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Bessborough

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Bessborough
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What is recorded here

Freestanding three-bay two-storey folly, c.1880, on a rectangular plan. Rubble limestone walls with rubble limestone "destroyed" Irish battlemented parapets. Pointed-arch central door opening. Pointed-arch flanking window openings. Pair of lancet loops (second stage). Lancet window openings (side elevations). Set in grounds shared with Bessborough.
A folly contributing positively to the setting of the Bessborough estate. The folly, its crumbling battlements rising above a small copse, has drawn comparisons with an earlier belvedere in the grounds of Coolmore House [SMR CO099-007----]. An adjoining plot is labelled as "Childrens' [sic] Burial Ground" on the historic Ordnance Survey but the accuracy of the label has been disputed.

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Photo: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Website use allowed for educational or private purposes with source credit