Designed landscape

Not included in the SMR (1989). Listed in the RMP (1995) and classified 'Church'. This folly is incorporated into the SSE wall of an enclosed orchard immediately to E of Castledargan House (SL021-109001-). The avenue to the house is located on the SE side of the wall. An intervening border of rhododendron bushes obscures the SE face of the wall. The wall (8.4m NE-SW; H 2.7m) consists of coursed, mortared stone. A round-arched doorway with cut-stone surround is centrally placed in the wall. To E of the door is a round arched window with a cut-stone surround. Both the door and window openings have been carefully blocked up with drystone walling. At the NE end of the wall, two coursed stones protrude from the base of the NW face, possibly a remnant of a return wall to NW. This is not a church or any ancient feature but rather a demesne feature or folly in the walled garden of Castledargan (ibid.). This monument is post-1700 AD in date. Compiled by: Archaeological Survey Unit, UCC Date of upload: 11 January 2012