What is recorded here
Remains of freestanding single-bay two-stage signal tower, built 1804-6, on a square plan. In ruins, 1898. Remains of coursed rubble limestone walls on battered base with cut- or rough cut limestone flush quoins to corners. Outlines of paired square-headed window openings. Interior in ruins with camber-headed niches centred on camber-headed fireplace. Set in unkempt grounds on an elevated site with remains of boundary wall to perimeter.
The remains of a signal tower representing an important component of the early nineteenth-century built heritage of Achill Island (cf. 31302403; 31308401; 31309401).
This does not grant access. Most recorded buildings are privately owned; view them only from public ground unless the owner allows entry.
Places near here
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Annagh StrandBeach / strand · 1.0 mi
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The StarNamed rock · 1.3 mi
The Deserted Village at SlievemoreVisitor information · 1.3 mi
TobercolmanHoly well · 1.4 mi
Church in SlievemoreChurch · 1.4 mi
Ronan Halpin GalleryGallery · 1.7 mi
Convent of the Sacred Heartconvent/nunnery · 1.7 mi
Dooagh StrandBeach / strand · 1.8 mi
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