farm house, house — DRUMMENNY LOWER

Detached three-bay two-storey house, built c. 1870, having two-bay two-storey outbuilding attached to the west gable end under the same roofline. Now out of use. Pitched natural slate roof (large slates to ridge, smaller slates to eaves) with ridge tiles, projecting rendered eaves course, cast-iron rainwater goods, and three rendered chimneystacks (one to either end of former dwelling and one to the west gable end). Smooth rendered ruled-and-lined walls having smooth rendered block-and-start quoins to the corners. Square-headed window openings having stone sills, and with two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows to the first floor opening of dwelling and one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows at ground floor level having exposed sash boxes. Central square-headed doorway opening to former dwelling having replacement timber door and with flight of steps. Square-headed carriage-arch and square-headed doorway to attached outbuilding having battened timber doors and double-doors. Set back from road in own grounds to the east/south-east of Donegal Town. Approach avenue to house from road to the south. Two-storey outbuilding to the west, built c. 1820 and possibly a former dwelling to site, having pitched natural slate roof, coursed squared masonry with flush roughly dressed squared stone quoins to the corners, square-headed window openings with timber sliding sash windows at first floor level, and square-headed doorways at ground floor level having remains of timber fittings. Flight of stone steps (external) to the east gable end of outbuilding, giving access to square-headed doorway at first floor level having timber battened door. Single-storey outbuilding attached to the west end of outbuilding having mono-pitched corrugated-metal roof, rubble stone walls, and square-headed openings. Farmyard/yard to the front of former dwelling (south) with modern corrugated-metal hayshed to the west.