Gates/railings/walls
Gates/railings/walls in Cavan, Ireland, dating from 1685–1690
Pair of square-plan sandstone gate piers, built 1688, forming entrance to the churchyard. Ashlar sandstone piers surmounted by finial urns carved with drapery swag detail on pedestal with torus moulding over profiled stone cornice. Plain frieze with incised date to frieze with '16' on west and '88' on east pier, profiled astragal band below. Recessed coats of arms in carved relief below date band on each pier with tree motif to left and flower motifs to right, both now heavily weathered. Aslar base to piers with benchmark to base of east pier. Replacement plain wrought-iron gates with diagonal bracing bars, dog bars, and scrollwork over top rail. Rubble stone boundary and retaining walls to either side with surviving remnants of render.
- Type:
- Gates/railings/walls
- Period:
- 1685–1690
- Where:
- Cavan, Ireland
- Coordinates:
- 54.02°N, 7.53°W
More places nearby
- Church/chapel (0.0 km)
- St Feidhlimidh Cathedral (8.7 km)
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