39 Liscalgot Road Crossmaglen Co. Armagh BT35 9HX

39 Liscalgot Road is a cluster of vernacular buildings, with the principal dwelling (building 1) fronting onto the roadside, and which, along with building 2 predate the first edition OS map of 1835. Other outbuildings were added during the 19th century (buildings 3 & 4) with the remaining structures (5,6,7) constructed between 1907 and 1956. Former dwelling (Building 1) is a detached asymmetrical single-storey five-bay vernacular building containing attached outhouse to right hand side and having flat, concrete roof entrance porch to southeast. Roof has corrugated tin sheeting with raised cast concrete verges and ridge mounted chimney to right hand side. No evidence of any rainwater goods. Painted roughcast render over rubblestone walling. Original square window openings have been reduced in width to form rectangular openings with top hung painted metal frame windows with stone heads and sills. Square-headed door to front of entrance porch with timber door frame, vertical sheeting, and painted metal hinge brackets on door. End RHS bay having separate single door opening. Rear, northwest elevation with 1no square-headed door opening to left hand side. Both east and west elevations blank with exposed painted rubble wall finish. Directly behind, single storey detached, three bay, asymmetric, building to northwest (Building 2). Roof has corrugated tin sheeting with raised cast concrete verges separating two left hand side bays from attached third, which has low wall enclosure in front, connected to rear of Building 1. No rainwater goods evident. Exposed painted rubble stone walling, with vertically sheeted painted timber doors. Low set mono pitch, corrugated tin roof attached to left hand side. Rear elevation blank, with painted rubble stone wall with high level open, vertical ventilation slots. To rear and attached via gated access into field is located low set corrugated tin, pitched roof with raised verges, painted rubble stone walls and containing two, vertically sheeted painted timber doors. Attached to northwest gable is located current, contemporary styled, (occupied) dwelling (Building 4). The remaining outbuildings – 1, 3 & 6 reflect low set, pitched and mono pitched, painted corrugated tin roofs with raised in-situ concrete verges, painted rubble stone walls and having rustic, painted, sheeted doors. Setting: The complex is located on the roadside of Liscalgot Road, and spreads northwest, terminating at the current dwelling house. The confection of buildings, in good decorative order and randomly located with red roofs and white painted walls defines a distinct rustic setting within an agricultural environment. Roofing: Painted, corrugated tin Walling: Random rubblestone, render Windows: Where applicable metal frame RWG: none.