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Detached three-bay two-storey house with attic level, built c. 1870, having full-height semi-circular bowed bay to the west end of the main elevation (south), and with two-storey return to rear (north). Now disused. Pitched natural slate roof to main body of building and bowed natural slate roof (now covered in sheeted metal) to bowed projection having projecting eaves supported on paired corbelled brackets, terracotta ridge cresting to main body of building and cast-iron cresting over bowed bay, yellow brick chimneystacks with stepped coping and terracotta pots to the gable ends (east and west), raised rendered verges to gable ends, profiled cast-iron water goods, and with two gable-fronted dormer windows to the front elevation and one to the rear elevation having round-headed window openings with remains of timber windows, pitched natural slate roof with terracotta ridge cresting, and with remains of timber finials over. Smooth rendered walls having raised channelled block quoins to the corners of the main body of the building, decorative render stringcourse below eaves, and with decorative stringcourse and decorative rectangular panels to bowed projection above ground floor openings. Square-headed window openings having stone sills, remains of one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows, and with timber shutters; remoulded architraved surrounds with keystone detailing to openings to bowed projection; square-headed window openings to return and rear elevation with remains of six-over-six pane horned timber sliding sash windows. Segmental-headed door opening to centre of front elevation having stepped reveal, square-headed timber door, flanking narrow sidelights, moulded timber lintel, and with overlight. Set back from road in own grounds to the east\north-east of Greencastle. Detached multiple-bay two-storey outbuilding to rear having pitched natural slate roof with rendered brick chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods, roughcast rendered walls, square-headed window openings with two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows, square-headed loading bays with battened timber doors, square-headed doorways with battened timber doors and overlights, and with two square-headed integral carriage-arches to the north end of the front elevation (east) having battened timber double-doors.

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