Survey Data
Reg No
20903541
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural
Original Use
Folly
Date
1790 - 1810
Coordinates
179983, 94774
Date Recorded
24/08/2006
Date Updated
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Description
Detached two-stage folly, built c. 1800. Castellated roof with crenellations, supported on corbel table. Rendered coursed rubble sandstone walls. Camber-headed window opening with render sill. Camber-headed doorway with roughly dressed sandstone voussoirs, with rendered steps.
Appraisal
This folly once formed part of the demesne-related structures of Ballynahina House. The folly, inspired by medieval architecture, alludes to the late eighteenth, early nineteenth-century taste for indigenous architectural styles. Typically, follies are located on a prominent site within the demesne; this building, however, is notable, not only for its unusually small size, but also its close proximity to the outbuildings and main house.