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Steps in Gardens, County Kilkenny (12005024)

Steps
Steps in Gardens
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What is recorded here

Flight of twenty-six cut-limestone steps, laid 1614, in groups of four (south) and twenty-two (north) with limestone ashlar parapet having cut-limestone coping supporting iron spike guards.
An early-surviving flight of cut-limestone steps built by Robert Wale (Wall) (fl. 1614), procurator of the adjacent Saint Canice's Cathedral (12005018/KK-4766-08-18), forming an important element of the archaeological fabric of Kilkenny while making an exceptional impression on the visual appeal of the streetscape. Constructed employing locally-sourced limestone the steps are imbued with a picturesque aesthetic quality lacking in modern street furniture.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 12005024

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12005024
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Photo credits
  • N Chadwick, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • A.-K. D., Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Berthold Werner, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Eirian Evans, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Andy Ryan / 1803 Productions, credited by Kilkenny GAA, kilkennygaa.ie
  • Willow, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.5
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