160 Killinchy Road, Lisbarnet, Killinchy, Newtownards, Co Down, BT23 5NE

160 Killinchy Road is a two-storey gabled farmhouse situated at the end of a short lane to the northeast of Killinchy Road, approximately 3.5 miles northwest of Killinchy village. The building likely dates from the mid-nineteenth century, though its exact construction date remains uncertain. It has been substantially developed and modified over time, with a major return extension added around 1954, and retains a mixture of Victorian and mid-twentieth century internal detailing. The house occupies a fine rural setting framed by mature trees and remains substantially unspoilt in its landscape context.

The front southwest facade presents an asymmetrical composition despite an initial appearance of symmetry. To the left of centre stands an Ards doorway with a modern glazed door and semicircular radial fanlight. Flanking the doorway are two sash windows with Georgian panes of 8 over 8 configuration. The first floor contains three similar sash windows. The southeast gable features a lean-to greenhouse attached at ground floor level, with a plain sash window to the right on the first floor. The northwest gable is blank.

To the rear, a large full-height return extends to the right of centre. This later addition has a modern glazed door at ground floor level on its southeast elevation, with a double sash window to the right. On the first floor to the left is a sash window positioned as a gable. The return's gable contains a sash window to the left on the first floor. The northwest facade of the return has a double sash window at ground floor and a single sash window at first floor. A sash window is located on the ground floor left of the rear facade of the main house section.

All external walls are finished in lined cement render, left unpainted. The roof is gabled with overhang and plain barges, finished in Bangor blue slates. Three rendered chimney stacks rise from the roof, one positioned above each gable. Cast iron rainwater goods serve the building. The house sits on a sloping site, with the ground level to the rear substantially higher than at the front.

The dating of the building is complicated by conflicting evidence. The Ordnance Survey map of 1834 and the revised map of 1859-60 both show a building on this site, though the plan configuration differs slightly from what exists today, suggesting the present building may post-date 1860. The revised map notes a benchmark on a window cill at that date, which the present building does not appear to possess. The Ards doorway and Georgian paned sash windows suggest an early nineteenth-century origin, though such features frequently appear on farmhouses as late as the 1860s. The roof overhang may indicate a later nineteenth-century date, though the roof could have been rebuilt at the time the return extension was added or extended.

Valuation returns of circa 1835 record that the house was then in possession of a Widow Browne. According to the current owner, the original house was constructed in 1803 by James Alexander and was renovated by his grandson David Alexander in 1926. It was subsequently modernised around 1952 by Mary Eleanor Alexander and Lilias Alexander, daughters of David Alexander. At this time, the house was extended over a well to create the present kitchen rear return. Part of the original building had previously functioned as a farm shop and possibly also sold baked goods, now demolished. A small door in the living room originally gave access to the shop but now opens into a cupboard. The owner also stated that the original building was 1.5 storeys with the original staircase facing the front door, which was later removed to an outbuilding; the current staircase occupies the position of the former scullery.