Tower in Castlegar East, designed landscape in County Galway

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

What is recorded here

On a low hilltop. A well-preserved folly (D 2.8m, H c. 12m), of roughly coursed and mortared limestone boulders, built in the style of a round tower. There is a string course below the corbelled roof cap. The structure is apparently solid as there are no doorway or window openings. A plaque at SW reads 'Built in 1776'. Possibly associated with Castlegar House which lies c. 1km to NW. II - North Galway'.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA061-041

Places near here

Photo credits

National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Maker not stated on source page, commons.wikimedia.org
Maker not stated on source page, ru.pinterest.com
Maker not stated on source page, www.pinterest.com
Maker not stated on source page, www.dreamstime.com
Maker not stated on source page, en.wikipedia.org
Maker not stated on source page, www.youtube.com
Kmcnamee, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Willow, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.5

CastlegarFolly · 3 yd

Explorer Tom Castlegar has a curse that only hits people who don’t wave at it first. It’s basically a round tower in costume, trying…

Graveyard in EglishGraveyard · 432 yd

Explorer Tom Graveyard in Eglish is ready for battle. It would survive a zombie attack by hiding in plain sight and pretending to be…

Holy well in Castlegar EastHoly well · 1556 yd

Explorer Tom Holy well in Castlegar East is playing hide-and-seek with me, and I suspect it’s hiding behind a very rude cloud cover.…

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ervallagh OughterFairy fort / earthen ringfort · 1.0 mi

Explorer Tom Fairy fort / earthern ringfort in Ervallagh Oughter is just a slight depression in the grass. A bishop refused to visit…

Fairy fort / ringfort in Castlegar West,killuppaun (mahon)Fairy fort / ringfort · 1.1 mi

Explorer Tom Fairy fort / ringfort in Castlegar West has a gap at the south-west that might be original, or just lazy. A prophecy…

Weston HouseDemesne walls/gates/railings · 1.4 mi

Explorer Tom Weston House walls are still standing even though the actual house is gone, which feels like a ghost without a body. It…

Fairy fort / ringfort in Killuppaun (clonbrock)Fairy fort / ringfort · 1.4 mi

Explorer Tom Fairy fort / ringfort in Killuppaun is cut by roads like a sandwich with no bread left inside. There’s probably an…

Fairy fort / ringfort in Ahascragh EastFairy fort / ringfort · 1.4 mi

Explorer Tom Fairy fort in Ahascragh East posts photos of hay sheds on social media and calls them 'modern art installations'. It's…

Ahascragh, Ahascragh/FohenaghGAA ground · 1.6 mi

Saint Catherine's Church (Ahascragh)Church/chapel · 1.7 mi

Explorer Tom Saint Catherine’s Church in Ahascragh West does its own little dance when nobody is looking. It burned down once, so it…

Mapped graveyardGraveyard · 1.7 mi

Explorer Tom Mapped graveyard in County Galway is the site of a made-up legend about a giant who buried his boots here because they…

European ash2.6 mi

Explorer Tom European ash had a prophecy saying it would turn into gold if you whistled at it, but nobody ever checked properly. It…

More archaeology and monuments in County Galway · All of County Galway

Add to this placeAdd a picture Add a detailed tip Add a story

Explore the map1,095,414 places to discover