Carrigglas Manor
Gates/railings/walls in Longford, Ireland, dating from 1790–1805
Gateway serving Carrigglas Manor (13401414), built c. 1795, comprising central round-headed triumphal arch flanked to either side (east and west) by screen walls with integral pedestrian entrances and terminated by single-storey gate lodges. Now out of use. Triumphal arch constructed of ashlar limestone with carved limestone entablature having dentils and roundel motifs with sculpted swags. Projecting impost course over carved plaques and having round-headed niches to lower parts of piers. Double-leaf wrought- and cast-iron gates to archway. Gateway flanked to either side by ashlar limestone walls having cut limestone coping over and with square-headed pedestrian openings having single leaf wrought- and cast-iron gates. Three-bay single-storey gate lodges to east and west, aligned north to south with single-bay end elevation to front (south) having hipped natural slate roofs with brick chimneystacks. Ashlar limestone walls (dressed walls below string course, smooth finish over) over projecting ashlar limestone plinth with flush ashlar quoins to corners, cut limestone string course over window openings, and with cut limestone eaves course. Segmental-headed window openings having carved limestone sills, some openings with remains of six-over-six timber sash sliding windows. Segmental-headed door openings having remains of timber doors. Set back from the road to the northeast of L
- Type:
- Gates/railings/walls
- Period:
- 1790–1805
- Where:
- Longford, Ireland
- Coordinates:
- 53.73°N, 7.74°W
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- Carrigglas Manor (1.7 km)
- Saint Mel's Catholic Cathedral (4.0 km)
- Sean Connolly Barracks (4.3 km)
- Corboy Presbyterian Church (4.6 km)
- Saint Brigid's Catholic Church (8.1 km)
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