Kilronan Castle, gate lodge in County Roscommon

What is recorded here

Detached multiple-bay single-storey former hermitage style gate lodge, built c.1860, now ruinous. Rustic river-worn stone to walls with pointed-arched openings. Roof has been removed. Remains of plaster to interior walls and fire opening. Triple-arch rustic entrance gate, built c.1860, affording access to Kilronan Castle. Comprising river-worn boulders to pointed-arched openings. Wrought-iron gates to pedestrian entrances. Single-arch bridge over stream to west of gate, with cut stone voussoirs to arch-ring.

Built to resemble a hermitage, the ruinous gate lodge retains its folly-like character, which though now overgrown, enhances the entrance to Kilronan Castle. The adjacent gates, with pointed-arched openings, make a strong visual impact on the road from Keadew to Ballyfarnon. The small but well-formed bridge retains its finely-carved voussoirs to both up and downstream sides.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 31904001

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Photo credits

National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Silversyrpher (very busy at the moment) from Scotland, UK, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0
Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
RTG, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Oliver Dixon, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
Suse, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
Unknown Weaver, English (active c. 1080), Wikimedia Commons · Public domain