Danby House — Rossnowlagh Road

Detached three-bay single-storey former gate lodge on L-shaped plan associated with Danby (40852006), built c. 1870, having gabled bay to the west end of the main elevation (south) flanked to the east by an open veranda. Now in use as private house with modern extension to the rear (north). Pitched natural slate roofs to main body of building and to gabled projection having rendered chimneystack with moulded cornice offset to the west side of the centre of the main body of the building. Terracotta ridge tiles. Mono-pitched natural slate roof over veranda supported on moulded timber supports with moulded timber bargeboards. Some remaining sections of cast-iron rainwater goods. Rendered walls; timber lattice trellis attached to projecting bay. Square-headed window openings to main body of building having replacement timber one-over two-pane timber sliding sash windows with plain rendered surrounds and stone sills. Segmental-headed painted windows with plain rendered surrounds and stone sills to south side of projecting bay and to east side of main body of lodge. One-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows to side elevations (east and west) of projecting bay. Central square-headed door opening to main body of building having glazed timber door, c. 1920, and plain rendered surround. Timber lattice trellised fence to veranda. Set back from road to the north-west of the main entrance gate serving Danby House, and to the east of the main house. Garden to the rear. Set on slightly elevated position with lawn grass areas to south and west, enclosed to south by flight of cement rendered steps. Located to the north-west of Ballyshannon town centre.