Survey Data
Reg No
30407005
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Artistic
Previous Name
Coolaran House
Original Use
Demesne walls/gates/railings
In Use As
Gates/railings/walls
Date
1870 - 1890
Coordinates
144700, 235554
Date Recorded
19/01/2010
Date Updated
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Description
Entrance gateway, erected c.1880, to Cuan Mhuire, formerly Coolanoran House, comprising pair of square-plan cut limestone piers with moulded plinth, moulded panels, coller with paterae and pyramidal pier cap topped with carved stone scrolls and palmettes. Ornamental decorative wrought-iron gates and similar railings, latter on curvilinear cut limestone plinths with chamfered coping and terminating in circular cut limestone piers with moulded bases, collar with flat paterae, and cylindrical caps with gadroons topped by domed finial.
Appraisal
These highly decorative gates add considerable interest to the entranceway of the former Coolanoran House. The skills of the stone carver and metalworker are clearly evident in what is a significant artistic achievement. Its roadside setting makes this entranceway an eyecatcher.