- Building type: Gateway
- Date of construction: 1824
- Architect: Robert Reid
- Listing: B+
- HB/SMR Ref: HB18/18/006
- 2nd Survey by EHS: No
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New County Gaol Gateway, Down High School, Downpatrick
County Down
Classical style 2 storey gateway with large cornice and parapet above. Recessed archways with voussoirs to central block. Main façade is ashlar granite with rusticated granite dressing. Rear face is greywacke with granite dressing
| Stone Type Category: | Granite |
| Primary Stone Type: | Mourne Granite |
| Secondary Stone Type: | Greywacke |
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| Stonework Construction: | Regular-coursed plain ashlar |
| Stonework Condition: | Stonework in good condition with occasional fault-line fractures and mild fragmentation |
| Condition Assessment (QUB): | 1 |
