LDY014:033 This was one of the four original gates into the 17th-century city, although the structure we see here today was built in 1805. The River Foyle originally flowed up to the foot of the city walls here and ships that entered Lough Foyle moored close by for people and goods to be unloaded. The present structure was built in the first decade of the nineteenth century of ashlar sandstone and has a single elliptical-arched opening Derry~Londonderry: A guide to the historic city walls, Northern Ireland Environment Agency

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Source	The Discovery Programme
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Spatial	Shipquay Gate, Derry City Walls http://www.logainm.ie/58666.aspx County Derry Northern Ireland
Protection Type	National Monuments in State Care Northern Ireland
Start Date	1801
End Date	1900
Period Name	19th Century AD
Period Name	Post Medieval Period
Materials	Sandstone, Stone
Heritage Asset Type	Gateway