What is recorded here
Tall slim tower (H c. 12m; int. diam. 2.15m) in NE corner of walled garden of East Grove House. Embattled parapet wall supported on corbels. Slimmer tower on top (c. 2-3m H); embattled. Pointed door ope at ground floor on SE side; narrow pointed window opes. According to local information, used as lookout tower along river and for flag staff.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). 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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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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