Survey Data
Reg No
13402605
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Artistic
Original Use
Gates/railings/walls
In Use As
Gates/railings/walls
Date
1770 - 1830
Coordinates
214433, 257629
Date Recorded
11/08/2005
Date Updated
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Description
Gateway serving Moigh/Moygh House (13402606), built c. 1822, comprising a central pair of ashlar limestone gate piers (on square-plan) having projecting ashlar limestone plinths, capstones, and a pair of cast-iron gates with fleur-de-lis finials. Gateway flanked to either side (east and west) by square-headed integral pedestrian entrances having dressed ashlar limestone block-and-start surrounds, cut stone lintels and wrought-iron gates. Sections of rubble stone boundary wall (formerly rendered) on curved plan to either side having cut stone plinths and coping, and terminated by rubble stone gate piers (on square-plan). Single-storey gate lodge to the southeast side of gateway having modern hipped roof, rubble stone walls and square-headed openings with brick surrounds and modern fittings. Located to the northeast of Moigh/Moygh House (13402606) and to the west of Ballymahon.
Appraisal
This imposing but well-balanced gateway forms an appropriately fine entrance to Moigh/Moygh House (13402606). Despite some alterations, it survives in good condition and retains its early form and character. The elegant sweep of the flanking boundary walls creates an appealing composition. The central gate piers and the surrounds to the pedestrian entrances are constructed using high quality limestone masonry and are good examples of the skill of early nineteenth-century craftsmanship. The ornate cast-iron and wrought-iron gates survive in good condition, and add further aesthetic and artistic interest. The cast-iron gates to the central vehicular entrance maybe slightly later additions, perhaps added c. 1851 around the same time a new wing was added to the main house to the south. The rebuilt and altered gate lodge adds historic context and completes the setting. This gateway forms part of a pair of related sites along with the main house (13402606) to the southwest, and is an attractive feature in the rural landscape to the west of Ballymahon.