St Laurence’s Gate
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St Laurence’s Gate is a well-preserved 13th-century barbican and iconic medieval town gate in Drogheda, Ireland.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| St Laurence’s Gate canonical | 3 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
barbican
ⓘ
city gate ⓘ medieval fortification ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | medieval ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in Drogheda
ⓘ
Medieval city gates in Ireland ⓘ National Monuments in County Louth ⓘ |
| constructionMethod | masonry ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | approx. 53.716°N 6.347°W ⓘ |
| country | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevationAboveSeaLevel | low elevation above River Boyne floodplain ⓘ |
| functionStartTime | 13th century ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | symbol of Drogheda ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | protected structure under Irish planning law ⓘ |
| hasPart |
archway
ⓘ
connecting parapet ⓘ twin towers ⓘ |
| hasView |
Drogheda town centre
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
River Boyne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | National Monument of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| imageDepicts | twin cylindrical towers linked by battlemented wall over archway ⓘ |
| inception | 13th century ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
County Louth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Drogheda NERFINISHED ⓘ Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Europe/Dublin ⓘ |
| locatedOn | eastern side of medieval Drogheda ⓘ |
| materialUsed | stone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Saint Laurence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
state of preservation
ⓘ
twin-towered barbican design ⓘ |
| openToPublic | exterior ⓘ |
| partOf |
historical town defences of Drogheda
ⓘ
medieval town walls of Drogheda ⓘ |
| significantPeriod | High Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| streetAddress | St Laurence Street, Drogheda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | true ⓘ |
| usedFor |
control of access to Drogheda
ⓘ
defence of town ⓘ toll collection (historical) ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Drogheda