11 Hilltown Road, near Bryansford, Aghacullion, Newcastle, Co Down, BT33 0P is a Grade Record Only listed building in the Newry, Mourne and Down local planning authority area, Northern Ireland.
11 Hilltown Road, near Bryansford, Aghacullion, Newcastle, Co Down, BT33 0P
- WRENN ID
- solitary-remnant-bistre
- Grade
- Record Only
- Local Planning Authority
- Newry, Mourne and Down
- Constituency
- South Down MP: Chris Hazzard (SF)
- Country
- Northern Ireland
- Irish grid reference
- J 341 327
- Coordinates
- 54.22581, -5.94445
- Source
- NI Environment Agency listing
Description
11 Hilltown Road is a much altered one and a half storey house situated on the north side of Hilltown Road, to the south-west of Bryansford village in County Down. It survives as a record only.
The building was originally constructed as a small Gothic set piece lodge, probably dating from the late 1770s to early 1780s. It was likely built as a steward's lodge for the neighbouring Tollymore estate by the 2nd Lord Limerick. The present owners, quoting information supplied by Lady Roden, believe it was originally intended as one of a pair, although its twin was never built. Before modernisation, the house featured distinctive crow-stepped gables with 'bap' stones, small pointed arch sash windows, and a pointed arch doorway.
The building has been substantially altered, particularly around 1973 when a previous owner removed the crow-steps, enlarged the windows, and added a large modern extension to the rear. In its current state, the property has only its pointed arch doorway as a visible reminder of its age and original Gothic appearance.
The front, or south-facing, façade is symmetrical. At its centre stands a pointed arch doorway with a granite surround, within which is set a recessed modern glazed door. To either side of this doorway is a large window with a modern frame. The west gable has a modern window to the upper level, while the east gable is blank. To the rear is a large modern two-storey flat-roofed extension which merges with a modern flat-roofed dormer, both featuring modern openings. The façade is finished in salt and pepper pebbledash render. The main gabled roof has a slight overhang and is covered in natural slate, with PVC rainwater goods.
The property is shown on Ordnance Survey maps from 1834 onwards and retained its original Gothic appearance until its significant modernisation circa 1973.
Local climate
11 Hilltown Road, near Bryansford, Aghacullion, Newcastle, Co Down, BT33 0P sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,110 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 88% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 95% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 5 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 97% of listed buildings. Of these, 3 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.2°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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