Survey Data
Reg No
20907651
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Historical
Original Use
Folly
Date
1810 - 1820
Coordinates
185801, 68869
Date Recorded
14/09/2007
Date Updated
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Description
Freestanding rubble sandstone and limestone circular-plan two-stage folly tower, built c. 1815, having crenellations to top, crenellated corbel table to second stage, and pointed arch windows openings with rubble stone voussoirs.
Appraisal
Typical of the interest in medieval architecture of the nineteenth-century, motifs such as crenellations, machicolations and pointed arches allude to medieval castle architecture. Makes an interesting group with the house, gate lodge and crenellated outbuildings. Visible from across the Ballynacorra River, it provides architectural interest to the coast road, a typical aim of the picturesque movement.