Gate piers at The Glen

The Department's description

Exterior description and setting

Pair of ashlar granite gate piers originally forming the main entrance to ‘The Glen’, a late-18th century mansion now demolished. The piers, which sit on projecting plinths, stand 2.30m high and measure 60cm in cross-section. Sides embellished with beaded corners and fielded recessed panels, and surmounted by cushion-moulded copings and pyramidal caps.

The gates have been removed, and the piers reset further apart to accommodate the traffic into the housing estate which has been built in the grounds of The Glen. A chamfered ashlar base wall (once railed) runs along the boundary at each side.

Historical information

The Glen was constructed c1780 and was then known as Turner Hill after its builder. A driveway is shown on the mid-1830s Valuation map, but although the drive is depicted, the gates are not - whether this reflects the true situation, or is a map simplification is uncertain. The gateposts are clearly shown on the OS 1861 map.

Sources:

PRONI – VAL 1D/3/8G (c.1834); OS 8/20/1/21.
Environment & Heritage Service: Architectural Building Record (DW46).

Criteria for listing: architectural interest

Not listed

Criteria for listing: historic interest

Not listed

Evaluation

Primarily of local historical interest, these gate piers cannot be said to be of special architectural merit.