What is recorded here
Finglaswood House, formerly the home of the Seagrave family, incorporated a tower house. This was a square tower defended by gun loops with fine hammer-dressing on the entrance doorway (Anon 1897, 446-7; Joyce 1912, 273-4; Ball 1920, 89-91). The building was demolished before the early 1970s. No visible at ground level.
Compiled by: Geraldine Stout
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
The Seagrave family held Finglaswood House in the 19th century, and its tower house dates to the late medieval period, reflecting the defensive architecture of the region. The house is remembered for its fine hammer-dressed entrance and historical association with a prominent local family.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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