Survey Data
Reg No
20400351
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Historical, Social, Technical
Previous Name
Aughinish Battery
Original Use
Martello tower
In Use As
House
Date
1805 - 1815
Coordinates
128700, 213621
Date Recorded
21/02/2000
Date Updated
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Description
Freestanding ovoid-plan single-bay three-stage Martello tower, built 1810-1. Sold, 1987, to accommodate residential use. Flat glass roof with cut-limestone parapet and cut-stone chimneystacks. Battered cut-limestone walls with plinth. External metal stairs leading to entrance. Square-headed openings with replacement timber casement windows. Replacement timber matchboard door.