Outbuildings opposite 7 Old Bridge Road, Forkhill, Newry, Co Armagh, BT35 9RP

A group of outbuildings located at junction of Old Bridge Road and Carrickastickan Road. Although individually not of special merit, they combine to form a pleasant roadside feature. The group consists of a part two-storey/single-storey cart house to S, a single-storey animal house to the W, and a single-storey stable block to the E – all enclosing a small yard. They all have lime rendered rubble stone walls. They are accessed from the Old Bridge Road to the N, where pair of cylindrical gate piers terminates a short lime rendered rubble stone wall. 1. Cart house has a two-storey right block and single-storey cart house to left. Both roofs are pitched, that to right is natural slate with half-round metal rainwater goods; that to left is corrugated metal. The principal elevation faces N. Right block has a t+g sheeted door to centre. Aligned above is a 2/2 sliding sash window (without cill). Cart house has a large modern metal up-and-over door. Left and right gables are blank. Rear elevation has a central loading door. 2. Stable block is aligned N-S to E side of yard with rear elevation to Carrickastickan Road. It has a monopitched corrugated metal roof. Yard (W) facing elevation has three t+g sheeted half-doors. Its left gable is abutted by a slightly higher outbuilding with left gable is to the road. Its W face has a top-hung timber casement window. 3. Single-storey animal house is aligned roughly N-S on W side of yard with its right gable to the Old Bridge Road. Pitched natural slate roof, which curves, to the left-end following the bend of the left gable wall. Metal rainwater goods. Yard (E) facing elevation has two t+g sheeted half doors.