Ardgrain Main Double Doors
The double front doorway at Ardgrain is surrounded by a carved granite frame, spanned by a single granite lintel. Into this is carved the initials JEB and the date 1757. John Edward Bean made extensive alterations to Ardgrain from 1740 onwards, and he added the single storey kitchen wing to the house. Above the doorway is a Virgil quotation and house motto:
"How happy would the husbandman be if he knew his own good. Let improvements and liberty flourish."
Photograph taken Sept 2005.
