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Grangegorman Military Cemetery was established c.1875. Variety of different head stones to grounds. Boundary of squared limestone rubble walling, built to courses, topped by stepped limestone soldier coping. To west of entrance gates, wall rises to form rear elevation of gate lodge located along inner boundary. Large feather-edged rock-faced limestone piers terminate wall at both ends and support gates to centre. Each has chamfered plinth, overhanging coping stones supported on corbel brackets. Wrought-iron vehicular gates flanked by matching pedestrian gates, supported on two decorative barley-twist cast-iron piers with panelled pedestals and finials. Replacement aluminium lamps on original cast-iron standards are set immediately inside boundary in front of main gates. Simple original field gate with central military motif leads into main cemetery area flanked by hedged inner enclosure. Outbuilding, built c.1880, attached to southern boundary wall, having pitched slate roof with cut limestone copings and profile cast-iron gutters, rendered long walls with two cast-iron columns inset to north elevation, three-bay snecked rusticated limestone to front (east), south and west elevations with dressed granite quoins, round-headed openings to entrance gable with timber door flanked by blind openings; two-bay single-storey brick-walled addition to west.
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