Outbuildings, Lisnacreevy House, 80 Lisnacroppin Road, Rathfriland, Co Down, BT34 5NZ

Outbuildings at Lisnacreevy House

A Grade B1 enclosed farmyard complex comprising two ranges of outbuildings dated 1846, located to the rear of Lisnacreevy House on the south side of Lisnacroppin Road and accessed via a rear gravel driveway leading north.

The North Range

The principal structure is a multi-bay two-storey rubblestone range running east-west along the north side of the yard, with two-storey projections at either end. It has a hipped natural slate roof with black clay ridge tiles throughout and no rainwater goods. The walls are coursed rubblestone with squared granite quoins and redbrick linings to all openings. An inscribed square slate date plaque on the east elevation reads 'ERECTED / A.D. / 1846'.

The north elevation is abutted by an earthen horse ramp rising to the first floor, retained in part by a rubblestone wall. This elevation has replacement sheeted timber doors to the upper level. The east elevation, facing the rear of the house along the gravel driveway, retains some original vertically-sheeted timber doors alongside largely replacement timber casement windows. The south elevation is six windows wide with mostly replacement fixed-pane timber casement windows. An early vertical sheeted timber door and modern steel steps serve the first floor. At the east end stands a single-storey rubblestone goose house with a series of brick-lined niches to its east elevation and a single rendered chimneystack.

At the west end of the north range is a further two-storey rubblestone structure with quoins to ground floor only. A dovecote has been inserted to its south gable, constructed with redbrick and slate courses. Abutting the west elevation is a small pig house with enclosed pen.

The South Range

A multi-bay single-storey range extends along the south side of the yard, also of 1846 and similar rubblestone construction with pitched natural slate roof and black clay ridge tiles. The north elevation has redbrick-lined window and door openings with two early sheeted timber battened doors fitted with primitive timber latches. The east gable features a series of loopholes and a redbrick-lined oculus to the apex. The south elevation has segmental-headed door openings formed in redbrick and squared granite with replacement hardwood glazed doors opening onto stone steps. To the west gable are a pair of small rubblestone pig houses with M-profile slate roofs and an enclosed animal pen to the north.

Setting

The yard is enclosed by tall rubblestone walls to the east and west, with wrought-iron gates supported on rubblestone piers. To the south lies an enclosed rose garden accessed through wrought-iron gates hung on redbrick piers with granite capstones, flanked by sweeping rubblestone quadrant walls. The site occupies an elevated position and is accessed primarily from the north via the short gravel driveway passing the rear elevation of the main house.