Survey Data
Reg No
22208116
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural
Original Use
Demesne walls/gates/railings
In Use As
Demesne walls/gates/railings
Date
1820 - 1860
Coordinates
206047, 120296
Date Recorded
23/06/2005
Date Updated
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Description
Entrance gateway to Ballybrado House, erected c. 1840, comprising cut limestone gate piers having moulded copings, cut stone caps with ball finials, cut stone wheelguards and double-leaf cast-iron gates. Detached two-bay single-storey gate lodge, built c. 1840, inside gateway, with hipped slate roof, rendered chimneystack and painted roughcast rendered walls. Square-headed window openings, with timber casement window to east elevation and square-headed door opening with timber battened door.
Appraisal
This well-crafted gateway to Ballybrado House contributes significantly to the roadscape. The simple form of the accompanying gate lodge contrasts greatly with its counterpart to the north-west.