Cloghans House — CLOGHANS BEG

Detached three-bay two-storey farmhouse with dormer attic, extant 1777, on a symmetrical plan centred on single-bay full-height breakfront on an engaged octagonal plan; two-bay two-storey lower recessed wings. "Improved", pre-1893, producing present composition. Occupied, 1911. Sold, 1936. Undergoing "restoration", 2010. Pitched slate roofs including gablets centred on octagonal slate roof (breakfront) with clay ridge tiles, red brick Running bond chimney stacks on red brick Running bond bases with capping now missing, timber bargeboards to gables on chamfered timber spandrels with abbreviated timber finials to apexes including decorative timber bargeboards to gablets with timber finials to apexes, and cast-iron rainwater goods on chamfered timber spandrels on thumbnail beaded consoles retaining cast-iron downpipes. Part creeper-covered lime rendered or roughcast walls. Pointed segmental-headed central door opening with limestone flagged threshold, and concealed dressings framing timber panelled door having overpanel. Square-headed flanking window openings with dragged cut-limestone sills, and concealed dressings framing two-over-two timber sash windows. Pointed segmental-headed window opening in bipartite arrangement (first floor) with dragged cut-limestone sill on thumbnail beaded consoles, timber T-mullion, and concealed dressings framing one-over-one timber sash windows having overlight. Paired square-headed window openings (ground floor) with square-headed window openings in bipartite arrangement (first floor), dragged cut-limestone sills, timber mullions to bipartite openings, and concealed dressings framing two-over-two (ground floor) or replacement one-over-one (first floor) timber sash windows. Interior including (ground floor): bow-ended central entrance hall retaining carved timber surrounds to window openings framing timber panelled reveals or shutters with carved timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors; and carved timber surrounds to door openings to remainder framing timber panelled doors with carved timber surrounds to window openings framing timber panelled reveals or shutters. Set in unkempt landscaped grounds with limestone ashlar piers to perimeter having lichen-covered cut-limestone shallow pyramidal capping.