
What is recorded here
Freestanding three-stage round-plan castellated tower, built c.1860. Parapet with machicolations. Dressed limestone water spouts. Roughly-coursed snecked rubble limestone walls. Square-headed window openings with dressed limestone surrounds. Tower surrounded by metal palisade fence.
Built as a folly for Barnane House, and known as Rock Tower, this picturesque tower forms part of an interesting group of former demesne-related structures, with the ornamental walled garden, gate lodges and ruins of the main house.
This does not grant access. Most recorded buildings are privately owned; view them only from public ground unless the owner allows entry.
Places near here
Devil's Bit MountainMountain / peak · 1024 yd
Enclosure in KilduffEnclosure · 1728 yd
Barnane Ho.Castle, tower house · 1.1 mi
KilmacloonaghChurch · 1.1 mi
Fairy HillArchaeological place · 1.4 mi
dam/reservoir/basindam/reservoir/basin · 1.4 mi
GortagarryMountain / peak · 1.5 mi
Morris's GroveForest · 3.0 mi
Kilvilcorris BogForest · 3.9 mi
Thomas MacDonagh Heritage CentreMuseum · 10 mi
MacDonagh HouseMemorial · 10 miOther information
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