Survey Data
Reg No
20818006
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Artistic, Historical
Previous Name
Mitchelstown Castle
Original Use
Gates/railings/walls
In Use As
Gates/railings/walls
Date
1820 - 1830
Coordinates
181240, 113074
Date Recorded
01/10/2006
Date Updated
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Description
Pair of Gothic Revival octagonal-plan castellated gate piers, built c. 1825, of ashlar limestone construction, having moulded plinth course and castellated caps, set in remains of cut tooled limestone walls.
Appraisal
This monumental Gothic Revival gateway exhibits fine craftsmanship and forms a grand entrance to the former site of the Mitchelstown Castle, which was once home to the Earls of Kingston and was destroyed by fire in 1922.