171 Belfast Road, Muckamore, Co Antrim, BT41 2ET

Attached four-bay one-and-a-half storey house, built c.1820, located to the south of Belfast Road. The plan is rectangular with a pitched one-and-a-half storey extension to the south-east. The roofs are pitched and slated with deep overhanging eaves. The main roof has a central polychromatic brick chimney with three clay pots. Gables have fretted timber bargeboards, finials and dropped circle motif. The walls are smooth rendered, ruled-and-lined to the north elevation. Square headed replacement timber casement windows, divided 8/8, unless otherwise stated, are contained in Tudor-arch-headed openings. All windows have painted masonry sills. The principal elevation faces north. The door is located in the second bay from the left. All other bays contain a ground floor window. The third window from the left is surmounted by a pitched dormer containing the first floor window. A second dormer to the east is shared with 173 Belfast Road (HB20/12/002F). The entrance door opening is Tudor-arch-headed with painted moulded surround, containing an original square headed timber panelled door with solid Tudor arch top panels. The west elevation has one replacement uPVC, vertically opening casement window to first floor level. The south elevation is abutted at right by an extension. The exposed wall section has two square headed uPVC casement top-hung opening windows to ground floor, divided 8/8. The extension has a modern timber panelled entrance door to the east elevation and a square headed uPVC vertically opening casement window to each level on the south elevation. The east elevation is abutted by 173 Belfast Road (HB20/12/002F). Setting The house is directly accessed from Belfast Road to the north. The main elevation is abutted to the west by rendered square pillars supporting double wrought iron gates. The pillar to the west is abutted by random rubble walling surmounted by a hedge. The site is bounded to the south and west by a hedge, to Muckamore View. Roof covering Natural slate Walling Painted render Windows Timber casement, divided 8/8 Rainwater goods Cast iron ogee gutters and round downpipes