Stormont Castle Gates - Belfast
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N 54° 35.689 W 005° 50.436
30U E 316489 N 6053413
These are the main entrance gates to Stormont Castle.
Waymark Code: WM3JBB
Location: Ireland
Date Posted: 04/11/2008
Views: 60
Stormont Castle dates from 1850 whilst the grounds date from 1830. The demesne was purchased over the period 1921 to 1978 for the Parliament Buildings built in 1932 and now amounts to approximately 162ha. The Prince of Wales Avenue is a straight and impressive driveway from the southern gate to Parliament Buildings and is planted with double rows of lime in the lower section. The northern end, beyond a plateau containing the statue of Sir Edward Carson, is lined with fastigate Irish yew and Chamaecyparis lawsoniana. To either side of the main avenue are lawns and further woodland planting. There are three planted glens and on the north west side a memorial cedar grove with a statue, ‘The Gleaner’. At the north east side there is the tomb of Lord Craigavon.
Location of this 'Gate': On public property
Type of material: Iron
Enter any comments or observation about this gate.: This is just one set of three fantastic gates on the Stormont Estate
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