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The tower was removed sometime around 1850 possibly due to undermining from quarrying and the need for stone in the area. Its position is clearly identified on an 1837 map of Dublin and Environs where it is called Glassdool Tower. 13 South: Tower and battery: No photo available: Dún Laoghaire Harbour
The Bere Island towers were reported as ready on 2 February 1805 and were therefore probably among the earliest Martello Towers to be completed in Ireland. [7] The four, all circular in shape and built of rubble masonry, were sited to defend the anchorage between the mainland and the small harbour of Lawrence Cove on Bere Island.
Martello towers, sometimes known simply as Martellos, are small defensive forts that were built across the British Empire during the 19th century, from the time of the French Revolutionary Wars onwards. Most were coastal forts. They stand up to 40 feet (12 m) high (with two floors) and typically had a garrison of one officer and 15–25 men.
In 1960, a man named Duffy from Limerick purchased the tower from the Land Commission and sold the property in 1987 for an undisclosed amount of money. [citation needed] The current owner is from Galway [citation needed] and he has refurbished the tower as a residence. A steel stairway has been erected and secured to the outside of the tower.
Finavarra Tower is a Martello tower in Finavarra, [1] County Clare, Ireland. Built during the Napoleonic wars in 1812-16, and situated on Finavarra Point, the tower protected the north-eastern side of Ballyvaughan Bay and the south-western entrance of New Quay harbour from possible attack from France .
View from Loughshinny of Drumanagh with its Martello Tower. Drumanagh (Irish: Droim Meánach) [1] is a headland near the village of Loughshinny, in the north east of County Dublin, Ireland. It features an early 19th-century Martello tower and a large (200,000 m²) Iron Age promontory fort which has produced Roman artefacts.
A lawsuit filed Sept. 27 in court seeks completion of a $1.4 million sale for the Price Tower, which is slated to be auctioned on Oct. 9.
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