- Type
- Water tower
- NIAH reg. no.
- 20906222
Water tower, Killowen
About Water tower, Killowen
Water tower, Killowen is one of 1 buildings in Tower the National Inventory rates Regional. Water tower, Killowen dates from 1930–1970.
The water tower is of both technical and social significance as it serves the surrounding rural area with piped water. The tower represents increased standards of living in the mid-twentieth century when piped water became the standard in rural areas.
From the National Inventory’s appraisal, record 20906222 · 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 · 20906222↗Regional is the National Inventory’s rating for a building of significance in its region; most rated buildings carry it.
Finding Water tower, Killowen
Tower
Buildings on the record near Tower
The list holds 8, all within 40 km and photographed. “Bell tower, Waterloo” in Blarney is the nearest, at 1.9 km. Callanan's Tower in South Gate is the farthest, at 9.8 km.
Questions about Water tower, Killowen
Is Water tower, Killowen on the National Inventory?
Yes: rated Regional (record 20906222).
Can you visit Water tower, Killowen?
It can be seen from the street; whether you can go inside depends on its owner.
When was Water tower, Killowen built?
Its National Inventory record dates it to 1930–1970.
Is Water tower, Killowen 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). Under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).
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