Survey Data
Reg No
15700708
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Technical
Original Use
Building misc
Date
1842 - 1905
Coordinates
316143, 164515
Date Recorded
27/09/2007
Date Updated
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Description
Freestanding single-bay three-stage water tower, extant 1905, on a square plan. Now disused. Roof not visible behind parapet with concealed rainwater goods retaining cast-iron octagonal or ogee hopper and downpipe. Part creeper- or ivy-covered cement rendered walls with battlemented parapet having "saddleback" coping. Round-headed openings (upper stages) with no sills, and concealed dressings framing wrought iron bars. Set in landscaped grounds shared with Ballynestragh.
Appraisal
A folly-like "faux" Irish tower house water tower contributing positively to the group and setting values of the Ballynestragh estate.