Jamestown Arch

The Jamestown Arch is an ornamental gate structure in the village of Jamestown, County Leitrim, originally part of the settlement's northern gateway. The gate itself was constructed in 1627 by order of King James I as part of the fortifications of the Plantation town, which had been established by royal charter in 1621-1622. In the early nineteenth century, following Catholic Emancipation in 18...