Survey Data
Reg No
20912601
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Historical, Social
Original Use
Signal tower
Date
1800 - 1810
Coordinates
47230, 40391
Date Recorded
27/05/2008
Date Updated
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Description
Freestanding two-bay three-stage signal tower, built c.1805, now disused. Later extension to north-east elevation. Rendered and rubble stone walls with hanging slate, parapet and bartizans to south-west elevation and to north and east corners. Square-headed openings with sills, lintels and voussoirs. Square-headed door opening to first floor of south-west elevation having sill, lintel and voussoirs.
Appraisal
A notable example of a early nineteenth century fortified signal tower, which were built along Ireland's coastline in anticipation of a Napoleonic invasion. The defensive nature of the building is articulated by the finely crafted and largely intact corbelled bartizans. An integral part of the history of the island, this imposing structure retains its original character and forms a distinctive feature in the landscape.