Survey Data
Reg No
13001062
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Social
Previous Name
Longford County Gaol
Original Use
Gates/railings/walls
In Use As
Gates/railings/walls
Date
1820 - 1830
Coordinates
213062, 275922
Date Recorded
12/08/2005
Date Updated
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Description
Freestanding boundary wall to former prison complex, erected c. 1825. Snecked, random rubble and coursed limestone wall with render coping to perimeter of site. Later inserted features such as gates. Some reworking of sections and coping. Surrounded by landscaped gardens. Surrounds former early nineteenth-century former jail reception/governor’s house (13001036). Gate lodge located to the east (13001034). Located to the north of Longford Town centre.
Appraisal
This well-constructed boundary wall was originally part of the Longford Town jail/prison complex. Although altered and possibly reduced in height, it remains an interesting and subtle example of early nineteenth-century craftsmanship. It forms part of an interesting group of related structures along with the former jail reception/governor’s house (13001036) and the gate lodge (13001034) and gateway (13008001) to the east.