Danesmoate — Kellystown Road

Detached five-bay two-storey over part raised basement country house with dormer attic, extant 1760, on a rectangular plan. "Improved", pre-1787, producing present composition. Sold, 1896. Occupied, 1901. Occupied, 1911. Sold, 1946. Resold, 1987. Hipped slate roof behind parapet centred on hipped slate roofs to window openings to dormer attic, clay ridge tiles, rendered chimney stacks on chamfered cushion courses on rendered bases having cut-granite capping supporting yellow terracotta pots, and concealed rainwater goods. Part creeper- or ivy-covered rendered wall to front (north) elevation on cut-granite chamfered cushion course on rendered base with rusticated cut-granite quoins to corners supporting parapet having cut-granite coping; rendered surface finish (remainder) originally slate hung. Segmental-headed central door opening approached by flight of seven cut-granite steps between wrought iron railings, doorcase with engaged Doric columns on plinths supporting "Cyma Recta"- or "Cyma Reversa"-detailed open bed pediment on "dosserets" framing glazed timber panelled double doors having overlight. Square-headed window openings with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing three-over-three (basement) or six-over-six timber sash windows. Set in landscaped grounds on an elevated site.