Rectory, Church Hill, Killinchy, Co Down, BT23 6PP

Site (on top of a wooded rise off Church Hill in the small village of Killinchy) of a former rectory house of probable early to mid eighteenth century origin, demolished in 1975. A modern bungalow has been constructed a few yards to the S of the former house. All of the former outbuildings have been demolished also. To the S of the site is a large rubble gate post which now stands alone. This post undoubtedly belonged to the original entrance, which had ceased to be used by 1834, perhaps because of a minor road realignment, or possibly because a roadside building in front of the gate was removed and the site subsumed into the grounds. To the SW of the site (at the SW entrance) is a simple, single storey gabled gate lodge of c.1840, which is now vacant and slightly dilapidated. The N facade of the lodge has a right of centre gabled porch with recessed door to the far left of this is a sash window with horizontal glazing bars. The W gable has a large-ish double sash window. The E gable appears to have once had a door but this is now blocked with brick. The entire facade is finished in rough cast. The roof has Bangor blue slates and an overhang with plain barges. Central chimney stack. No rw goods. First Survey record from 06.02.1974 is as follows: '2 storey house with single storey gabled side wings. Central block, roof slated with gable ends. Chimneys rendered. Wall rendered and roughcast. Stone eaves, cornice and blocking course. 3 first floor and 2 ground floor double hung windows; Georgian panes. Cenmtral doorway has moulded surround; semi-circular arched head, enclosing a decorated fanlight. Moulded archivolt, decorated frieze transome and side ionic columns, part fluted. Doorway enclosed by recent gabled porch; roof slated; plain barges; wall smooth rendered. Central panelled door, semi-circular arch; plain fanlight over lintol. Double hung window as before on each side of doorway and on each side of the porch with sill course. Approached by 4 wide steps with side retaining blocks. Left hand wing has mock pediment and one central double hung window as before. Right hand wing has same gable but has 5 sided bay on gable; hipped and slated roof; same double hung window on front with semi-circular arch window opening to basement below. Condition poorish. Climbing growth on wall. Front about 85 feet with extension on right hand side. Coach yard at lower level to East enclosed by former stable buildings.'