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Shown on 1842 OS 6-inch map as circular structure on W side of R.C. chapel; named 'Belfry' on 1904 OS 6-inch map. Tall stone-built circular tower built in 1832 by Fr. Matthew Horgan (Mulcahy 1989, 23). Door opes on ground and first floors; several pointed window opes; embattled parapet supported by corbels; bell still in situ. Similar tower at Waterloo (Ballygibbon) near Blarney.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). 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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