The Barn at Springhill, Springhill Road, Moneymore, Magherafelt, Co Londonderry, BT45 7NQ

A large 1½ storey barn, gabled, slated and part of a well ordered layout of farm buildings. The N E elevation looking up the farmyard has a large central 3 centre arch entrance with timber sheeted ledged and braced doors with a fanlight infill of vertical sheeting. To the left a single vertical 2 pane double hung sliding sash window to the ground floor and at 1st floor under the eaves a 2 light casement. Wall constructed of random rubble stonework, with redbrick trim to windows and brick arch to doorway. Natural slated roof, gabled with bellcote at S E gable. S E gable has a single door at GF with heavy frame and sheeted door, strap hinges and timber lintol. Above at 1st floor a similar door and at gable apex a bellcote in ashlar sandstone with round arched opening, flat base, square and resembles a miniature triumphal arch. A small bell with pull rope. Wall built of random rubble stone and smeared with mortar. Slight slate overhang at gables. The long S W wall overlooks a walled enclosed garden, no windows but a series of narrow ventilation slits to ground floor. Wall built of random rubble stone and a good deal of it covered by climbing plants including the McCartney rose bush, rosa brackeata. In the corner towards the S E, a small covered garden seat area, faceted slated roof, hipped, supported on 4 chamfered timber posts resting on ground padstones. Wall within gazebo faced with small sea shells. The N E gable has 4 no. narrow ventilation slits at ground floor, centred above a round arched 9 pane window and in gable apex a small vertical opening, shuttered. Wall built of rubble stone with brick trim to window. Above arched window a long timber tie beam. The barn is close by the vehicular entrance to the farmyard, which is at the NE extremity of the outbuildings layout and forms the 4th and S E side of it. The enclosed garden to the S E bound by random rubble head height walls. That wall to the N E has the tip of a brick trimmed arch appearing just above the ground, possibly arched over a drain or race.