Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Designed landscape - folly
Bellville, County Cavan, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Bellville
- County
- Cavan
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Flemings Folly
- Latest-edition OS map
- Flemings Folly
- Coordinates
- 53.94609, -7.40308
- SMR number
- CV025-009----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1636 "Vltoniae Orientalis Pars" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
A two-storey square tower (int. dims. 7.15m x 7.15m; max H c. 6.2m) with thick mortared walls of rough unworked stones, situated on rock outcrop. Doorways in W and S walls. Intramural stairs runs from doorway in S wall through E wall to viewing point. Beam slots and two recesses (dims. 2.75m x 1.15m) in S wall and round-headed fireplace in N wall.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cavan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1995). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload/revision: 22 December 2008
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- House - 17th centuryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.