Martello Tower
Garinish Island, Glengarriff
Martello Tower, 19th century and today
Drag across to compare. The two views aren’t taken from exactly the same spot.
19th century: Photo: Robert French · Public domain. Today: Photo: MrCorman · CC BY-SA 4.0.
About Martello Tower
The National Inventory rates Martello Tower Regional, one of 7 in Glengarriff. Its record dates Martello Tower to 1800–1810. 6 other places on the record stand within 400 m.
One of a number of Martello towers built throughout Ireland during the Napoleonic wars of the early nineteenth century. It is one of a larger complex of fortifications which commanded the West Cork coastline.
From the National Inventory’s appraisal, record 20910421 · CC BY 4.0 · Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
NIAHRead its National Inventory recordThe full description and appraisal, the survey photo and the map · 20910421↗Regional is the National Inventory’s rating for a building of significance in its region; most rated buildings carry it.
1 old view of Martello Tower
Made before 1950, from 1850: public domain, or from the National Library of Ireland with no known copyright restrictions. Tap one to see it full screen.
19th centuryFrom Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server; each credit is in the viewer.
Make it a walk: 2 historic places in about 5 minutes
Glengarriff · about 200 m on foot, as the crow flies
- 1Martello TowerStart here
- 2CasitaRegional rating (NIAH) · 200 m on
2 within 150 m
Every place on the record within this distance; each opens its own page.
Questions about Martello Tower
Is Martello Tower on the National Inventory?
Yes: rated Regional (record 20910421).
Can you visit Martello Tower?
It can be seen from the street; whether you can go inside depends on its owner.
When was Martello Tower built?
Its National Inventory record dates it to 1800–1810.
Is Martello Tower protected?
Being on the National Inventory or the Sites and Monuments Record is a record, not protection by itself: buildings are protected by their council’s Record of Protected Structures, which each council keeps and no national open list gathers, so this page can’t say which are on it.
Source: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage and Sites and Monuments Record, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata (CC0).
Sources: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage (buildingsofireland.ie) · Photos: Wikimedia Commons, including the National Library of Ireland’s collections, each credited with its licence and copied to our own server · Wikidata (CC0) for other names and articles. Under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).
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