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Tower, designed landscape in County Cork (CO141-112----)

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CO141-112----
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Remains of lakeside tower (H c. 15m) in demesne of Creagh House. Built between ornamental lake and Ilen estuary; octagonal in plan, each side measuring 1.65m internally (wall thickness 0.97m); pointed doors and windows. According to landowner, built by Beechers as a mill.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CO141-112

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Maker not stated on source page, en.wikipedia.org
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.ireland.com
  • Maker not stated on source page, ar.inspiredpencil.com
  • Anne Minihane / Southern Star, www.southernstar.ie
  • Vadim Manuylov, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Mick Garratt, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.thenorthernantiquarian.org
  • Maker not stated on source page, commons.wikimedia.org
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