Survey Data
Reg No
11804062
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Historical, Social
Original Use
Garden structure misc
In Use As
Garden structure misc
Date
1760 - 1800
Coordinates
300447, 235584
Date Recorded
10/05/2002
Date Updated
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Description
Freestanding viewing platform, c.1780, comprising platform approached by flight of five stone steps having rubble stone retaining wall. Set back from road in grounds shared with Leixlip Castle.
Appraisal
This structure is an attractive and unusual rubble stone feature that forms a subtle component of the Leixlip Castle estate. The building is of some social and historical significance, attesting to the expansion of the estate in the late eighteenth century to accommodate use as a gentleman’s residence. The rubble stone construction is a feature shared in common with further buildings in the grounds and is representative of the traditional economic method of building at the time. The viewing platform is one of a group of recreational structures in the grounds that also includes a folly (11804055/KD-11-04-55).