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Entrance gate screen at west side of Dublin Castle, built 1807, having similar front and rear elevations, comprising slightly projecting round-arch vehicular entrance, flanked by square-headed pedestrian entrances. Ashlar granite walling with moulded plinth, moulded string at level of arch springing, recessed blank rectangular panels above pedestrian openings, and having moulded cornice and parapets with copings. Main opening has moulded archivolt and scrolled capital, with brick soffit, and double-leaf wrought-iron gate. Pedestrian openings have moulded surrounds, triple keystones and wrought-iron gates. Round-arch guard-houses within throughway of each pedestrian entrance, having brick upper walling and lower ashlar stone walling, wrought-iron gates of throughways doubling (when throughways open) as gates to guardhouses. Walkway to top of gateway entered from building to north.
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