Survey Data
Reg No
11216065
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Artistic, Historical
Previous Name
Hermitage
Original Use
Folly
In Use As
Folly
Date
1780 - 1820
Coordinates
314838, 227069
Date Recorded
13/05/2002
Date Updated
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Description
Single-storey lodge or fort, c.1800, built in the Gothic style, with crude battlemented rubble walls against the estate wall. Plan based on five-pointed star. Four rooms with central chimney and single gated doorway. Very narrow recessed external stair.
Appraisal
Emmet's Fort is an unusual building accessible from an inner corner of the grounds of the Pearse Museum. Other arches and small buildings are discovered if walking the less frequented river path or perimeter path called Emmet's Walk, after Robert Emmet who courted Sarah Curran here. Together with the grotto, these buildings represent a noteworthy group of Gothic garden furniture.