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In partly cleared woodland, on elevated site overlooking Kealnagower stream to the N. Ruins of two-storey castellated tower constructed of random rubble. Ground floor is circular in plan with rectangular window opes and door ope; first floor is heptagonal with small rectangular lights. Also known as "Hutchins' Folly" the tower is said locally to have been built in the early 19th-century by an American named Hutchins.
Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork.
Date of upload: 30 May 2011
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