Discover Alone ← Back to nearby map

← Back to the nearby map

Tower of Lloyd — Kells

monument
View what I want to do
Tower of Lloyd — Kells
Photo: Nuala Toland · Open the original picture · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Backup if the first picture fails: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Report the wrong picture · If this is your picture and you want it taken down, email me.
Know this place?

Add your own picture and explain the route, parking, gates, paths or landmarks that help people find it.

Earn 5 points after the picture is checked and accepted.

Add your photo and local directionsShare what you found

What is recorded here

Freestanding tower, dated 1791, in the form of a giant Doric column, surmounted by glazed lantern. Dressed limestone walls with string courses, dentils, and dressings including plaque inscribed: "THIS PILLAR WAS DESIGNED/BY HENRY BAKER ESQr. ARCHITECT/WAS EXECUTED BY Mr./JOSEPH BECK STONE CUTTER/Mr. OWEN McCABE HEAD MASON/Mr. BARTLE REILY OVERSEER/ANNO 1791". Square-headed, round-headed and pointed-arched openings with ashlar limestone surrounds and hood and label mouldings.

This official record and map point do not grant access. Most recorded buildings are privately owned; view them only from public ground unless the owner allows entry.