Survey Data
Reg No
14403703
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Historical, Technical
Original Use
Gate lodge
Date
1830 - 1850
Coordinates
291743, 255116
Date Recorded
15/05/2002
Date Updated
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Description
Pair of pointed-arch entrance gates, built c.1840, with mock ruined stone tower having gun loops to the north-west. Three-bay single-storey stone gate lodge to site. Ashlar voussoirs and dressings to main entrance, rusticated arch to pedestrian entrance. Some paired timber sash windows to gate lodge.
Appraisal
The entrance gates and tower are designed and executed in a mock ruin style that was popular during the nineteenth century. The various treatment of the stone work, which was clearly executed by skilled craftsmen, adds textural variation to the site. The gate and gate lodge form part of a group of demesne structures with Dunsany Castle, stables, outbuildings, church and other gate lodges.