Aran Island Lighthouse — Árainn Mhór [Aran Island]

Detached three or four-bay single-storey former lighthouse keeper's house, built c.1862-3, having two-bay single-storey return to rear (east). Now in use as guest accommodation and/or office. Formerly one of pair of semi-detached three-bay single-storey houses with storage sheds to outer bays; building to north now demolished. Pitched artificial slate roofs, having bracketed ashlar granite verge to south gable and to east end of return, smooth-rendered verge to north gable, ashlar granite chimneystacks to north gable and to gable of return, and with surviving sections of cast-iron rainwater goods. Ashlar granite construction over chamfered ashlar granite plinth course; wall painted to front elevation and smooth-rendered walls to gables. Ashlar granite construction to return. Square-headed window openings with ashlar granite sills and six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows; wrought-iron security bars to some openings. Square-headed battened timber door with overlight. Located on north-west tip of Árainn Mhór [Aran Island] adjacent to Aran Island Lighthouse. Rubble granite boundary walls with rubble copings to site. Enclosed yard to north on site of demolished lighthouse keeper's house. Detached single-storey outbuilding to rear having lean-to roof with raised ashlar granite verges, ashlar granite construction, and square-headed openings. Recent detached two-bay single-storey office with flat roof, smooth-rendered walls and square-headed openings to north.