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Indicated on OS 6-inch map (1842) as 'Tower (in ruins)' on New Court demesne. D-shaped platform (straight side 6.8m N-W) projecting 4m from W bank of Ilen river with retaining stone wall (H 2.5m) around shoreline side. No visible surface trace of tower. Three other towers (CO141-114002-;CO141-073---; CO141-115---) on demesne.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). 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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