Manse, 807 Glenshane Road, Dungiven, Co Londonderry, BT47 4HW

This is a late Victorian manse, constructed between 1880 and 1899, designed by the prominent Derry architect John Guy Ferguson. It occupies a prominent position on rising ground, overlooking the surrounding countryside and the Owenbeg River, located south of the Glenshane Road.

The manse is a two-storey, three-bay wide building with a slated and hipped roof. It is rendered and painted, presenting an imposing appearance. The north-facing entrance front features a central doorway with a square head, shouldered surround, and fanlight. Flanking the doorway are single-storey, canted bay windows with three sliding sash windows each, featuring segmental heads. Continuous window cills form a stringcourse, with another at impost level. The bay roofs are adorned with metal cresting. The first-floor features three two-pane sliding sash windows, also square headed. Above the windows is a frieze band with scrolls under the soffit, which returns onto the gables. A painted, chamfered plastered plinth is present, and the walls are smooth rendered and painted. The low-pitched slated roof has long hips and two closely spaced chimney stacks along the ridge. Gables have single sliding sash windows at both ground and first floor levels. A two-storey, two-bay return is visible at the rear.

Beyond the main house is an enclosed yard, followed by a two-storey outbuilding constructed of stone and covered with slate, with a gabled form. The approach to the manse is marked by a sweeping avenue leading from a gated entrance. This entrance features metal gates set within stone piers, a low curved wing with railing, and octagonal piers finished with pyramidal copings that echo the overall style. The property was built in the early 1880s, with the site acquired from the Ogilby family in 1880. Ferguson prepared the plans and supervised the construction for a fee of £20, with Colhoun of Derry serving as the builder at a cost of £607-0-0.