Larger shed at Harbour, Ardglass, Co Down

Two storey Belfast Truss-roofed fishermens’ harbour-side store, formerly fishmart located on the S side of Ardglass Harbour. The building is a very agreeable neighbour to the adjacent two storey shed to the east on the approach to the harbour, with the south boundary formed by the scheduled enclosure of the former Ardgass Castle replete with battlements. The property is rectangular in plan and measures roughly 7.0m x 18.5. The lower storey is in rubble with the upper storey in board marked concrete and the whole of the façade whitewashed. To the front (N) elevation there is a vehicle doorway in vertically sheeted timber with strap hinges and wicket gate to RH opening with four windows to the ground floor and sheeted door to east and four windows and clock projecting from the face of the building at the upper level. Windows are both timber and metal casements with inward opening hoppers, most now with protective boarding to Harbour side. The E and W (gabled) elevations are blank, with that to W overlooking a walled yard and that to the east attached to a two storey belvedere set back from the main building line with a staircase rising to a sheeted door with a four pane casement timber window to left of door. Pitched roof to both sides with gable to front (N) elevation. Timber windows to East elevation of belvedere. To the S the building backs directly on to a high rubble wall (belonging to the former Ardglass Castle) and has no openings. The curved roof is felt-covered with natural slates to belvedere.