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Part Lot 26, Concession 6, was once the Llandon Plains Hotel, later a post office/store and later became Bates Roadhouse Antiques (The Cashel) and residence. The hotel is a well preserved example of a 19th century hotel. Two storeys high and five bay wide, the principal façade is to the south. The one storey wind added after 1888 fans out from the north side. Due to the nature of its earlier function, this hotel takes on a pseudo-Georgian appearance with eclectic modifications. The basic wall construction is in solid red brick, three courses deep. The principal roof is a low gable with a boxed and returning cornice. The paired brackets are an 1870s addition. The principal entrance in surrounded by a transom and sidelights. Immediately to the left is the store entrance. Historically the land which the former hotel occupies was part of a land grant in 1808 given to two Irishmen from Cashel, Ireland. These two individuals were responsible for its construction although a Mr. Nicholson ran and owned the hotel itself. In 1888 this massive structure became the Cashel Post Office and General Store.
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