Wonderful Barn
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Wonderful Barn is an 18th-century, corkscrew-shaped grain store and folly located near Leixlip in County Kildare, Ireland.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
folly
ⓘ
grain store ⓘ historic building ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | corkscrew-shaped ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Castletown House
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Conolly family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtInPeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| category |
18th-century architecture in Ireland
ⓘ
barns in Ireland ⓘ follies in the Republic of Ireland ⓘ tourist attraction in County Kildare ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Katherine Conolly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1743 ⓘ |
| country | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedPurpose | grain storage for estate ⓘ |
| functionDuringConstruction | employment for local poor ⓘ |
| hasCondition | partially restored ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
adjacent smaller towers
ⓘ
conical tower ⓘ domed top ⓘ external staircase spiralling around the exterior ⓘ loophole-style windows ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
famine relief project
ⓘ
ornamental structure ⓘ |
| hasStaircase |
external stone staircase
ⓘ
spiral staircase ⓘ |
| hasStoreys | several internal floors ⓘ |
| hasView | surrounding countryside ⓘ |
| height | approximately 22 meters ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | recorded monument in Ireland ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected structure ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
County Kildare
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Leixlip NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | local authorities ⓘ |
| material |
brick
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| near |
Castletown House
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Leixlip town NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
prominent landmark near Leixlip
ⓘ
unusual corkscrew design ⓘ |
| openToPublic | partially ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Kildare County Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plan | circular ⓘ |
| roofType | conical roof ⓘ |
| shape | corkscrew ⓘ |
| surroundedBy | two smaller dovecote-like towers ⓘ |
| use | grain storage ⓘ |
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