Carricknahorna Masonic Hall

Attached gable-fronted single-storey Masonic hall on L-shaped plan, built in 1906 or 1919. Attached to the west side of Carricknahorna Orange hall (see 40910409). Pitched natural slate roofs having raised verge over the north gable end of advanced bay and to the east elevation having gable-fronted blocks to either end with incised star motifs, scrolled corbels/kneeler stones at eaves level to north elevation, cast-iron rainwater goods, and with corbelled eaves course to the main elevation. Tapered smooth rendered chimneystack with terracotta pots over to the west end of recessed bay. Roughcast rendered walls over projecting smooth rendered plinth course with smooth rendered ruled-and-lined pilaster strips to the corners of the advanced bay to north. Smooth rendered eaves course with ‘peg’-type rendered corbels to the north elevations; smooth rendered sill course to advanced bay. Raised rendered Masonic ‘square and compass’ motif to gable apex of advanced bay. Smooth rendered ruled-and-line walls to the west elevation of advanced bay. Square-headed window opening to advanced bay having smooth rendered surround and stone sill; opening now blocked. Roundel opening over window opening having smooth render surround. Square-headed doorway to the west elevation of advanced bay having timber panelled door. Roughcast rendered wall to the west side of advanced bay, enclosing small yard, having smooth rendered plinth course and with cut stone coping over. Pedestrian gateway within wall comprising a pair of smooth rendered ruled-and-lined gate piers (on square-plan) having moulded cut stone capstones with ball finials over, and with wrought-iron gate with cast-iron fleur-de-lys-type finials. Set slightly back from road with Carricknahorna Orange Hall (see 40910409) adjoining to the west. Located in the rural landscape to the north-east of Ballyshannon and to the south-east of Ballintra.