Skerries, gates in County Waterford

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What is recorded here

Gateway, c.1880, comprising pair of painted rendered piers with rusticated detailing, rendered capping and replacement steel double gates, c.1980. Road fronted at entrance to grounds of Skerries (House).

An attractive gateway of simple appearance that forms a picturesque feature in the streetscape.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 22830062

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