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boathouse — Kerrs Bay Road

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boathouse — Kerrs Bay Road
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Detached single-bay single-storey boathouse originally associated with the former Rathmullan Coastguard Station (see 40819033) adjacent to the west, built c. 1875, having integral segmental-headed carriage-arch to the front elevation (east), and with attached two-bay single-storey outbuilding attached to the north. Now in use as an outbuilding. Pitched natural slate roof to boathouse and hipped natural slate roof to attached outbuilding to the north; red brick chimneystack to the south end of attached outbuilding. Rubble stone walls to boathouse with raised and dressed block-and-start quoins to the corners of the front elevation. Rubble stone construction to attached outbuilding. Segmental-headed carriage-arch to front elevation of boathouse having dressed sandstone block-and-start surrounds, dressed ashlar sandstone voussoirs, and with replacement battened timber double-doors having wrought-iron hinges. Square-headed window opening to the north end of east elevation of attached outbuilding to the north having red brick block-and-start surrounds, stone sill, timber lintel over, and with modern battened timber shutters. Square-headed carriage-arch to the south end of front elevation of outbuilding having dressed ashlar sandstone block-and-start surround, timber lintel, and with battened timber double-doors with wrought-iron hinges. Set back from road with high rubble stone retaining wall to the rear (west), modern car park to the east adjacent to Kerr's Bay\Lough Swilly, and with section of rubble stone boundary wall adjoining boathouse to the south. Located to the north-east of the centre of Rathmullan.

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