What is recorded here

Indicated is a square belvedere tower attached to a farm building near Castle Lishen in County Cork, Ireland. It has two floors, a pyramidal roof with a central finial, and window openings on its upper levels. The owner calls it the tea house, suggesting it served for refreshment rather than display. Its small size and farm attachment imply it was built for everyday use, not grand ceremony. The tower still stands as a modest marker of human intention in the Cork landscape.

Square tower, attached to farm building to ESE of Castle Lishen (14873). Two-storey, with rectangular door ope on SW elevation flanked by small rectangular ope. Window opes in 1st floor elevations. Pyramidal-type hipped roof with finial in centre. Known by owner as 'the tea house'. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). 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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