The Manse — Stranorlar

Detached three-bay two-storey rendered former Reformed Presbyterian manse, built c. 1880, having single-bay canted bay windows to either end of the main elevation (south-east) with open veranda porch between having mono-pitched artificial slate roof over supported on cast-iron columns having decorative foliate capitals, and having timber trellis panels to head. Now in use as a private house with two-storey return to the rear (north-west). Hipped artificial slate roof (fibre cement) with slightly overhanging bracketed eaves, cast-iron rainwater goods, and a central pair of smooth rendered chimneystacks. Roughcast rendered walls over smooth rendered plinth course. Square-headed window openings with stone sills and two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows at first floor level and one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows to canted bays. Continuous sill course at first floor level, running around to side elevations, two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows to the side elevations. Central segmental-headed doorway having replacement timber door flanked by timber pilasters having foliated consoles over, and with plain overlight. Set well-back from road in extensive mature grounds to the north-west of the centre of Stranorlar and to the north of associated Reformed Presbyterian church\meeting house (see 40838031). Gateway, at start of approach laneway to house from the east, having a pair of hooped wrought-iron gates supported on cast-iron gate posts. Detached two-storey outbuilding to the rear (north-west) having pitched natural slate roof, roughcast rendered walls, square-headed window openings with stone sills and fixed-pane timber windows, square-headed doors and loading bays with timber battened doors. Roughcast rendered walls and gate piers to site.