- Building type: Country House
- Date of construction: 1797
- Architect: R.F. Brettingham
- Listing: B+
- HB/SMR Ref: HB19/05/076
- 2nd Survey by EHS: No
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Hillsborough Castle
County Down
Large Classical style house, L-shaped in plan. Portico with paired Ionic columns with pedimented main door onto courtyard on East face. South-central pedimented portico with 4 large Ionic columns. West face central projecting gable 3 bays long. Sash windows, occasionally pedimented. Hipped slate roof
| Stone Type Category: | Buff-Pink Sandstone |
| Primary Stone Type: | Sherwood Sandstone |
| Secondary Stone Type: | Binny Sandstone |
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| Replacement Stone Type: | English Carboniferous Sandstone |
| Stonework Construction: | Regular-coursed plain ashlar |
| Stonework Condition: | Sandstone blockwork is in reasonable condition but with evidence of surface roughening primarily through granular disintegration and resultant loss of architectural definition. |
| Condition Assessment (QUB): | 2 |
