Hill Farm, Cranfield Road, Kilkeel, Newry, Co Down, BT34 4LJ

Hill Farm comprises a group of historic farm buildings situated at the end of a lane on the south side of Cranfield Road, Kilkeel. The site is dominated by a modern replacement bungalow, which diminishes the visual impact of the older, traditional structures.

Behind the bungalow lies a farmyard enclosed by buildings on three sides, established on a well-used site. The eastern range, a single-storey structure, is built of harled and whitewashed random rubble. The south half has a tin roof and a gable, while the north half features natural slate and a hipped roof. A rendered blockwork extension runs along the exterior. The northern range is constructed with natural slate and gables, featuring cement verges, corbelled eaves, and harled whitewashed rubble stone walls, alongside an external blockwork extension. Two rubble stone lean-to extensions, of identical design but differing in roof covering (one tin, one natural slate), project from the inner wall of this range; both are monopitch and slope down to the main roofline. These unusual structures appear to have served as an animal house with a feed loft above. The western range is “L” shaped, including a pigsty built against the exterior wall. The east-west return is a single, open space with a loft at one end, while the north-south range is two bays wide. Both sections have natural slate roofs and whitewashed, harled rubble walls. All of these farm buildings are in a deteriorated condition. The replacement bungalow has a concrete tiled roof and cement-harled walls, featuring casement windows. A traditional wrought iron pedestrian gate provides access to the garden.

The farm buildings are depicted on the 1834 Ordnance Survey 6-inch map. Valuation records from 1835 identify the owner as Joseph Moore, and describe a house measuring 57ft x 23ft 6in x 10ft high. In the 1863 Valuation, the property was again owned by Moore and described as a "respectable farm house and extension offices with a good view of the sea.” There is no record on the Historic Monuments and Buildings Board survey card. The site was constructed between 1800 and 1819. The buildings are privately owned and are not listed.