15 Loughaghery Road, Ballycrune, Hillsborough, County Down

A vacant two-storey three-bay farmhouse with attached outbuildings, built c. 1830, with alterations c.1870, and located at the end of a long lane southeast of Loughaghrey Road in Anahilt. Rectangular on plan with adjoining group of outbuildings to rear. Pitched natural slate roof having blue/black angled ridge tiles and rendered gable chimneystacks. Cast-iron half round rainwater goods. Walling is roughcast render partially eroded to expose fieldstone construction. Windows are 2/2 timber-framed sliding sash having horizontal glazing bars; smooth rendered surrounds and masonry sills. The principal elevation faces southeast and is symmetrically arranged, being three openings wide. To centre at ground floor is elliptical-headed opening having timber-sheeted entrance door with decorative cast-iron knocker and knob in round-headed smooth rendered surround; stained glass transom light and sidelights on masonry plinth with projecting sills. The southwest elevation has a window to left at ground floor. The northwest (rear) elevation is abutted to right by outbuildings; to left is single-storey extension under catslide tin roof. The northeast elevation is blank. Single-storey rubble stone and brick outbuildings form an L-shape to create a rear yard. Linear group adjoining dwelling comprises of square-headed carriage entrance to left having timber-sheeted doors with cast-iron strap hinges. To right is timber-sheeted door and two timber half-doors to stable. To gable is rubble stone outbuilding with catslide slated roof; abutted to north by semi-ruinous rubble-stone stable-block. Setting: Occupying a rural setting at end of a long lane accessed off a quiet country road. Modern steel framed agricultural shed and livestock shed to south. Ashlar squared gate piers to Loughaghrey Road entrance having decorative wrought-iron gates. Brick and cement rendered gate piers to farm entrance having original wrought-iron gates. Site is enclosed by mature trees. Small garden to front of house is enclosed by rubble stone and rendered wall; to north is square gate pier having pointed cap and decorative wrought-iron latch gate leading to side yard. Roof: Natural slate Walling: Roughcast render Windows: 2/2 sliding sash RWG: Cast-iron