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Balcarrick Martello Tower

Martello tower
Balcarrick Martello Tower
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Martello tower, c.1805, on a circular plan with tapered profile, having machicolation supported by brackets over raised entrance. Raised extension to roof.ROOF: Rendered circular extension to roof. WALLS: Coursed rubble with lime render; projecting machicolation supported by stone brackets above entrance door, stone coping to parapet. OPENINGS: Square headed door opening, lime rendered reveals and soffit; numerous small, square shaped window openings.

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WALLS: Coursed rubble with lime render; projecting machicolation supported by stone brackets above entrance door, stone coping to parapet.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 11337001

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Pictures: Dieglop, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0; National Inventory of Architectural Heritage; Peter Gerken, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0; William Murphy from Dublin, Ireland, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

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