Boat House at Myra Castle Demesne, 58 Myra Road, Raholp, Downpatrick, Co. Down, BT30 7JX

A single-cell stone-built boat house, built c.1860 and located on the southern shore of Strangford Lough, at the north side of Myra Castle demesne. Half-hipped natural slate roof with roll-moulded ridge tiles and flat hip tiles. Rainwater goods are gone, although cast-iron gutter brackets remain. Random greywacke walling throughout. Openings comprise a timber boarded door to south and a large pair of replacement timber sheeted doors to shore side (north). There is historic graffiti inscribed on slates near the eaves. Setting: The boat house is situated in a highly picturesque setting on the shores of Strangford Lough, overlooking the drumlins and directly opposite Killyleagh. It forms part of the demesne of Myra Castle, and is accessed from the public road past the castle, farmyard and walled garden, via a tree-lined lane. The boat house punctuates a traditional County Down sea wall of rubble greywacke, vertically laid without mortar. Access to the shore is via a timber gate supported on square rubble stone piers with shallow pyramidal dressed stone caps and roughly dressed stone stile. The remains of a pier are located imediately to north-east. There is historic graffiti inscribed on the stile. Roof: Slate Walling: Rubble stone Windows: None RWG: None