- Building type: Country House
- Date of construction: c1855
- Architect: Not Assigned
- Listing: B1
- HB/SMR Ref: HB24/01/079
- 2nd Survey by EHS: Yes
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Quintin Castle, 3 Kearney Road, Ballymarter, BT22 1QE
County Down
Romantic Gothic style castle built around a much altered tower house. Central 2 storey range with crenellation and corner square towers. Projecting central tower with pointed arch doorway. Rectangular recessed windows on both floors with concrete and some sandstone cills. Tower doorway has plain ashlar sandstone dressing
| Stone Type Category: | Greywacke |
| Primary Stone Type: | Greywacke |
| Secondary Stone Type: | Scrabo Sandstone |
| Other Stone Type: | Greywacke (limonitised) |
| Replacement Stone Type: | English Carboniferous Sandstone |
| 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 bedding-plane erosion |
| Condition Assessment (QUB): | 1 |
