house — DOOCHILL NORTH

Detached four-bay single-storey vernacular house, built c. 1860, having single-bay windbreak porch to the centre of the front elevation (east), ruinous and roofless two-bay single-storey extension to the north gable, added c. 1880, and with single-bay single-storey outbuilding attached to the south gable end. Now out of use. Pitched/domed thatched roof having ropes and wire mesh\chicken wire over secured on horizontal metal bar(s) below eaves level, and with two rendered chimneystacks and raised rendered verges to the gable ends (north and south). Whitewashed and limewashed rubble stone walls. Square-headed window openings with painted stone sills and two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed door opening to front face of porch with replacement glazed timber door. Attached outbuilding to the south and attached extension to the north having collapsed pitched roofs (rendered rubble stone chimneystack to the north gable end of extension to the north), partially rendered rubble stone walls, and square-headed window and door openings (fittings now gone). Detached two-bay single-storey house to the north having pitched corrugated-metal roof with raised rendered verge and rendered chimneystack to the north gable end, rendered rubble stone walls, and square-headed openings. Vernacular gateway to the south of site having rubble stone gate-piers (on circular-plan) and wrought-iron flat-bar gate, now collapsed.