Farm Outbuildings and Horsewalk, Greenhill, 156 Magheraconluce Road, Ballylintagh, Hillsborough, County Down, BT26 6BJ

A group of slated rubble stone early-to mid-nineteenth century farm buildings located west of Magheraconluce Road in Anahilt. To west is a single-storey block; rectangular on plan having cement rendered twentieth-century addition to north gable. To rear of this block is a single-storey small block. To east is a one-and-a-half storey barn, rectangular on plan with a single-storey return to northeast. Pitched natural slate roofs with blue/black angled ridge tiles; return to barn has corrugated metal roof. Plastic rainwater goods. Walling is rubble stone. Windows to east block only; 6/6 timber-framed sliding sash with horns to northeast elevation; remainder are single pane diminutive windows. The principal elevation of the west block faces southeast. Two square-headed timber-sheeted doors with cast-iron hinges to right of centre. The southwest gable is blank. The northwest elevation not accessed. The northeast gable is abutted by twentieth-century cement rendered extension (of little interest). The small rectangular block to rear is partially concealed; north elevation is blank. The southeast elevation of the barn to east has a diminutive window to either side of segmental-headed carriage entrance having red-brick lintel and a timber-sheeted double-leaf doors with cast-iron hinges. The northwest gable has a diminutive window to attic; to ground floor is timber-sheeted door with cast-iron hinges. The northeast elevation has to far left a timber-sheeted replacement door and 6/6 sliding sash window; abutted to right by single-storey return; northeast gable is blank; northwest elevation has recessed replacement timber-sheeted door and diminutive window; southeast elevation has three regularly spaced diminutive openings to very top. The southeast gable of the main block has blind window to attic. Setting: The farm buildings are owned by the National Trust. Situated at the end of a long lane west of Magheraconluce Road, to south and west are two 20th century farmhouses. An early rubble stone boundary wall is attached right of centre to the barn to east. To south is a recently constructed stone wall (marking the site of the former farmhouse, demolished 1979) having modern timber farm gate to south and tubular farm gate to southwest. Horsewalk mechansim adjacent to outbuildings. Thresher and wheel to south. Enclosed to north and east by mature trees. Roof: Natural slate Walling: Rubble stone Windows: Variety of timber-framed RWG: Plastic