The Rectory — MULLANACROSS

The saved account records: Detached three-bay two-storey over basement former rectory, built c.1792, with two-bay side elevations, projecting gabled porch to front elevation, and with later additions to rear (north).

The saved account records: Hipped slate roof with two rendered chimneystacks having octagonal-plan terracotta chimney-pots, and with cast-iron rainwater goods.

The saved account records: Roughcast rendered walls with segmental-headed recessed panels to ground floor, and with limestone plinth course over basement.

The saved account records: Yard to north with four-bay two-storey outbuilding having pitched slate roof, remains of cast-iron rainwater goods, coursed rubble limestone walls and projecting eaves course, square-headed and round window openings to first floor, and square-headed door openings to ground floor with later gauged-brick door surrounds.

The Rectory — MULLANACROSS matters for the exact reasons given in its official assessment, rather than merely because it is an old structure. The source records: This former rectory was associated with nearby Saint Mollua's Church of Ireland church (1788) and was built in 1792 with the aid of a grant from the Board of First Fruits. the house formed part of an ecclesiastical group with the church and the former schoolhouse. The house is shown to be extended north by the time of the second edition OS map (1908). The picturesque setting is enhanced by a gated entrance from the Ulster Canal and Drumsnat Lough to the south. This elegant and attractive Georgian house maintains its early form and character, exhibiting fine craftsmanship, whilst the remaining sash windows give a… This explains what the place adds to local life, the street or the surviving built history.