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Complex of two-storey outbuildings associated with Ardnamona House, built c. 1835 and c. 1880, comprising an attached four-bay two-storey outbuilding, c. 1835, with central segmental-headed carriage-arch to the north-west (adjoining house) and detached six-bay two-storey former outbuilding to the north-east , c. 1880, now converted to living accommodation with additions to the rear elevation (north-east). Pitched artificial and natural slate roofs to main building to the north-west; replacement natural slate roof to building to the north-east. Rubble stone walls, formerly rendered, having flush dressed ashlar block-and-start quoins to the corners. Roughcast rendered finish to north-west elevation of outbuilding to the north-west. Square-headed window openings having stone sills, and with replacement timber multi-pane windows. Remaining timber sliding sash windows to the north-west elevation of outbuilding to the north-west. Square-headed doorways having timber doors and half-doors, some with multi-pane overlights and some with cut stone plinth blocks. Two integral segmental-headed carriage-arches to the centre of the outbuilding to the north-west having roughly dressed cut stone voussoirs and flush ashlar block-and-start surrounds; one carriage-arch forms entrance gateway to yard from the north-west. Buildings arranged around a courtyard to the rear of Ardnamona House. Single-storey outbuilding to the north-west of return of house having mono-pitched corrugated-metal roof, rubble stone walls and square-headed doorways with timber battened doors. South-east gable end of building extends above roof to form parapet attached to north-west end of return to Ardnamona House. Pointed-arched door opening to the south-east gable end, now blocked, having shell mosaic to surround. Garden adjacent to the west having single-storey glasshouse, c. 1880, with squared rubble stone walls, timber windows and with cast-iron ridge cresting. Set well back from road in extensive mature wooded and landscaped grounds to the north/north-west corner of Lough Eske and to the north-east of Donegal Town.
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