What is recorded here

Tower (in Ruins) stood as a belvedere near Aghadown Castle and Aghadown House in County Cork, Ireland. Locals called it a pigeon house until people took it down around 1916. No visible surface remains now, but the site still belongs to the designed landscape where sightlines and memory once met.

On OS 6-inch map (1842) as 'Tower (in ruins)'; to E of Aghadown Castle (CO141-052002-) and tower (CO141-052001-), and W of Aghadown House (CO141-054002-). No visible surface remains. Known locally as a "pigeon house" and taken down c. 1916 (Healy 1988, 164). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). 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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