Glenstal Abbey

Country house in Limerick, Ireland, dating from 1835–1860

Detached multiple-bay two-storey Norman Revival style former country house, built between 1836-1839, now in use as a school. Comprising central gatehouse having circular-plan tower to east, rectangular-plan block with circular-plan tower to west and regular-plan two-storey blocks linking towers. Octagonal-plan four-stage castellated turret adjoining tower to west. Hipped slate roof having sandstone chimneystack to north-west elevation. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Snecked sandstone walls with rock-faced sandstone plinth course and snecked castellated parapet with supporting corbels underneath. Cross arrow slits to parapet of west tower and adjoining turret. Square-headed openings to south-east elevation having replacement uPVC windows. Square-headed openings to north-west elevation with timber framed and timber sliding sash windows. Shouldered tooled lintels to ground floor windows. Two-storey bay window to north-east elevation having round-headed openings with tooled sandstone surrounds and timber sliding sash windows. Round-headed openings to west tower and south-west elevation having sandstone surrounds, hoodmouldings and mixed timber famed and timber sliding sash windows. Round-headed bipartite opening to south-west of west tower with paired round-headed arches seperated by a central stone column, having oculus overhead. Replacement uPVC window. Round-headed openings to groun

Type:
Country house

Period:
1835–1860

Where:
Limerick, Ireland

Coordinates:
52.66°N, 8.39°W

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