What is recorded here

Tower (in Ruins) stands as a two-storey circular belvedere on New Court demesne, marked in decay on the 1842 OS map. Its narrow splayed windows and pointed door suggest a private viewpoint rather than a defensive home. The inserted first-floor wall and nesting boxes hint that people later shaped the ruin for birds or storage. Three other towers and a distant bridge remain scattered across the same land, waiting to be seen from its height.

Two-storey circular tower (int. diam. 2.7m; wall thickness 0.7m) on New Court demesne. Marked '(in Ruins)' on OS 6-inch map (1842). Pointed door in NE wall flanked by narrow splayed windows; pointed windows at 1st floor level. Inserted 1st floor wall to SW with 6 tier nesting boxes on internal elev.Three other towers (CO141-114001-; CO141-114002-; CO141-115---) on demesne. Bridge (CO141-113---) visible from tower. 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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