Kilcaddan House — KILCADDEN

Detached five-bay two-storey over basement house, built c. 1867 and altered c. 1910, having projecting entrance porch to the main elevation (south-east), single-bay single-storey canted bay window to the north-east end of the front elevation, and with three-bay single-storey return to the rear (north-west) to rear. Hipped natural slate roof with overhanging eaves supported on paired moulded brackets (front and side elevations), profiled cast-iron rainwater goods, two rendered chimneystacks aligned along with roof ridge, stepped rendered chimneystack to the rear (north-west), and metal rooflight to the rear pitch. Flat-roofs to porch and canted bay. Smooth rendered ruled-and-line walls over projecting smooth rendered plinth with raised rendered block quoins to the corners of the front elevation. Roughcast rendered walls to rear. Square-headed window openings to the front elevation having stone sills, render cornices over, and with one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows. Flush ashlar sandstone surrounds to canted bay window with two-over-two pane timber sliding sash window to central pane, and with moulded cornice over. Various timber sliding sash windows to rear and side elevations. Round-headed window opening to the rear elevation at first floor level, lighting stair hall, having two-over-two pane timber sliding sash window with margin glazing bars and coloured glass panels to outer panes. Segmental-headed doorway to porch having timber door, overlight, long narrow sidelights with one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows, and with render cornice over. Kilkenny marble fireplace with mirror over to interior, stucco cornices and ceiling roses, timber panelled doors and shutters to windows, timber half-glazed panelled doors. Set well back from road in extensive mature landscaped grounds to the west of Killygordon with long approach avenue to house from the south-west.