39 Fairhead Road, Coolanlough, Cross, Co.Antrim

Detached four-bay single-storey rendered vernacular dwelling, built c.1830. Rectangular on plan facing southeast and located at the north end of Fairhead Road, forming part of a cluster of four similar dwellings (HB05/04/016A, C & D). Pitched natural slate roof with black clay ridge tiles and slightly raised cement verges and break wall to the north bay. Three rendered profiled chimneystacks with terracotta pots. Cast-iron guttering on iron drive through brackets and cast-iron downpipes. Painted smooth rendered walling. Square-headed window openings with painted concrete sills and 3/1 sliding timber sash windows (replacement) with angled horns and exposed sash boxes. Four-bay southeast front elevation with off-centre square-headed door opening having deeply set replacement vertically-sheeted timber door. Blind southwest gable, rendered and painted with chimney stack. Northwest rear elevation has two randomly placed window openings (3/1 timber sliding sash similar to front). Blind north gable. Materials Roof Natural slate RWG Cast-iron Walling Painted smooth render Windows Timber sliding sash Setting: Located at the north end of Fairhead Road and forming part of a group of four similar dwellings informally arranged around the end of the road. Three single-storey outbuildings to the east form an informal front courtyard. To north, a single bay diminutive outbuilding has pitched corrugated iron roof with polycarbonate rooflight, exposed rubblestone walling and a sheeted timber door to NW face. The middle outbuilding has pitched natural slate roof, whitewashed rubblestone walls and replacement timber door. The larger south outbuilding has pitched corrugated iron roof set at two levels, exposed rubblestone walling and replacement timber doors; this has recently been refurbished.