Portumna Castle

Demesne walls/gates/railings in Galway, Ireland, dating from 1600–1640

Two rectangular courtyards to north of and leading consecutively to Portumna Castle. Courtyard nearer Castle built c.1620, has rubble limestone walls, north wall much rebuilt, and having gun loops to east and west walls. Round-plan mural towers to corners of north wall having rubble limestone walls, moulded string course and crenellations supported on corbels, and pointed doorways with cut-stone block-and-start surrounds. Tuscan-style carved limestone gateway to north wall, with round-arched opening having chamfered piers with moulded imposts and chamfered archivolt with scroll keystone, within square-headed recess having chamfered surround, moulded string course above, flanked by columns on stepped plinths, each of latter having lozenge detail, and having moulded cornices and capitals topped with obelisk pinnacles, gateway having moulded cornice, and pediment with pinnacles, scrolls and heraldic plaque. Further gateways close to each mural tower, having recent decorative metal gates. Further courtyard, built c.1805, has recently reconstructed garden, and rubble limestone walls. Three-bay single-storey partly rebuilt gatehouse to north side, in use as information centre, has round-arched gateway to recessed middle bay, and further recessed lower bay wings to east and west. Hipped slate roofs to central block, and pitched slate roofs to wings, with cast-iron rainwater goods. Rub

Type:
Demesne walls/gates/railings

Period:
1600–1640

Where:
Galway, Ireland

Coordinates:
53.09°N, 8.22°W

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