Bus Eireann Bus Station — Ramelton Road

Detached five-bay single-storey former railway station, dated 1908, having central gable-fronted single-bay projection to the front of the main elevation (west). Now in use as bus station (since 1987) with single-storey extension to rear (east). Pitched artificial slate roof with replacement rainwater goods. Painted smooth rendered ruled-and-lined walls over projecting chamfered smooth rendered plinth course with three courses of squared rock-faced walling rising to window sill level, smooth rendered sill course, and with smooth rendered block-and-start quoins to the corners. Date plaque to projecting entrance with date ‘1908’ surrounded by raised rendered block-and-start surround on (circular-plan). Round-headed window openings with painted limestone sills, smooth render block-and-start surrounds, with replacement windows. Square-headed window opening to rear with two-over-two pane timber sliding sash window and limestone sill. Round-headed door opening to projecting bay to front elevation (west) having raised smooth rendered block-and-start surround, modern glazed double-doors, and infilled overlight. Metal roof structure to interior having wrought-iron or steel trusses and roof structure supported on cast-iron columns with decorative cast-iron spandrels. Set back from road in own grounds to the north-east of the centre of Letterkenny with tarmacadam car and bus parks to site. Cast-iron winch\crane (see 40502318), originally associated with railway, located adjacent to the north-west. Altered detached five-bay single-storey former railway goods shed to the north-west, built c. 1913 and altered c. 2000 and now in use as offices, having modern glazed clerestory level with pitched slate roof over, rubble stone walls with concrete block-and-start quoins to the corners, and round-headed window openings with rendered block-and-start surrounds and modern fittings.