Cattogs, 20 Ballygraffan Road, Cattogs, Comber, Co. Down, BT23 5SU

Substantial two storey gabled farmhouse of probable pre 1834 (and possible 18th century) origin, situated on a rise to the N of the Ballygraffan Road, c.2 miles SW of Comber and a short distance from the W coast of Strangford Lough. The front (W) facade is symmetrical. In the centre of the ground floor is a timber panelled door with plain fanlight. To either side of the doorway are two relatively small (for a facade of this size) windows with PVC sash frames. To the first floor are five slightly smaller windows with similar frames. Somewhat ironically, the broad boxes on these PVC frames help maintain this building's feeling of antiquity, if only because the original frames probably had similar sized boxes. To the S of the main W facade (and flush with it) is the W face of a single storey gabled section which has a fairly large window with Georgian-like panes. The S gable of this section is blank as is the exposed section of the S gable of the main house. The exposed section of the N gable has a PVC window to the left on the first floor. At ground floor level on this gable there is a large gabled conservatory. To the E this conservatory backs onto a single storey gabled outbuilding. To the left of centre on the rear is a full height gabled return which merges to the N with a larger two storey flat roofed extension, obviously added at a later date than the return. To the first floor of the return are two PVC windows, of varying size, with a glazed PVC door to the right. To the first floor are four further PVC windows, also of varying size. To the left of the return, on the main house is a PVC window to the each floor, with another to the rear on the single storey section to the S. All rear window openings look 'modern' (those to the main rear facade appear to have been slightly enlarged in recent times) and slim concrete cills are in evidence. The entire facade is covered in rough cast and painted. The roof is covered in natural slate with two chimney stacks in fairly recent looking reddish-brown brick. Large collection of gabled outbuildings to the rear, with that to the E side two storey.