1576 – Puerta del Cambron, Toledo, Spain
Originally a Muslim doorway which has been heavily altered. In its current version it dates from 1576, and was built on a square base,
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1747 – Leinster House Gateway, Dublin
Architect: Richard Cassels
Former gateway to Leinster House which terminated the vista of Molesworth Street from Dawson Street. Demolished with the development of the National Museum and Library adjacent to Leinster House in 1883.
1790 – Gate, Strokestown Park, Co. Roscommon
Architect:
Strokestown is noted for its wide streets. It is said that they were made this way because the second Lord Hartland of Strokestown wanted to make his village thoroughfare wider than the famed Ringstrasse in Vienna.
1812 – Castle Leslie Gothic Gateway, Glaslough, Co. Monaghan
Architect: John Nash
Simple yet elegant design leading to the long avenue to the castle. Now unused, the gates themselves have fallen into disrepair.
1824 – Gateway, Antrim Castle, Co. Antrim
Described by J.P. Neale in the second edition of Views of Seats ‘The gate house, leading from the town of Antrim to the Castle court has also been added by the present possessor,
1834 – Gate Lodges, Ballysaggartmore, Co. Waterford
Architect: John Smyth
According to the Dublin Penny Journal, a John Smyth, described elsewhere as a gardener, was the architect of the extravagantly castellated gateway and avenue bridge at Ballysaggartmore.
1845c – Gates of Shankill Castle, Paulstown, Co. Kilkenny
Architect: Daniel Robertson
Imposing polygonal gatehouse attached to earlier gateway, attributed to William Robertson. The gatehouse contains several rooms on both levels.
1848 – Clonodfoy Gateway, Co. Limerick
Architect: G.F. Jones
Extravagent gateway and lodge by George Fowler Jones to accompany the grand baronial castle he designed for the Oliver-Gascoigne sisters.
1855 – Gateway to Duckett’s Grove, Co. Carlow
Architect: John Macduff Derick
Fantastically muscular design for the main gateway to Duckett’s Grove – with a total extant of 240feet including two gateways,
1862 – Gateway, Knockdrin Castle, Co. Westmeath
Architect: John McCurdy
Castellated entrance on Mullingar side of Knockdrin demesne, for Sir Richard Levinge, Bt.
