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Park, laid out in 1791, at centre of Merrion Square, comprising c.5 hectares (c. 12 acres), enclosed by replacement mild steel railings on moulded granite plinth and curved to corners and having pedestrian gates with granite steps to each side and vehicular gates to east side only. Interior set out as lawns, with informal planting and trees. Tarmac pathways, lined with stone setts, to centre and perimeter. Timber and concrete benches. Cast-iron lamp standards lining pathways. Modern sculptures, including memorials to Oscar Wilde by Danny Osborne (1997), Éire by Jerome O'Conner (1976); The Victims by Andrew O'Connor (1976). Parks depot to southeast corner, Rutland Fountain to west, and electricity substation at northwest corner.
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