Survey Data
Reg No
50080079
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Social, Technical
Previous Name
Royal Hospital Kilmainham
Original Use
Gates/railings/walls
In Use As
Gates/railings/walls
Date
1720 - 1740
Coordinates
313492, 233957
Date Recorded
22/05/2013
Date Updated
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Description
Snecked cut limestone boundary wall, erected c.1730, as part of Royal Hospital Infirmary. Rubble limestone coping, dressed granite coping to west. Pair of square-profile tooled limestone piers flanking double-leaf timber battened gate. Opening to west, having red brick surrounds, now blocked.
Appraisal
This wall served an important function in enclosing the grounds of the Royal Hospital Infirmary and remains as a reminder of the status and imposing nature of this building. Skill and craftsmanship is evident in its construction, particularly in the execution of granite coping to the west.