The Stables, Greenmount College, 22 Greenmount Road, Muckamore, Antrim, Co Antrim, BT41 4PX

The Stables at Greenmount College comprise a quadrangular arrangement of single-storey outbuildings around a courtyard with a two-storey entrance block surmounted by a cupola. The main entrance faces south.

The south elevation consists of a central two-storey, three-bay entrance block flanked on each side by single-storey wings projecting slightly forward. The entrance block has a roof of Bangor blue slates in regular courses with two original flush rooflights and a central octagonal timber belfry with arched head openings in each face, a lead dressed base, and a lead cupola topped by a ball finial and iron weathervane. The gutters appear to be moulded PVC, with cast iron downpipes of rectangular section. The walls are of roughly squared rock-faced greystone in regular courses with later reticulated cement mortar and rusticated sandstone quoins to the extremities. A projecting plain eaves course with timber eaves board runs along the top. The main entrance comprises a rusticated sandstone elliptical archway in a slightly projecting rectangular surround with moulded cornice, imposts, and plinth. It contains a pair of modern large arched sheeted timber doors mounted on steel framing to the rear face, incorporating a small wicket gate. The entrance archway is flanked on each side by a pair of original cylindrical cast iron bollards.

The first floor has three windows: rectangular modern timber small-paned fixed lights with top-hung vents, replacements for the supposed original sliding sashes, set in later cement rendered reveals with projecting stone sills and sandstone heads with sandstone drip moulds. The ground floor has one timber window on the right-hand side, a later insertion of similar glazing to those above but with a concrete sill and raised cement rendered surrounds, spalling at the head to reveal a flat iron lintel, and modern iron spiked bars attached.

The left-hand wing is three bays with one window on each side of a central doorway. The roof is slated as previously described with two original rooflights. There is one chimney, smooth cement rendered with plain block cornice and one original octagonal pot with two modern stub pots. The walling is as previous, including quoins to the extremities, with moulded weathering to the cornice at the right-hand side where it overlaps the entrance block. Rainwater goods are as previously described. The windows match those on the first floor of the entrance block. The doorway contains a rectangular timber sheeted door of herringbone pattern with scrolling wrought iron hinges, surmounted by a plain rectangular timber fanlight set in a modern moulded timber frame, in smooth rendered reveals with similar head and drip mould to the windows.

The right-hand wing is similar to the left-hand wing except it has no chimney and no rooflights, and the windows have modern spiked iron bars affixed. The window to the right is a large modern three-light arrangement of timber casements and top-hung vents set in raised smooth rendered surrounds with rendered sill and no sandstone dressings. The doorway is similar to the left-hand wing except the frame is unmoulded and the fanlight has pseudo leading in a Georgian radial pattern.

The west elevation of the entrance block has a hipped roof slated as previously described with two original flush rooflights. The walling is of snecked basalt with quoins to the extremities as before, and rainwater goods as before. The west elevation of the left-hand wing has a roof slated as previously with two original rooflights, one rendered chimney as before but no pots, and rainwater goods as before. The walling consists of roughly squared coursed rock-faced basalt to the right-hand end, with roughly coursed basalt rubble to the remainder, all with recessed or smeared cement pointing, and rusticated sandstone quoins to the extremities. There is one window to each floor: the first floor has a rectangular timber sliding sash, 2 over 2 with horns, set in plain cement rendered reveals with projecting stone sill; the ground floor has a later small-paned timber fixed light and top-hung vent set in a raised smooth rendered surround with projecting sandstone sill. At the left-hand extremity is a modern projecting single-storey toilet block with smooth cement rendered walls, lined and blocked, flush timber doors, PVC windows, asbestos slated lean-to roof, and PVC rainwater goods.

Projecting to the west behind the modern toilet block is an original screen wall to a side yard beyond, with walling of roughly coursed basalt rubble with rusticated quoins to the left-hand extremity and sandstone copings. The west elevation of the west wing of the courtyard has a hipped slated roof as previously described with original flush rooflights and modern steel ventilator coils. The wall is of basalt rubble with a derelict window opening and a now-closed elliptical brick arched opening. The rear elevation is slated as before with walling modern rendered with wet dash of stone chippings, projecting brick eaves course with timber eaves board, and PVC gutter and downpipes. It has two windows—modern metal framed casements set in smooth rendered reveals with similar sills—and a rectangular doorway in smooth rendered surround containing a sliding steel door.

The east elevation of the entrance block is similar to the west end. The east elevation of the right-hand wing has a roof slated as before, one smooth rendered chimney with two stub pots, rainwater goods as before, and walling of roughly coursed basalt rubble with rusticated sandstone quoins to the extremities. Darker toned patches of basalt suggest two previous openings now walled up. There are two windows, one to each floor: the first floor has a rectangular timber sliding sash, 3 over 3 without horns, in cement rendered reveals with projecting smooth rendered sill; the ground floor window is similar to one in the other wing with modern spiked iron bars affixed.

The east elevation of the east wing of the courtyard has a hipped slated roof with one original flush rooflight and one modern ventilator, moulded PVC gutter with cast iron downpipe as before, and walling of roughly coursed basalt rubble with projecting eaves course and timber eaves board.

The coachway in the entrance block leading into the courtyard has side walls smooth cement rendered, lined and blocked, with a ceiling of modern hardboard sheets. The courtyard elevations show the rear elevation of the entrance block smooth cement rendered, lined and blocked, with roof slated as before, moulded PVC gutter and downpipes, a central elliptical archway, and rectangular door and window openings with modern timber fixed lights and top-hung vents in plain reveals and timber sheeted doors. The courtyard elevations of the lower wings are of similar character with similar modern windows and flush timber doors or doors removed.

The courtyard elevations of the east and west wings and rear wing are single storey with slated roofs including original rooflights, roughly squared coursed basalt walls with original recessed lime mortar pointing, and moulded PVC gutters and downpipes. The west wing has four elliptical arches of red brickwork, all later blocked up, three of them with smooth cement render, lined and blocked and incorporating modern glazed doors. The rear wing has two centrally placed elliptical sandstone archways: one to the right contains sliding sheeted doors and sheeted tympanum; one to the left later closed with basalt and brick to contain a sheeted door. To the left of the arches the rear wing has brick flat arched openings containing modern door and windows; to the right the wall is smooth cement rendered containing a rectangular opening and modern timber windows. The east wing has similar brick flat arched openings with original sheeted door and modern timber windows and door.

The buildings stand in a rural area within the grounds of an agricultural college, well to the east of the original house on the estate. They are approached by the rear driveway to the complex which opens into a large tarmac area in front of the stable block. Modern barns stand well to the front of the block and close to the rear. Along the base of the entrance elevation are small flower beds. Extending to the right at the right-hand extremity is a small modern stone screen wall with modern steel gate and railings.