Snugburrow House

Detached three-bay two-storey limestone ashlar former estate manager's house, c.1800, with single-bay two-storey lower return to rear to north. Extended, c.1900, comprising two-bay single-storey end bay to return. Renovated and extended, c.1940, comprising four-bay single-storey range along front elevation to south on an L-shaped plan with single-bay single-storey return to rear to north, and with single-bay single-storey bow bay window added to elevation to west. Now in private residential use. Hipped roofs. Replacement artificial slate, c.1940. Clay ridge tiles. Dressed stone chimney stacks (red brick chimney stacks to return). Replacement aluminium rainwater goods, c.1940. Snecked cut-limestone walls. Dressed stone quoins. Rendered to end bay to return to north. Unpainted. Square-headed window openings (including to bow bay window). Stone sills (concrete sills to additional ranges). 6/6 timber sash windows. Timber casement windows to additional ranges. Square-headed door opening. Timber panelled door, c.1940. Glazed timber panelled French doors to south with sidelights. Set back from road in own landscaped grounds. Detached multiple-bay single-storey outbuilding, c.1800, to north-east on a U-shaped plan about a courtyard. Hipped roofs with slate. Clay ridge tiles. Rendered chimney stacks. Iron rainwater goods. Roughcast walls. Painted. Some panels of red brick Running bond walls. Square-headed openings. Stone sills. Timber fittings. Tarmacadam courtyard. Detached six-bay two-storey outbuilding, c.1800, to north-east with series of square-headed integral carriageways. Gable-ended roof with slate. Clay ridge tiles. Iron rainwater goods. Rubble stone walls to ground floor. Red brick walls to first floor (combination of Running bond and English Garden Wall bond). Square-headed openings. Stone sills. Fixed-pane diamond-leaded windows. Tongue-and-groove timber panelled doors. Series of square-headed integral carriageways. Cut-stone piers. Cut-stone lintels. No fittings.

Snugburrow House is a fine and well-maintained middle-size house that was originally built as the estate manager's house on lands belonging to the Duke of Leinster of Kilkea Demesne. Although much altered over subsequent decades, the additions to the house have been carried out in keeping with the original character of the piece and are of interest in reflecting the changes in tastes and accommodation needs over the years. The house retains some early features, including fenestration, and is attractively set in its own grounds. The farmyard complex to north-east is of particular interest and comprises an extensive range of buildings, much of which retain their original character. Of considerable interest is the two-storey range that juxtaposes rubble stone to ground floor with red brick to the upper floor (possibly a mid nineteenth-century addition) - the range also retains early diamond-leaded fenestration and a slate roof. The house and outbuildings form a neat and compact group that is of social interest in representing a middle-size working farm. The outbuildings range, being road fronted to the north, is an attractive and prominent landmark in the locality.