Survey Data
Reg No
15401104
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Artistic
Original Use
Demesne walls/gates/railings
Date
1800 - 1820
Coordinates
232609, 261303
Date Recorded
05/11/2004
Date Updated
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Description
Entrance gates to Baronstown House (demolished), erected c.1810, comprising pair of ashlar limestone piers on square plan with square-profiled Doric pilasters to corners, decorative plaster urn finials over and (later) looped wrought-iron double gates. Now in use as the entrance gates to modern dwelling. Sections of original estate wall run away to southwest and northeast. Set in rural countryside to the northeast of Ballynacarrigy. Associated lodge now demolished.
Appraisal
These attractive gates piers and wrought-iron gates form part of an important group of structures associated with the Malone Family of Baronstown House (now demolished). The Doric columns to the corners are reminiscent of the detailing to the Malone Mausoleum, which is located a short distance to the west. The decorative plaster urns are an unlikely survival and are of artistic merit. Although the associated lodge has long been demolished, these gate piers and gates add visual interest to the area and remain an interesting part of the architectural heritage of Westmeath.