Tower

There is a residential tower attached to the east end of St Patrick's C of I Church. It rises to three storeys with a stepped battlemented parapet level (ext dims. L 6.10, Wth 5.4). The cap house, which projects above the battlement level, contains the stairs. There is a carved head projecting from the exterior of the east wall at second floor level. The residental tower is entered through a pointed arched doorway with chamfered jambs which is located in the N. This shows signs of damage and repair. A wooden studded door is still in situ. The first floor chamber contains a wall press and a plain fireplace, the flue for which is carried on corbels in the N wall. Interior is lit by rectangular windows with chamfered granite jambs. Stairs to second floor are damaged. This chamber is lit by plain single slit opes (Healy 1975, 25). Compiled by: Geraldine Stout Updated by: Christine Baker Date of upload: 15 January 2015

Built as part of St Patrick's Church of Ireland Church in the 19th century, the Tower in Donabate reflects the architectural and religious developments of that period in Ireland. It is remembered as a notable feature of the local ecclesiastical landscape.