Carrickatane and Ardcame Road, Strabane, Co Tyrone BT82 0LT

A clachan of single-storey buildings and outbuildings with a two-storey barn, all built around 1830 and located at the junction of Carrickatane Road and Ardcame Road, Strabane. The buildings are divided into two separate groups on either side of Ardcame Road. Those on the north side comprise four buildings numbered 1 to 4 from west to east; those on the south side are recorded separately (HB10/10/021B) and are located in the grounds of 15 Ardcame Road, a large detached residence built around 1930.

The buildings are arranged in a linear form along the roadside, aligned west-east and facing the road. Building 1 is a single-storey three-bay dwelling or workshop at the west side of the junction with Carrickatane Road. The roof is traditionally constructed thatch, now partially covered with corrugated tin. There is a single rubble stone chimney to the party wall between bays and to the left gable. The walling is limewashed lime render. Windows are mostly gone or sheeted over, though the remains of a 2/2 sash window is visible internally. An enlarged opening occupies the centre of the principal elevation with sheeted windows to either side. The left gable has a high-level window opening. The rear elevation is built into a bank and has a large opening infilled with rubble stone to the left of centre, contained in a slight outshot, with a window to the left bay partially covered over. The right gable is exposed rubble stone and blank. The building is fronted by a heavily overgrown grassed area; the raised bank to the rear is accessed by a field gate.

Building 2 is a split-level multi-bay store, two-storey to the road-facing elevation and single-storey to the rear. The roof is pitched natural slate over corbelled stone eaves; rainwater goods are absent. Walling is limewashed roughly coursed rubble stone. Openings are tongue-and-groove sheeted unless otherwise stated, with door openings having limewashed brick heads. The principal road-facing elevation has two loading doors to the loft storey and two ground floor doors with three ventilation openings to the left end. A pair of pattress plates is located between the door heads. The left gable has a loading door with timber lintel and brick relieving arch. The rear elevation is built into a bank and has an enlarged opening with timber lintel to the left and a door opening to the right. The right gable is blank.

Building 3 is a three-bay single-storey building with high eaves, heavily overgrown. The roof is pitched natural slate over stone corbelled eaves. Walling is limewashed rubble stone. Windows appear to be 2/2 sliding sash. The door is overgrown. The gables are blank; the rear could not be accessed.

Building 4 is a split-level barn with loft, aligned north-south with gable to the road, located at the east end of the group. The roof is pitched natural slate over stone corbelled eaves. Walling is random rubble stone. Window openings are empty; such doors as remain are timber sheeted. The two-storey principal elevation faces west and consists of three doors to ground floor (one infilled with concrete block), all with brick relieving arches. The loft has a central loading door flanked by a window at either side, all with timber lintels. The left gable is abutted by a lean-to timber structure. The rear elevation is built into a bank and is single-storey with a door to the right side. The right gable is blank and overgrown.

The group occupies a rural setting. To the east of the row is a wooded area accessed by a wrought-iron pedestrian gate. To the south is a further group of traditional buildings and the early twentieth-century house.

A clachan is shown on the first edition Ordnance Survey map of 1833, comprising several buildings, most of which appear to have survived to the present day. From the second edition (1854) onwards, the group is captioned 'Lower Town'. None of the buildings appear in the Townland Valuation (1828–40), indicating they did not meet the minimum threshold value. Griffith's Valuation (1856–64) divides the group into three separate plots with different occupiers. Two dwellings to the west are occupied by James Gibson and James Todd, each valued at £1 10 shillings. A dwelling to the east is occupied by Joseph Bogle and valued at £3 10 shillings. All are leased from the Marquess of Abercorn. In 1870, new outbuildings are added to the latter plot and the valuation is raised to £4 10 shillings. One of the buildings to the north appears to be temporarily designated as a school house from 1875 to 1889. In 1892 William Gibson becomes the occupier of the higher-value dwelling and in 1890 he becomes the owner in fee. In 1913 he becomes the owner of a further plot and by 1920 appears to be the owner of all the buildings in the clachan. The First NI General Revaluation (1933–57) shows that William Gibson has built a large new house to the west of the cottages around 1930. In 1933 the original buildings are described as outbuildings to this new house, apart from a house to the north which appears to be occupied by a member of the Gibson family rent-free. The outbuildings are recorded as used for hens, pigs, potatoes and turnips, with two byres and a barn. There is also a motor house. All the outbuildings are roofed with corrugated iron or slate at this stage.

Although the buildings are of local interest and contribute to the setting of the vernacular house and farm buildings in the area, original fabric and detailing has been lost and they do not meet the criteria for listing.