta" or "Cyma Reversa" cornice, and cut-limestone surround on padstones framing glazed timber panelled door having fanlight. Square-headed window openings in (full-height) camber-headed recesses with cut-limestone sills, and concealed dressings framing six-over-six timber sash windows. Interior including (ground floor): central entrance hall retaining carved timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors, and plasterwork cornice to ceiling; and carved timber surrounds to door openings to remainder framing timber panelled doors with timber panelled shutters to window openings on panelled risers. Set in landscaped grounds with drag edged rock faced limestone ashlar piers to perimeter having drag edged rock faced cut-limestone shallow pyramidal capping supporting cast-iron double gates.