Kilrush House

Detached five-bay two-storey model agricultural school, built 1835-6; extant 1837, on a cruciform plan centred on single-bay full-height breakfront with single-bay two-storey recessed lower end bays; single-bay (single-bay deep) full-height central return-cum-water tower (east). Vacant, 1901. Occupied, 1911. Now disused. Pitched slate roof on a T-shaped plan on collared timber construction centred on hipped slate roof with rolled lead ridges, lichen-covered cut-limestone coping to gables with limestone ashlar chimney stacks to apexes centred on limestone ashlar chimney stack having stringcourses below capping supporting yellow terracotta tapered pots, and remains of cast-iron rainwater goods on dragged cut-limestone eaves retaining cast-iron octagonal or ogee hoppers and downpipes. Lime rendered walls over snecked limestone construction with benchmark-inscribed dragged cut-limestone "bas-relief" strips to corners. Square-headed central door opening with dragged cut-limestone "bas-relief" surround framing timber panelled door having overlight. Square-headed window openings with drag edged dragged cut-limestone sills, and dragged cut-limestone "bas-relief" surrounds framing remains of six-over-eight (ground floor) or four-over-six (first floor) timber sash windows having horizontal glazing bars. Interior in ruins including (ground floor): central hall retaining timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors; and timber surrounds to some door openings to remainder framing timber panelled doors with timber surrounds to some window openings framing timber panelled shutters. Set in unkempt grounds with rendered octagonal piers to perimeter having lichen-covered polygonal capping supporting replacement tubular steel "farm gate".