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lighthouse keeper's house — Gleann Cholm Cille

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lighthouse keeper's house — Gleann Cholm Cille
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Mid-terrace two-bay two-storey former lighthouse keeper’s residence, built c. 1910, having projecting single-storey flat-roofed porch to front elevation (south) with flat-roofed water tank (on square-plan) over, and with gable-fronted glazed entrance porch with pitched roof to the rear elevation (north). One of a terrace of four (see 40841010, 4081012 and 4084113). Now in use as a private house. Flat roof with moulded render eaves cornice, and smooth rendered chimneystacks to either end. Moulded cornices to head of tank and to front porch. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Smooth rendered walls over projecting plinth with projecting sill course at first floor level and having render/stucco roundels/medallions to tank. Square-headed window openings with raised render lugged surrounds and replacement windows. Square-headed door opening to east side of porch having raised smooth render lugged surround and timber sheeted door. Set back from road in shared grounds to the north/north-east of Gleann Cholm Cille/Glencolumbkille with gardens to front and rear. Rubble stone boundary wall with cement coping over to road-frontage to the south. Vehicular gateway to the west and pedestrian entrances to the west and east, adjacent to end buildings in terrace.

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