Ashford Castle — Cong

Gate screen, built 1881, on an asymmetrical plan including (east): Attached single-bay three-stage gate lodge on a square plan. Now disused. Roof not visible behind parapet with concealed rainwater goods retaining cast-iron square profile downpipe. Tuck pointed snecked rock faced limestone walls on battered base with drag edged tooled cut-limestone flush quoins to corners supporting Irish battlemented parapet on drag edged cut-limestone corbels having lichen-covered cut-limestone coping. Square-headed window openings (first stage) with drag edged dragged cut-limestone block-and-start surrounds having chamfered reveals framing remains of timber casement windows behind wrought iron bars. Paired square-headed window openings (upper stages) with drag edged dragged cut-limestone block-and-start surrounds having chamfered reveals framing remains of timber casement windows behind wrought iron bars. Pointed-arch door opening (west) with drag edged tooled cut-limestone step threshold, and drag edged dragged cut-limestone block-and-start surround having chamfered reveals framing timber boarded door; (west): Attached single-bay three-stage turret on a circular plan. Roof not visible behind parapet. Tuck pointed snecked rock faced limestone walls on battered base with Irish battlemented parapet on drag edged cut-limestone corbels having lichen-covered cut-limestone coping. Square-headed "arrow loop" openings with drag edged cut-limestone block-and-start surrounds. Square-headed door opening (south) with drag edged rock faced cut-limestone block-and-start surround framing wrought iron gate. Road fronted at entrance to grounds of Ashford Castle.