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Turret (in Ruins)

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Mnemo knows Turret (in Ruins). The data instance is not a placeholder or a vague setting. The facts above must shape the answer, while peryglossa must leave the evidence unchanged.
In partly cleared woodland, on elevated site overlooking Kealnagower stream to the N. Ruins of two-storey castellated tower constructed of random rubble. Ground floor is circular in plan with rectangular window opes and door ope; first floor is heptagonal with small rectangular lights. Also known as "Hutchins' Folly" the tower is said locally to have been built in the early 19th-century by an American named Hutchins. Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork. Date of upload: 30 May 2011

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