The Cottage, 100 Bishops Road, Bennarees, Downhill, Co Londonderry, BT49 0JN

The site is approached by means of a steep winding secondary road (the Bishop's Road ) that proceeds in a south–westerly direction from the main Coleraine to Limavady road with the turning at the hamlet of Downhill. This turning is at a point about six miles from the centre of Coleraine measured in a westerly direction. A view of the house is obtained after traversing a short lane and passing outbuildings on the left (south-west) side. To the north the site which is atop a flank of Ben Evenagh mountain has spectacular views overMagilligan,the Inishowen peninsula and the Atlantic Ocean.The Inner Hebridean island of Islay is visible to the north. The roof is thatched between cement skews. There are three corbel-topped chimneystacks, one rises on either gable and the third serves the kitchen hearth. The stack on the south-east gable supports one pot and that over the hearth has two pots. The north-west chimney is not provided with pots. The stone walls are whitened, as are those of the porch. The porch walls have a smooth rendered finish in contrast with the traditional rough finish of the house. It is an addition. The entrance to the house which faces north-east is contained within a projecting porch gabled and finished with natural slate. The door is of framed and sheeted timber and a vertically sliding window with sashes divided into two, vertically, lights the south-east side. Rainwater goods are of aluminium and a small naturally slated canopy on timber brackets protects the entrance. The fenestration at the front of the house is made up of five openings, two to the left (south-east) of the porch and three to the right (north-east). The are of the vertically sliding variety with sashes divided into two panes vertically. The sash stops are moulded and the sills are of traditional depths. There are small openings in either gable of the house. At the rear, starting from the south-east gable, and after passing through a gate, the window arrangement is as follows: - A pair of windows with that on the left of slightly larger width, a window of further increased width, then a sheeted door glazed four-square at the top, a window with a further increase in width and finally a small window lighting the new utility room. The construction of the frames follows that employed at the front including the moulded sash stops and the deep sills. A half-octagonal ended conservatory and utility room have been added on the north-west gable. Entrance from outside is by means of framed and sheeted timber door into the utility room. This extension is roofed with natural slate finished with a red clay ridge and rainwater goods are of aluminium. The conservatory is constructed of timber framing.