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The Carrmire Gate is a folly forming part of the estate landscape of Castle Howard, a country house in North Yorkshire, in England.[1]

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  1. 20 relations: Battlement, Castle Howard, Cruciform, Deer park (England), English country house, Folly, Giulio Romano, Grade I listed buildings in North Yorkshire, John Dixon Hunt, Keystone (architecture), Limestone, Listed building, Listed buildings in Bulmer, North Yorkshire, Nicholas Hawksmoor, North Yorkshire, Pediment, Pier (architecture), Rustication (architecture), Vaughan Hart, Yale University Press.

  2. Buildings and structures completed in 1725
  3. Castle Howard
  4. Gates in England
  5. Nicholas Hawksmoor buildings

Battlement

A battlement, in defensive architecture, such as that of city walls or castles, comprises a parapet (a defensive low wall between chest-height and head-height), in which gaps or indentations, which are often rectangular, occur at intervals to allow for the launch of arrows or other projectiles from within the defences.

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Castle Howard

Castle Howard is a stately home in North Yorkshire, England, within the civil parish of Henderskelfe, located north of York. Carrmire Gate and Castle Howard are Grade I listed buildings in North Yorkshire and Nicholas Hawksmoor buildings.

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Cruciform

Cruciform is a term for physical manifestations resembling a common cross or Christian cross.

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Deer park (England)

In medieval and Early Modern England, Wales and Ireland, a deer park was an enclosed area containing deer.

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English country house

An English country house is a large house or mansion in the English countryside.

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Folly

In architecture, a folly is a building constructed primarily for decoration, but suggesting through its appearance some other purpose, or of such extravagant appearance that it transcends the range of usual garden buildings.

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Giulio Romano

Giulio Pippi (– 1 November 1546), known as Giulio Romano (Jules Romain), was an Italian painter and architect.

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Grade I listed buildings in North Yorkshire

The county of North Yorkshire is divided into 5 districts, formerly 11.

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John Dixon Hunt

John Dixon Hunt (born 18 January 1936 in Gloucester) is an English landscape historian whose academic career began with teaching English literature.

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Keystone (architecture)

A keystone (or capstone) is the wedge-shaped stone at the apex of a masonry arch or typically round-shaped one at the apex of a vault.

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Limestone

Limestone (calcium carbonate) is a type of carbonate sedimentary rock which is the main source of the material lime.

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Listed building

In the United Kingdom, a listed building is a structure of particular architectural and/or historic interest deserving of special protection.

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Listed buildings in Bulmer, North Yorkshire

Bulmer is a civil parish in the former Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England.

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Nicholas Hawksmoor

Nicholas Hawksmoor (– 25 March 1736) was an English architect. Carrmire Gate and Nicholas Hawksmoor are Nicholas Hawksmoor buildings.

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North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire is a ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and the Humber and North East regions of England.

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Pediment

Pediments are a form of gable in classical architecture, usually of a triangular shape.

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Pier (architecture)

A pier, in architecture, is an upright support for a structure or superstructure such as an arch or bridge.

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Rustication (architecture)

Two different styles of rustication in the Palazzo Medici-Riccardi in Florence; smooth-faced above and rough-faced below Rustication is a range of masonry techniques used in classical architecture giving visible surfaces a finish texture that contrasts with smooth, squared-block masonry called ashlar.

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Vaughan Hart

Vaughan Hart is a leading architectural historian, and Professor Emeritus of Architecture in the Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering at the University of Bath.

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Yale University Press

Yale University Press is the university press of Yale University.

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See also

Buildings and structures completed in 1725

Castle Howard

Gates in England

Nicholas Hawksmoor buildings

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrmire_Gate