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Building misc in Castledermot

Building misc
Building misc in Castledermot
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What is recorded here

Freestanding animal boundary over stream, c.1800, comprising pair of rubble stone piers with cut-stone post. Sited spanning stream.
This animal boundary is an unusual and attractive, if subtle, feature in Castledermot and is of interest for its construction in locally-sourced rubble granite, which is a characteristic shared in common with further elements of the built fabric of the historic core of the town.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 11823041

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Andreas F. Borchert, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • dougf, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Willow, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.5
  • Sitomon, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Gerd Eichmann, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
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