Survey Data
Reg No
20860017
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural
Original Use
Gates/railings/walls
In Use As
Gates/railings/walls
Date
1800 - 1820
Coordinates
172423, 73947
Date Recorded
24/02/2011
Date Updated
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Description
Freestanding stone quadrant entrance gateway, built c.1810, comprising central castellated carriage arch flanked by turrets and screen wall to south side. Carriageway comprises a four-centred Tudor-style arch supported by corbels with parapet, two single-leaf stone stringcourses and brick crenellations. Octagonal rubble turrets with projecting crenellated parapet flank carriageway and section of screen wall with blind loop and two crenellations remaining. Previously formed entrance to Glen Mervyn House.
Appraisal
A landmark in the village of Glanmire as it is approached from the south, this eye-catching entrance displays the decorative qualities of the 'gothick' style of the nineteenth century, using motifs from medieval domestic building in largely classical forms.