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Glin Castle — Coast Road

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Glin Castle — Coast Road
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Detached pair of former gate lodges, built c. 1820, comprising pair of two-stage square-profile towers flanking segmental arch, with wall to either side terminating in pair of two-stage circular-profile towers. Flat roofs to towers with rubble stone crenellations. Rubble stone walls having crenellations. Roughly dressed limestone quoins to square-profile towers. Cut limestone eaves courses to towers, and to north elevation of west outer wall. Rendered crenellated extensions to rear (south) of building. Segmental arch to centre with cut limestone voussoirs and double-leaf metal gate. Pointed arch openings to north elevation of square-profile towers with limestone sills and timber framed windows. Quatrefoil openings to north elevation of west wall having glazed timber fittings. Arrow loops to north elevation. Pointed arch openings to north elevations of east and west outer walls, and to west elevation of east tower and east elevation of west tower, having timber battened doors throughout.

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