Ardken

Entrance gateway originally serving Mount Jessop (13401807), built c. 1860. Re-erected, c. 1985, and now forming the entrance to a modern two-storey house. Comprises a central pair of roughly coursed limestone gate piers (on square-plan), having moulded pyramidal capstones over with cornice and with double leaf wrought-iron gates. Central gateway flanked to either side by sections of dressed limestone plinth wall (on elliptical-plan) with wrought-iron railings over having spear finials. Gateway terminated by gate piers of a similar design to central piers. Located adjacent to the south of the southeast gates (13312035) serving Ardagh House and to the east of Ardagh.

This elegant gateway retains much of its early form and character, despite being removed from another location and re-erected here in recent years. It was originally sited at Mount Jessop (13401807) to the northwest of Ardagh. Fine craftsmanship is evident in the design and detailing, particularly to the capstones and the wrought-iron gates and railings, and this gateway is one of a number of high quality entrance groups in the village of Ardagh. The sympathetic maintenance they receive as the entrance to a structure that significantly postdates it, aids their continued survival.