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Detached six-bay single-storey double-pile house, built c. 1800 and extended c. 1880, having gable-fronted entrance porch to the centre of the front elevation (south-east), modern single-storey flat-roofed single-bay summer room to the north-east end of the front elevation (south-east), canted bay window to the north-east side elevation, and with single-bay addition to the south-west side elevation. Pitched natural slate roofs with terracotta ridge tiles, two roughcast rendered chimneystacks with terracotta pots (one to either block of double-pile plan), and with cast-iron rainwater goods. Exposed rafter ends, timber bargeboards, and timber spear finials to gable apexes to gable-fronted porch and to single-bay extension to the south-west. Roughcast rendered walls. Square-headed window openings with smooth rendered reveals, painted stone sills, and with three-over-two pane horned timber sling sash windows; one-over-one pane horned timber sliding sash windows to canted bay; square-headed openings to side elevations of porch having fixed-pane timber windows with margin glazing bars with coloured glass to margin panels. Square-headed door opening to front face of porch having timber panelled double-doors. Set well-back from road in extensive mature grounds overlooking Lough Foyle to the south, and to the south-west of Greencastle. Located in shared grounds adjacent to the north-east of Portachappel House (see 40810018).

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