Farm buildings adjacent to, Shooting Lodge, Seskinore Road, Seskinore, Omagh, Co Tyrone, BT78 1UF

These farm buildings are a late 19th-century outbuilding complex forming part of the former Seskinore Lodge estate, located on the east side of Seskinore Road, Seskinore, Omagh. Designed by the architects Boyd and Batt, they were most likely constructed around 1862 as part of extensive works to the estate carried out for Captain George Perry McClintock, though the buildings do not appear on Ordnance Survey maps until the third edition of 1906. They survive in largely intact condition and make a significant contribution to the architectural heritage of the local rural area.

The complex consists of two main blocks. The principal west block is a two-storey, multi-bay rectangular structure. Attached to its east side is a lower, double-height block that is L-shaped on plan, with a slightly higher return abutting it off-centre to the right. Together these form the eastern portion of a small farmyard group, the western portion being a separate range.

All roofs are finished in natural slate with blue-black clay ridge tiles. The return of the lower east block has a hipped natural slate roof that breaks the main ridge line. Eaves details include brick corbelling and timber bargeboards throughout. Rainwater goods are cast-iron U-profile throughout.

Walling throughout is roughcast lime-rendered random rubble stonework over a contrasting plinth. The west block features a gabled brick bellcote, complete with bell, positioned slightly to the right of centre on the roofline. All openings are brick-dressed with masonry cills and, unless otherwise noted, are fitted with vertical timber louvres.

The principal, south-facing elevation of the west block has three equally spaced openings at each floor level. Ground floor openings have segmental-headed arches; first floor openings are louvred, with the central one being wider than the flanking pair. An ornate cast-iron post stands outside the central ground floor arch, bearing the maker's mark "Riddell & Co. Belfast". The south-facing elevation of the lower east block has a segmental-headed coach arch offset to the left of centre. To the left of this arch is a 1-over-1 timber sliding sash window with cast-metal bars, and to its extreme left is a square-headed door opening. Two louvred openings are positioned to the right of the coach arch. The left gable of the west block is blank.

To the rear (north), the west block has five louvred openings at first floor level. At ground floor right, the ghost marks of a former lower gabled abutment are visible; within these marks is a blocked circular recess, possibly a former window opening. The remainder of the ground floor rear elevation is otherwise blank. The lower east block is abutted off-centre at the right by its own return, which is of lime-washed brick construction with a relieving arch. The roof of this return features three timber louvred ventilation cowls with metal-sheeted canopies. The exposed section of the east block's rear is blank and has a red-brick instepped chimneystack at the right-hand end. The right gable of the east block is blank and is abutted by a smooth rendered boundary wall with modern railing, enclosing access to the rear.

The complex sits at the north-east side of a farmyard group, with a second range of outbuildings to the south-west. Both groups are accessed by a lane from the west. The traditional rural farmyard setting enhances both the character and the architectural value of the buildings.

The history of the site is well documented. Seskinore Lodge is captioned on the first edition Ordnance Survey map of 1833. The Townland Valuation of 1828 to 1840 records the house and offices as occupied by Mrs Perry and valued at £30. The writer Atkinson, in 1833, described the Lodge as the seat of Mrs Perry, relict of the late George Perry Esq, and characterised the property as comprising "a neat and fashionable lodge, a tastefully planted lawn and about sixty Irish acres of a farm, well adapted to the growth of flax and corn crops, and to that of garden vegetables and ornamental trees," though noting that the demesne "lies low and the prospect from the lodge is exclusively confined to the little beauties of the home view." Lewis's Topographical Dictionary also records it as the residence of Mrs Perry of Dublin.

By the time of Griffith's Valuation the property had passed to the McClintock family. By 1860 George Perry McClintock owned it in fee, with the property still valued at £30. In 1862 a new house was recorded as having been built, and the valuation was subsequently raised to £65. The Dublin Builder of 1862 announced that "Messrs Boyd and Batt are architects for an extensive addition to the mansion-house of Seskinore…for Captain McClintock," with the contract being executed by Mr McClelland of Derry at a cost of £2,074 10s 5d. It is considered likely that the present outbuildings were constructed as part of these works. It is also recorded that around this time George Perry McClintock established the Tyrone Hunt, later known as the Seskinore Hunt, of which he was Master until 1886, succeeded by his son who retired in 1905.

The family history, as quoted by Mitchell from Pike's Province of Ulster (1909), records that a James Perry was granted free farm lands from Sir Audley Mervyn in 1662. The estates eventually passed to George Perry McClintock, a Colonel who commanded the 4th Royal Enniskilling Fusiliers, served as aide-de-camp to the Duke of Abercorn and Earl Spencer when Lords Lieutenant, and was a Justice of the Peace, Deputy Lieutenant for County Tyrone, and High Sheriff in 1865.

By 1933 the whole property was valued at £435, subsequently reduced to £130. In 1935 valuers noted that the last additions to the building had been made in 1860 and that the original building dated from 1600. At that time John McClintock owned the house in fee, and a valuation note records that "the office housing is all in fairly good repair and moderately maintained but far too extensive for the owner's immediate requirements." The value was further reduced to £65. By 1954 the main house was recorded as demolished. A photograph of Seskinore House dating from 1934 is reproduced by Mitchell.