Town/city walls
Town/city walls in Dublin, Ireland, dating from 1100–1130
Section of Hiberno-Norse city wall with central gateway, built c.1115, reconstructed c.1975. Rubble calp limestone, crenellated with granite coping. Projecting stepped buttresses with granite coping and square-profile projections to north elevation. Gateway comprising piers having granite quoins flanking segmental-headed arch, granite corbelled string course over, carved granite coping to crenellations. Double-leaf wrought-iron gate. Pointed arch pedestrian opening to west of wall, wrought-iron gate.
- Type:
- Town/city walls
- Period:
- 1100–1130
- Where:
- Dublin, Ireland
- Coordinates:
- 53.34°N, 6.27°W
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