Carrmire Gate

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

The gate with its towers and flanking walls was constructed in 1725, to a design by Nicholas Hawksmoor.

[2][3] John Dixon Hunt describes the gate as "very theatrical – pure stage set and, since its extent is so short, clearly incapable of doing any defending at all".

[4] Vaughan Hart describes it as "an exercise in effecting ... feelings of awe and wonder in the visitor".

The gateway has a round arch with a triple keystone and an open pediment, flanked by square rusticated piers, surmounted by six pyramids.