Survey Data
Reg No
41301020
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Technical
Previous Name
Glaslough House
Original Use
Folly
Date
1870 - 1890
Coordinates
272135, 341744
Date Recorded
20/11/2012
Date Updated
--/--/--
Description
Freestanding round-plan two-stage folly, built c.1880, in form of tower or chimney. Dressed limestone walling with cut-stone string course and having cut-stone coping. Square-headed doorway to south side having dressed voussoirs, Limestone threshold and jamb plinth blocks, and recent timber battened door.
Appraisal
This folly, on the avenue to Castle Leslie, adds to the variety of demesne structures and features at Glaslough. Its chimney-like structure is well constructed of dressed limestone blocks. It forms an interesting feature on the approach to the country house.