Bruckless House

Detached three-bay two-storey house, built c. 1760 and altered c. 1830, having central projecting single-bay porch to the front elevation (south) and with large two-storey return to the rear (north). Single-bay single-storey entrance porch to the north end of rear return. Now also in use as a guest house. Hipped natural slate roofs with projecting cut stone eaves course, cast-iron rainwater goods, and with a central pair of ashlar limestone chimneystacks having cut stone coping over. Pair of ashlar limestone chimneystacks to the rear return. Flat roof to porch having moulded cornice and decorative cast-iron railings/balustrade over. Mono-pitched slate roof to the porch to the north. Rough cast rendered walls. Square-headed window openings with stone sills and having six-over-six-pane timber sliding sash windows to the ground floor and six-over-three pane timber sliding sash windows at first floor level to the main block. Tripartite/Wyatt-style timber sliding sash window to the front face of porch having segmental-headed spider’s web fanlight over. Square-headed doorway to the east face of porch having moulded cut stone surround, stone plinth blocks to base, cut stone hoodmoulding over, and with timber double doors. Set back from road in extensive mature landscaped grounds overlooking Bruckless Harbour and McSwyne’s Bay to the south. Gravel forecourt to the south and gardens to site. Complex of outbuildings to the rear (see 409098041), gateway (see 40909838) and gate lodge (see 40909838) to the north, and walled gardens (see 409098040) to the west and the south. Rubble stone boundary walls to site; dry stone walls along some approach avenues. Long winding approach road to house from the gateway to the north.