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Skerries Martello Tower

Martello tower

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Martello tower, c.1805, on a circular plan with tapered profile, having projecting machicolation above raised entrance.ROOF: Corbelled stone roof. WALLS: Limestone ashlar. OPENINGS: Square headed opening; limestone ashlar reveals; steel door, c.1990; former openings now blocked up.

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Martello tower, c.1805, on a circular plan with tapered profile, having projecting machicolation above raised entrance.ROOF: Corbelled stone roof.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 11311005

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  • Piers, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • The original uploader was Joyous! at English Wikipedia .. Improved by Ww2censor, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Colin Park, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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