4 Drumaran Road, Gilford, CRAIGAVON, Co Down, BT63 6DP

A vacant direct-entry single-storey vernacular dwelling, possibly pre-dating 1834 and located on the west side of Drumaran Road south of Gilford. Rectangular on plan. Pitched corrugated metal roof (possible thatch under tin) with raised masonry verges and rendered chimneystacks. Cast-iron half-round rainwater goods on drive-in brackets. Walling is roughcast rendered with smooth rendered gables. Windows are 2/2 timber sliding sash in smooth rendered surrounds with projecting sills. The principal elevation faces south with timber-sheeted door to centre in smooth rendered surround, flanked by two windows to either side. The west gable was inaccessible. The north (rear) elevation has three windows evenly spaced (that to centre is smaller); timber-sheeted door to far right. The east gable is blank. Setting Situated in a rural setting along a country road south of Gilford. Gable to the road and bounded to east by a modern timber fence. Original wrought-iron gate to northeast giving access to farmland. Site is bounded to north and west by mature hedgerow and trees. Roof: Corrugated metal Walling: Render Windows: Timber RWG: Cast-iron