Farmhouse, Rostrevor Rd, Hilltown, Newry, Co Down, BT34 5TZ

Two storey / two bay vernacular farmhouse aligned down hill slope on the E side of the Rostrevor Road. Abutted on west gable by two-storey outbuilding. Pitched natural slate roof (cemented in place ) aligned W-E. It has terracotta ridge tiles and brick skews to left gable. There is a cast iron roof light to rear pitch. There are two red brick chimneys, one to each gable. The right gable has been raised (to accommodate an abutting outbuilding) and the chimney has been raised with it. Walls are wet dashed granite rubble with an advanced eaves course. Front elevation faces N, its left bay is set lower in hill than the right one. Main entrance is set within a modern boxed porch to left side of right bay. It has a flat concrete roof and rendered concrete block walls. Its front wall has a three paned steel casement window, its left has a small timber casement window (re-used from elsewhere) and its right has a t &g sheeted door. To right of porch is a one 1/1 sliding sash window with horns. The left bay has two windows; that to left is infilled and the other is a 2/6 sliding sash with horns and exposed box. All windows have roughly dressed granite cills. At first floor on left bay are two very small 1/1 sliding sashes with horns and exposed boxes in line the ground floor window openings. A window on opening on right bay contains a two paned casement Left gable is blank and abutted by a single storey / two bay outbuilding with pitched natural slate roof, and walls as main block. It has two doorways to front yard. Its left gable and rear elevation are blank. Rear elevation of house has two steel casement windows to ground floor (lighting kitchen). First floor blank. The right gable of house is abutted by a two storey / single bay outbuilding. The outbuilding has a pitched natural slate roof and walls as main house. Rising from right to left on north elevation is a flight of granite steps which lead to a t +g sheeted door at first floor. At ground floor, to left of steps, is a modern doorway. Its exposed left gable is blank. Its rear wall has a set of granite steps leading to a sheeted metal door at first floor. The right gable is blank and abutted by a modern single storey shed with a lean-to corrugated metal roof (sloping to rear). Walls are painted concrete blockwork with metal sliding door to front elevation. Setting: There is a front yard to house accessed by modern gates from the road. Yard has a roughly built modern shed in the NW corner.