- Building type: Country House
- Date of construction: 1666
- Architect: Not Assigned
- Listing: A
- HB/SMR Ref: HB18/03/001A
- 2nd Survey by EHS: No
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Killyleagh Castle, Killyleagh
County Down
Stylistically now a French Chateau with older Jacobean influences. 3 storey plus attic. Square in plan with fine carved Jacobean doorway on South face, corner turrets, with slate turret roofs. A multitude of turrets, crow-stepped gables with crenellation, and surrounding machicolation. Sandstone mullioned windows. Side towers rendered
| Stone Type Category: | Greywacke |
| Primary Stone Type: | Greywacke |
| Secondary Stone Type: | Giffnock Sandstone |
| Other Stone Type: | Glasgow Blonde Sandstone |
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| Stonework Construction: | Random-coursed rubble |
| Stonework Condition: | Primary stone is in good condition with no significant evidence of deterioration. Sandstone shows some evidence of surface loss primarily through granular disintegration and occasional flaking |
| Condition Assessment (QUB): | 1 |
