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Detached two-storey Napoleonic signal tower, erected c.1804, having two-bay elevations to north-east and south-west and single-bay elevations to other sides. Rubble limestone walls with remains of slatehanging, with dressed limestone machicolations, one to middle of north-west elevation and double machicolations to corners of opposite elevation. Square-headed window openings having dressed limestone block-and-start surrounds and lintels with raised keystone detail, and limestone sills. Fireplace to first floor of south-east wall having dressed limestone surround flanked by tall cupboard niches. Former national school of later date to north-west and more recent reservoir to south-east.

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signal tower — Inis Oírr [Inisheer]

What is recorded here