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Rossmore Castle — ARDAGHY KILL

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Rossmore Castle — ARDAGHY KILL
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Detached three-bay single-storey square-plan gate lodge, built c.1850, having lower gable-fronted porch to front elevation, and canted bay window to east elevation. Recently in use as Coillte offices and now vacant. Pyramidal replacement slate roof with terracotta ridge tiles, and replacement uPVC rainwater goods. Exposed red brick walls of varying tones, having cut limestone quoins. Square-headed window openings throughout, with chamfered yellow brick block-and-start surrounds, cut-stone sills, and three-over-three pane timber sliding sash windows, guarded by recent metal railings, and bay window has two-over-two pane windows. Round-arch doorway to porch has moulded yellow brick surround with limestone plinth blocks, square-headed timber battened door with fanlight, and limestone threshold and step. Single-pane timber sliding sash window to side elevations of porch. Square-headed gauged-brick door opening on low stone plinth to north elevation, with timber battened door. Rubble limestone outbuilding to north with lean-to corrugated-metal roof. Lodge positioned at east entrance to Rossmore Castle. Associated gateway comprising cast-iron square-plan piers, double-leaf vehicular gate and railings, latter on low limestone plinth wall.

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