Slieve Gullion Inn, 7 Old Bridge Road, Forkhill, Newry, Co Armagh, BT35 9RP

A prominently sited two-storey (+semi-basement) / five bay public house aligned NE-SW along Old Bridge Road. Its left-end is taller due to the sloping topography. Pitched natural slate roof with tiled verges. Five red brick corbelled chimneys with paired shafts - one to each gable, and one between each bay (except 4 and 5). A slightly advanced eaves course supports half-round metal rainwater goods. Principal elevation faces SE and is lined cement-rendered with contrasting painted base course. All windows have painted stone cills and modern external shutters; those to ground floor are modern timber casements. From left, ground floor is detailed as follows: Bay 1 has a modern four-panelled timber door with narrow transom over (accessed by a paved ramp enclosed by modern metal railings): Bay 2 has a 1/6 top-hung casement. Bay 3 has a wide 3x3 casement to left and a pair of three panelled timber doors to right (main entrance). Bays 4 and 5 each have a 1/6 top-hung casements. First floor has five 2/2 sliding sash windows, in line with those below (with the exception of the public entrance). Between each first floor window is a modern metal lantern. Above public entrance is a cement-rendered and painted panel with painted gold lettering “M.C. LARKIN”. Left gable is pebble-dashed and has a smooth rendered and painted base course. There are two windows to each floor; those to ground floor are 3/6 top-hung casements, those to first floor are 2/2 uPVC. All have cement-rendered reveals. Rear elevation is lime-rendered and whitewashed and abutted by four returns - two to each end. That to extreme right-end has a cat-slide roof. The others are single-storey with flat roofs and modern windows – all of no interest. The exposed section to first floor has four 2/2 sash windows. Basement level was not inspected due to high wall. Right gable is cement rendered and painted with hand-painted lettering advertising the premises. There are no openings.