Monasterboice House, demesne walls in County Louth

What is recorded here

Monasterboice House in Coolfore has a triumphal arch that now serves a narrow public road. You can go out for a sliced pan and come home as the conqueror of the known world. Mind the loaf on your victory lap.

Freestanding monumental limestone entrance gateway, built 1869. Triumphal arch form with round-headed carriage opening set within square-headed surround crowned by limestone parapet. Limestone rubble masonry with tooled limestone ashlar voussoirs, string course and rebate. Carved limestone plaque with hood moulding bearing inscription and date 1869, to west elevation. Formerly served as entrance to Monasterboice House, now narrow public road, fronting on to wider road to west, very overgrown, vegetation possibly masking boundary wall to north and south.

This fine monumental gateway with its imposing triumphal arch form is an important component of the architectural heritage of the Monasterboice House Demesne. Fine detailing and skilful construction add to its architectural value and it is a landmark feature within the landscape. Originally known as ""Victoria Drummond Gate"".

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 13902101

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