What is recorded here

On Bear Island. Gently circular tapering tower (H c. 7m); surrounded by shallow moat and outer enclosure. Barrel-shaped internal ground plan (6.09m E-W; 6.05m N-S; wall thickness 2.4m); vaulted roof (long axis E-W) over 1st floor level. Door on 1st floor to E with machicolation overhead. Spiral stairs on 1st floor providing access up to roof level. Splayed ground- and 1st-floor windows to NW and SW. Paved roof with mural chamber in parapet wall; wall-walk with gun-carriage track. Just S of tower are remains of rectangular structure. Ordnance ground c. 0.31m to NE of tower with remains of battery (CO128-015---). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

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