69 Letterloan Road, Macosquin, Co. Londonderry, BT51 4PP

An asymmetrical direct-entry single-storey, two-bay rubblestone thatch-under-tin dwelling built c.1840 and located to the north side of Letterloan Road southwest of Macosquin. Rectangular plan with single bay lean-to byre at north gable. Pitched corrugated tin over straw thatch roof with raised masonry verges; red brick and partially rendered chimneystack to north gable. Cast-iron half-round guttering on metal brackets. Random rubblestone walling with remnants of whitewashed lime render. Remnants of 6/6 timber sash windows with timber lintels, in plain reveals with flush stone sills. The principal elevation faces east and is four openings wide including timber-sheeted entrance door to right of centre. The south gable is blank. The west elevation is partially concealed by overgrowth; window opening at left. The north gable is abutted by the lean-to byre with tin roof; timber frame to entrance at east. Setting: Situated in a rural setting to the north side of Letterloan Road, east of the junction with Shinny Road. Directly to rear of house is a large oak tree. Surrounding grazing land is bounded by low rubblestone walling and barbed wire fencing. Accessed from Letterloan Road to south by a modern metal farmgate. Roof: Thatch under tin Walling: Random rubblestone with remnants of whitewashed lime render Windows: Remnants of timber sash RWG: Cast-iron