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Steps in Callan South

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Steps in Callan South
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Flight of eight cut-limestone steps, c.1875, with iron railings having cast-iron tapered polygonal piers with finials.
Displaying a traditional construction employing locally-sourced limestone a flight of steps exhibits a picturesque quality lacking in modern cement and concrete steps. Forming an attractive, if subtle feature in the streetscape, following the incline of the street and accommodating the change in level of the footpath, the visual appeal of the site is further enhanced by the survival of early iron railings incorporating distinctive piers.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 12314011

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  • LilyMac, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • liam murphy, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Humphrey Bolton, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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  • Willow, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.5
  • Mike Searle, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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