The Stable House, Knockbrex

The Stable House at Knockbrex dates from 1900 and features stables arranged around a square cobbled courtyard. The building includes single and two-storey sections with gabled first-floor windows, constructed from rubble with polished granite at the corners and around the windows. It has deeply overhanging eaves and slate roofs. The interior is lavishly fitted out in the style of the Knockbrex estate, including high-quality cast-iron stalls, a timber-lined harness room, and brass recessed door furniture.

The main elevation faces west and has a central arched entrance that leads into the courtyard. The design is asymmetrical, with the central and end bays featuring broader gables that include circular windows. Above the entrance bay is a timber square-plan domed fleche topped with a weathervane. All windows are single-light casements, with the upper parts having small panes and the lower parts made of plate glass.

The right side of the building has been converted for domestic use. The northern range is single-storey with wide timber garage doors and a small decorative lead ventilator with an ogee roof. A ferrous metal lattice girder spans the courtyard, which presumably once supported a glazed canopy over the garage doors. At the southwest corner, there is a two-storey tower with a piended and swept roof that houses a dovecot. The southern range consists of single-storey stables with high-quality cast-iron stalls, while the eastern range has been significantly altered with modern single-storey additions.