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The fragmentary remains of this tower house are located in private grounds at Beechlands. It is situated in a prominent position above Bride's Glen. It was built in 1408 by a member of the Lawless family and it was destroyed by fire in 1763 (Turner 1983, 85-6). The ivy covered W wall and NW corner are all that survive. The later rises to three storeys. There is a chimney stack present. The tower house is built of roughly coursed granite masonry. There is a high base batter on the section of N wall. The ground floor is vaulted on an N-S axis. There are two deep recesses with wicker-centring in the ground floor W wall (int dims. L 8.4m; Wth 2.15; Wall T 0.9m), (Ball 1902, 117-18, 123, 125-6; Mc Dix 1897, 39, 6).
Compiled by: Geraldine Stout and Padraig Clancy.
Revised upload on: 14 April 2018.
This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed.
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