Outbuildings at Bovagh House, 79 Mullaghinch Road, Coleraine, Co. Londonderry, BT51 4AU

A group of rubble stone outbuildings with hothouse enclosing the rear yard to Bovagh House (HB03/03/028A), located in the townland of Bovagh, south of Aghadowey. Comprising a rectangular two-storey coach- and stable block at north-west, a single-storey L-plan range built in two stages to south-west, with a pair of small single-storey privies offset at south-east end; the south-east side of the yard is bounded by a hothouse facing the main forecourt at south east and having access to the yard via an attached potting shed to rear. Roofs are natural slate, all pitched with the exception of the privies which share a hipped roof. (Hothouse is described separately below). Walling is random coursed rubble stone, with galleting to gable of two-storey block. Coach House and Stable range [A]: Two storey with brick chimneystack and metal rainwater goods. Coursed random rubble walling with some galleting and redbrick dressings to openings. Replacement four pane timber windows, timber sheeted door openings including double coach doors within elliptical opening having brick infil to tympanum. Abutted to east by a Single-storey abutment to east end, and lean-to open wood store to rear. Single-storey range [B]: Pitched natural slate roof with brick chimney to party wall between two phases timber finial to gable of stable projection; brick eaves course and cast-iron rainwater goods. Walls have a visible masonry seam mid-way; the northern end is coursed rubble basalt, the southern end is random rubble, part coursed. Brick-dressed openings, segmental-headed to southern end, square-headed to northern end, generally with four-light fixed windows without cills. Timber-sheeted ledged doors, that to left end (to hen house) having fine ventilation slits. Privy [C]: Square rubble masonry block with hipped slate roof having leaded ridges and hips; no rainwater goods, brick eaves. Lit by two Gothic windows to south-west elevation, that to right with original interlocking timber glazing bars, that to right with replacement glazing bars (glass broken). Projecting rubble stone screen wall shields timber sheeted entrance door to northern bay; southern bay accessed from avenue at south-west side, now inaccessible. Hothouse [D]: Monopitched roof with iron crestings, having replacment corrugated perspex sheeting on timber frame over brick plinth walls; redbrick rear (yard-facing) elevation abutted by a potting shed of brick with Gothic window and timber door. Setting: Located to the north and western side of Bovagh House (HB03/03/028A), in a secluded mature landscaped setting, with fields to rear. Roofs: Slate Walling: Rubblestone Windows: Timber RWG: Plastic and iron