Stables Annex, Stormont Castle, Stormont Estate, Upper Newtownards Road, Belfast, County Antrim, BT4 3XX

Attached range of single-storey rubblestone former stables, built c.1860, with a turreted carriage arch entrance. U-shaped on plan with the principal crenellated elevation facing east and arranged around a bitmac courtyard. Pitched natural slate roofs with glazed black clay ridge tiles and red brick chimneystacks with octagonal clay pots. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Painted ruled-and-lined lime rendered walling. Some exposed rubblestone walling. Square-headed window openings with timber sash windows and painted masonry sills. Principal east elevation to east range is four windows wide with an advanced curvilinear gable to the north and a carriage arch to the south framed by a pair of square-plan towers. Replacement timber casement window to the gable with 2/2 timber sash windows to the main section, all having hood mouldings. The carriage arch is constructed in vermiculated and voussoired sandstone ashlar with a crenellated parapet and central urn. The towers rise to form octagonal turrets with roundel panels embellished with horse heads and surmounted by lead-lined onion domes. The inner facing west elevation has depressed and louvred lunettes below the eaves with various timber sash and timber casement windows. The north elevation to the north range has a gabled projection, built c.2000. Largely single-pane timber sash windows to this elevation with some multi-pane timber casement windows. The inner facing south elevation has some elliptical-headed window openings with multi-pane timber casement windows. The west elevation to the west range is largely obscured by a modern wing to Stormont Castle. The inner facing east elevation has exposed rubblestone walling with red brick linings and concrete lintels to window openings with concrete sills and replacement multi-pane timber casement windows. Depressed and louvred lunettes openings sit below eaves level. The southern section of this range is rendered and forms part of Stormont Castle. Roof Natural slate RWG Cast-iron Walling Painted lime render over rubblestone Windows Timber sash / timber casement Setting: This range of former stables forms part of the Stormont Castle estate and is located to the northeast of the castle. Arranged around a concrete paved yard with bitmac driveways to the north and east.