Ballygunner Castle

House in Waterford, Ireland, dating from 1650–1700

Detached four-bay two-storey strong house with half-dormer attic, post-1640, built on site of and possibly incorporating fabric of medieval castle, c.1200, with six-bay three-storey rear (north-east) elevation. Renovated and remodelled, c.1800, with single-bay single-storey gabled projecting porch added. Now disused. Pitched slate roof (gabled to porch) with clay ridge tiles, rendered chimney stacks, rendered coping, timber eaves to porch with diagonal tongue-and-groove timber panelling to gable, and cast-iron rainwater goods on lime rendered squared rubble stone eaves. Unpainted fine roughcast lime rendered walls over random rubble stone construction with remains of slight base batter. Square-headed window openings (some in bipartite arrangement) with cut-stone sills, and some incorporating cut-limestone surrounds of medieval provenance having mullions (forming paired elliptical-headed lights) and hood mouldings over. 1/1, 2/2 and 6/6 timber sash windows with some timber casement windows. Square-headed door opening to rear (north-east) elevation in round-headed recess with red brick dressings, and replacement timber panelled door, c.1900. Set back from road in own grounds. (ii) Detached four-bay two-storey rubble stone outbuilding, c.1800, to west. Pitched slate roof with clay ridge tiles, rendered chimney stack, and no rainwater goods on squared rubble stone eaves. Limewashed

Type:
House

Period:
1650–1700

Where:
Waterford, Ireland

Coordinates:
52.23°N, 7.06°W

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