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Markree Castle — MARKREE DEMESNE

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Markree Castle — MARKREE DEMESNE
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Detached three-bay stone gate lodge, built c. 1835. Central two-storey tower with integral carriage arch flanked by single-storey wings. Roofs (lead flats?) collapsed. Coursed tooled ashlar limestone walling, battered plinths, slightly-projecting castellated parapets. Pointed-arched window openings, square-headed openings to tower, hood moulds, chamfered reveals flush sills, three-pane fixed lights. Depressed pointed-arched carriage openings to east and west sides of central tower, double splayed reveals with stop-chamfer at plinth, brick barrel vault, decorative wrought-iron gates with cast-iron embellishments. Square-headed door openings to north and south sides of archway, splayed ashlar reveals, painted vertically-sheeted timber doors. Main gate lodge to north side of Markree Demesne.

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