Survey Data
Reg No
15401202
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Artistic, Technical
Previous Name
Woodland
Original Use
Gates/railings/walls
Date
1850 - 1860
Coordinates
240616, 260314
Date Recorded
20/11/2004
Date Updated
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Description
Gateway/crossing gates giving access to Ardilaun House, previously Woodland, across Dublin-Sligo railway line, erected c.1855. Comprises pair of decorative wrought-iron gates with cast-iron gate piers. Cast-iron Greek anthemion decoration to gate piers. Wrought-iron turnstiles to east side of each gate. Located adjacent to associated gate lodge (15401203) at entrance to Ardilaun House.
Appraisal
An interesting and attractive mid-nineteenth gate/level crossing associated with Ardilaun House and previously Woodland. This gateway is a fine example of skilled craftsmanship and is of technical significance. The combination of decorative cast-iron and wrought-iron elements is a noteworthy feature of artistic merit. It is unusual to find level crossing gates of such an individual design still surviving at their original location. These gates were probably erected at the expense the Great Midland and Western Railway Company in 1855 to replace an earlier gate which was cleared to make way for the new railway line. These gates form an attractive pair with the associated gate lodge to the immediate northeast.