Survey Data
Reg No
41301054
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural
Previous Name
Glaslough House
Original Use
Demesne walls/gates/railings
In Use As
Demesne walls/gates/railings
Date
1780 - 1820
Coordinates
271712, 341159
Date Recorded
03/12/2011
Date Updated
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Description
Boundary wall to Castle Leslie demesne, built c.1800, of mainly snecked roughly squared random rubble limestone with simple copings. In vicinity of entrance gateways walling is of higher standard. At Gothic Lodge it is of ashlar limestone with moulded plinths and copings. At main entrance in Glaslough it is of hammer-dressed snecked limestone with chamfered copings. Walls up to 3 metres in height in parts.
Appraisal
The extensive Leslie estate at Glaslough is bounded by a typical stone-built demesne wall. The workmanship and detailing is finer in the vicinity of the entrances, as one would expect. The various decorative entrance gateways, and items of street furniture, such as small fountains, and the elaborate Leslie monument, greatly enhance the boundary.