Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Designed landscape - belvedere
Belgrove, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Belgrove
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Tower (1934)
- Coordinates
- 51.87252, -8.20740
- SMR number
- CO076-109----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Tall slim tower (H c. 12m; int. diam. 2.15m) in NE corner of walled garden of East Grove House. Embattled parapet wall supported on corbels. Slimmer tower on top (c. 2-3m H); embattled. Pointed door ope at ground floor on SE side; narrow pointed window opes. According to local information, used as lookout tower along river and for flag staff.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
Nearby in the register
- Designed landscape - belvedereunder 1 mi
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Designed landscape - belvedereunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.