1 Coastguard Cottages, Causeway View Lane, Portrush, BT56 8DA

A two-storey end-of-terrace house built in 1896 as part of a former Coastguard station in Portrush. The entire station comprises a detached two-storey station building (the commander officer's house), six two-storey dwellings arranged in a terrace (of which this is one), original outhouses, and a later boathouse with associated store.

The buildings are designed in a simple, loosely Georgian style. Originally finished in brick, they are now almost entirely rendered. The station occupies an urban site north of Portrush town centre, set on a slight rise between Main Street to the south and Causeway View Lane to the north.

The terrace of six cottages is oriented north-south. The former station building stands at the south end of the site with its south side facing Main Street pavement. Cottages 3-4 and 5-6 are paired with mirrored internal layouts and identical accommodation, accessed from the east side off Causeway View Lane. Cottages 1 and 2 are also paired with mirrored internal layouts but are slightly larger and accessed from the west side off Main Street, reflecting the higher status of their middle-ranking officer occupants, in contrast to the commanding officer's residence at 130 Main Street.

No. 1 stands at the south end of the terrace. A two-storey return projects to the right of the rear. The front entrance is set on the west façade, with a small private yard to the rear. To the east of the return is a communal access yard serving the rears of cottages 1-2.

The roof is hipped and finished with natural slate and grey fireclay ridge tiles, with overhanging eaves showing exposed rafter tails. A shared rendered chimneystack rises to the ridge, featuring corbelled bands and matching clay pots. Rainwater goods are uPVC.

The walls are rendered with a ruled and lined finish. The west side is set upon a rubble stone canted plinth. The front west façade features a flat-headed door positioned right of centre. To the left is a flat-headed window with cut stone sill; the painted timber sash frame has a 6/6 glazing arrangement. To the right is a smaller similar window with a 2/2 arrangement. Directly above each is a comparable window at first floor. To the right on the south façade at first floor is a window with a 3/6 arrangement. Windows to the rear follow the same pattern, including 3/6 and 6/6 arrangements.

Gardens extend to the west side. To the east are two communal access yards separated by a masonry wall—the northern yard gives access to the front entrances of cottages 3-6, while the southern yard serves the rears of the station building and cottages 1-2. To the rear of cottages 3-6 stands a small range of single-storey outbuildings containing a communal washhouse and two small outhouses per dwelling (comprising an outside water closet and fuel store).