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Captain Cooke of Aghavrin House built the square tower on Carrigaknubber Rock during the 1840s, creating a belvedere that still commands the Mid Cork skyline. People call it Admiral's Folly, perhaps mocking the captain or misremembering his rank, but the slim circular stairway rising above the main chamber suggests he wanted height rather than defence. The ruined window openings and embattled parapet remain perched on the prominent outcrop, inviting imagination about who climbed them and what they saw.

On top of a prominent rock outcrop; named 'Tower' on Carrigaknubber Rock on 1842 OS 6-inch map; mass rock (CO072-149----) at base. Ruined square 3-storey tower (2m x 2m); rectangular window opes with hood mouldings; embattled parapet. Slim circular stairway-like projection on SE corner rises higher than tower with embattled parapet; slit windows. Access not gained. Built by Captain Cooke of Aghavrin House (CO061-085----) in c. 1840s; generally known as Admiral's Folly (Hartnett 1939, 38). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). 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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