Survey Data
Reg No
16301084
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Technical
Original Use
Martello tower
In Use As
House
Date
1800 - 1805
Coordinates
326880, 219029
Date Recorded
01/07/2003
Date Updated
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Description
Detached multiple-bay two-storey former Martello tower, built 1804-5, and now in use as a private residence. The building is constructed in coursed granite. The circular tower comprises of a high battered granite wall with small plain defensive openings. It is now surmounted by a glazed "drum" with a glazed conical roof. The tower overlooks the shoreline and site on a bailey-like artificial mound which is contained by a battered stone wall.
Appraisal
A good example of a Martello tower which has found a new use. Originally Bray had two such towers but that to the east of Strand Road was demolished in 1884. This is an important example of comprehensive sea defences which were erected around the British Isles in the early 19th century to resist the threat of invasion by the French.