Outbuildings

The Department's description

Exterior description and setting

A pair of roadside outbuildings with rubble stone boundary wall. That to N is larger and is aligned W-E, with W gable directly set on road.

Roof of main building is pitched corrugated metal with a raised cement skew to E gable. Walls are whitewashed random rubble. W gable has a plain timber sheeted door which rises to apex, at centre. All other faces are blank.

To its right, is a smaller, similarly detailed outbuilding with W gable to the road. Its roof is monopitched with whitewashed cement skews. N face contains a central timber door with timber lintel. All other faces are blank. Left cheek and rear elevation are unrendered.

Between the buildings is a small central concrete yard enclosed from the road by a lime rendered wall of concrete blocks. It is accessed by a wrought iron gate, which is supported on a lime-rendered rubble stone gate pier. The yard is enclosed to rear by a lime rendered rubble wall.

Historical information

These outbuildings are first shown on the 1861 OS map (but not the 1835 edition). They are thus of mid 19th century date.

Primary sources:
1. First edition OS 6" map, Co Armagh sheet 29, 1835 (PRONI - OS 6/2/29/1).
2. Second edition OS 6" map, Co Armagh sheet 29, 1861 (PRONI - OS 6/2/29/2).

Criteria for listing: architectural interest

Not listed

Criteria for listing: historic interest

Not listed

Evaluation

Pair of outbuildings providing a pleasant feature to the roadside.