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Detached former coastguard station, built 1866 or 1875, comprising six-bay two-storey terrace of coastguard houses having single-bay three-storey tower attached to the south-west gable end. Projecting single-storey entrance porches to the rear (north-west) of each house. Now in use as private houses and holiday homes. Machicolated oriel window openings to the south-west face of tower at third storey level and to the south-west end bay of two-storey block at first floor level (gable-fronted). Pitched and hipped natural slate roof to two-storey block having overhanging eaves supported on decorative timber brackets (brackets to front elevation and to tower), and having three coursed and squared rubble stone chimneystacks having cut stone coping over with cornices. Hipped natural slate roof to tower. Coursed and squared rubble stone walls. Concrete/cement render to machicolated window openings, supported on moulded cut stone corbels. Shallow segmental-headed window openings having flush tooled ashlar block-and-start surrounds, stone sills, and replacement one-over-one pane sash windows. Group of three narrow window openings to front face of tower (south-east) at ground floor level having flush tooled ashlar block-and-start surrounds, continuous sills, and replacement one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows. Shallow segmental-headed door opening to the south-west side of tower having flush tooled ashlar block-and-start surround replacement timber door with glass panels and plain overlight. Flight of cut stone steps to entrance having wrought-iron railings. Door openings to rear porches having battened timber doors. Set back from road in extensive mature grounds overlooking Killybegs harbour to the east and south-east. Single-storey sheds to rear having coursed stone walls and pitched natural slate roofs. Single-storey gable-fronted former boathouses adjacent to coast to the south-east having coursed squared rubble stone walls, pitched slate roof, and segmental-headed carriage-arch to the seaward elevation. Now converted into a dwelling.
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