Survey Data
Reg No
22900107
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural
Original Use
Farmyard complex
In Use As
Farmyard complex
Date
1830 - 1850
Coordinates
214419, 119199
Date Recorded
05/01/2004
Date Updated
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Description
Farmyard complex, c.1840, including: (i) Detached three-bay single-storey outbuilding with series of three round-headed carriageways forming arcade. Hipped slate roof with clay ridge tiles, and remains of cast-iron rainwater goods on squared rubble stone eaves having iron brackets. Unpainted lime rendered walls over random rubble stone construction. Series of three round-headed carriageways with one having tongue-and-groove timber panelled double doors with overlight. (ii) Detached eleven-bay single- and two-storey stable building comprising three-bay double-height gabled central block with elliptical-headed carriageways, and four-bay single-storey lateral flanking wings having elliptical-headed carriageways. Pitched slate roof (gabled to central block screening hipped (pyramidal) roof) with clay ridge tiles, rendered bargeboards to gable, and traces of cast-iron rainwater goods on rendered squared rubble stone eaves. Random rubble stone walls with lime mortar. Series of elliptical-headed carriageways (one double-height to central block; some subsequently remodelled with random rubble stone plinths inserted) with red brick ‘voussoirs', and wrought iron bar fittings to remodelled openings. (iii) Detached seven-bay two-storey outbuilding with single-bay two-storey gabled central bay having elliptical-headed carriageway. Now in ruins. Hipped slate roof (gabled to central bay) now mostly collapsed with red clay ridge tiles, red brick Running bond chimney stack, and remains of cast-iron rainwater goods on rendered squared rubble stone eaves. Unpainted lime rendered walls over random rubble stone construction. Square-headed window openings (in elliptical-headed recess to centre first floor) with red brick dressings (including block-and-start surround to centre first floor), and timber lintels. Remains of timber fittings. Elliptical-headed carriageway with red brick dressings. Now blocked-up.
Appraisal
An attractive group of outbuildings forming part of an extensive farmyard complex that attests to the redevelopment of the Kilmanahan Castle estate in the early to mid nineteenth century. Although a number of the buildings have fallen into a dilapidated state, each unit retains its original form together with substantial quantities of early fabric.