Finavarra Point Martello Tower

Name: Finavarra Point Martello Tower
Address: IE

Martello tower in Clare, Ireland, dating from 1805–1815

Freestanding ovoid-plan single-bay two-stage Martello tower, built 1810-1, with three gun placements to roof parapet. Cut-limestone flat roof with parapet, trefoil-plan radial-pattern gun mounts having metal pivots and circular rails. Battered cut-limestone walls with plinth. Murder hole to entrance soffit. Brick vaulted interior roof structure. Brick magazine with inset glazed candle boxes to interior. Steps leading to roof. Detached outbuilding to site. Freestanding War Department boundary stones inscribed "WD/?/No XIII" and "WD/?/No XV".

Type:: Martello tower
Period:: 1805–1815
Where:: Clare, Ireland
Coordinates:: 53.15°N, 9.14°W

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