79 Lisburn Road, Ballymote TD, Glenavy, County Antrim, BT29 4NX

A single-storey, thatch-under-tin, three-bay hearth-lobby plan vernacular dwelling with adjoining store; pre-dating 1830. Located at the crest of a short lane, of the Lisburn Road on the south side, approximately 1 mile southeast of Glenavy. Pitched corrugated tin roof over thatch remains; chimneys removed. Cast-iron rainwater goods (largely removed.) Exposed field stone walling with upper brick course (lime render largely eroded). Various timber window types; 1/1 sliding sash and 6 pane casement; generally frames only and in very poor condition. Timber panelled front door; only partially remaining and in very poor condition. The principal elevation faces northwest and is asymmetrically arranged. The abutting windbreak porch is located left of centre. Porch comprises very shallow pitched stone slab roof; lime rendered brick walling; small window openings to the left and right cheeks. One window to the left and two windows to the right; store entrance to the far right. The left gable is blank. The rear elevation is asymmetrically arranged with various window openings. The right gable abutment has a single window. Setting: Secluded site located at the end of a short lane, flanked by hedges and overgrown vegetation, climbing to the crest of a hill. Small yard to the front of the dwelling with a small two-storey rubble masonry with red brick surrounds, slated roof barn to the east. North of the yard is a dilapidated corrugated tin shed. The overall surroundings are primarily open rural landscape. Roofing: Corrugated tin over thatch;sawn rafters;unsawn purlins Walling: Field stone (lime rendered eroded) Windows: Remnants of timber sliding sash and casement. RWG: Cast-iron