Survey Data
Reg No
12403817
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Artistic
Previous Name
Castletown House
Original Use
Gates/railings/walls
In Use As
Gates/railings/walls
Date
1815 - 1835
Coordinates
241587, 125631
Date Recorded
01/01/2005
Date Updated
--/--/--
Description
Gateway, c.1825, comprising pair of limestone ashlar piers with cut-limestone stepped capping, iron double gates, limestone ashlar curved flanking walls with cut-limestone coping supporting iron railings, limestone ashlar piers forming flanking pedestrian gateways with cut-limestone stepped capping, iron gates, and limestone ashlar terminating piers with cut-limestone stepped capping. Road fronted at entrance to grounds of Castletown Cox.
Appraisal
An elegantly-appointed gateway displaying expert stone masonry in locally-sourced County Kilkenny limestone with early iron work enhancing the aesthetic appeal of the composition. Forming a neat group with a later gate lodge (12403809/KK-38-09) the resulting ensemble makes a pleasing visual statement at the entrance to the grounds of the Castletown Cox estate.