Rossconor House, at 65 Annacloy Road, Rossconnor, Downpatrick, Co Down, BT30 9AQ

Substantial, two storey, double pile, Georgian gentleman’s residence which may have assumed its present form in c.1800, now largely derelict. The house is set at the end of a short lane to the N of the Annacloy Road, roughly 3 miles NW of Downpatrick. The symmetrical front façade faces roughly SW. To the centre of the ground floor is a six panel timber door encased with Tuscan ¾ column jambs set on thick stone plinths. The jambs have entablature blocks above the capitals with roundel mouldings thereon. The longer central portion of the entablature (directly above the door) is recessed and have an oval flower-like moulding to its centre. Above this is a semicircular fanlight with petal-like tracery and broken glazing. The fanlight archivolt has ‘scooped’ shell-like moulding. Brick dressings to arch of doorway opening. To the left of the doorway are two window openings with brick dressings. There are two similar openings to the right of the doorway, also blocked. To the first floor are five more window openings the centre one of which is set within a recess. Most of these upper floor windows have the remains of Georgian paned sash frames. The NW façade is double pile and rough cast rendered. There are no openings to this façade except for a small square window to the left at attic level. The SE façade has a boarded up window to right of centre with a plain sheeted door to far right. To right on the first floor is a small window with the remains of a sash frame. Directly above this, to attic level, is a smaller frameless window, similar to that at attic level on NW façade. The SE façade is rough cast rendered. The rear façade is rough cast rendered also. There is a frameless window to left on the first floor with a window at a slightly lower [?presumably stair landing] level to the centre. The right hand side of the façade is covered in greenery. The roof is slated and has [?]rendered parapets. Four rendered chimney stacks. Remains of cast iron rw goods. Large gabled outbuilding to rear. To the southeast a small single story dwelling lakely adapted from a former out building. A large two storey building in georgian style has recently (2004) been constructed off the aproach lane. A twentieth century bungalow is located adjacent to the entrance to the access lane .