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Freestanding single-bay two-stage tower, extant 1840, on a square plan. Now disused. Roof not visible behind parapet with cast-iron hoppers and downpipes. Part creeper- or ivy-covered tuck pointed coursed or snecked rubble stone walls with battlemented pinnacle-topped tooled cut-limestone diagonal stepped buttresses to corners centred on battlemented parapet having lichen-spotted cut-granite roll moulded coping. Tudor-headed door opening with overgrown threshold, and cut-granite surround having chamfered reveals framing replacement sheet steel double doors. Square-headed window openings in bipartite arrangement (second stage) with cut-granite sill course, and cut-granite surrounds having chamfered reveals with hood mouldings framing four-over-four timber sash windows. Square-headed window openings in bipartite arrangement (remainder) with cut-granite sill course, and cut-granite surrounds having chamfered reveals with hood mouldings framing four-over-four timber sash windows. Interior including (second stage) granite flagged floor. Set in landscaped grounds shared with Johnstown Castle.
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