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Detached four-bay two-storey former market house, dated 1845, having segmental-headed former carriage-arch openings to the front elevation (south) at ground floor level, now blocked, and with recessed single-bay two-storey extension to the east gable end, and four-bay single-storey extension to the rear (north). Altered c. 1950, and altered in use as a hall and a crèche. Now disused. Hipped natural slate roof with moulded clay ridge tiles, smooth rendered eaves course, and with replacement rainwater goods. Hipped and mono-pitched slate roof to rear and side extensions. Pebbledashed rendered walls having dressed ashlar block-and-start quoins to the corners of the main block, projecting plinth course, and with projecting stringcourse at arch springing point to former carriage-arch openings to the front elevation (south). Cut stone plaque to the front elevation (south) inscribed ‘This Building was erected by Alexr Robt Stewart Esqr of Ards House A.D. 1845’. Square-headed window openings to the front elevation at ground floor level, set within segmental-headed former carriage-arches, now blocked; square-headed window openings over at first floor level having dressed ashlar lintels, smooth rendered reveals, replacement sills, and with replacement windows. Square-0headed doorways to the front (in infilled carriage-arches) and rear (north), now blocked. Segmental-headed former carriage-arches to the front elevation (south) having ashlar block-and-start voussoirs. Set to the north side of former market square to the centre of Dunfanaghy, on reclaimed land, with pier (see 40807022) and Sheephaven Bay to north.
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