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Regional rating (NIAH)
1810–1830
Address
Coast Road, Glin
Type
Folly
NIAH reg. no.
21830015
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Regional rating (NIAH)

Hamilton Tower

Also known as Hamilton's Tower

Coast Road, Glin

Rated Regional on the National InventoryOne of 19 rated Regional in Glin
FFollyBBuilt 1810–1830
DirectionsIts National Inventory record ↗
About

About Hamilton Tower

Hamilton Tower is one of 19 buildings in Glin the National Inventory rates Regional. Its record dates Hamilton Tower to 1810–1830. 15 other places on the record stand within 400 m.

This interesting folly, built by John Hamilton Esq., dominates the countryside for many miles by virtue of its prominent, elevated position. According to local tradition, there were once cannons on top of the tower.

From the National Inventory’s appraisal, record 21830015 · 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 · 21830015↗

Regional is the National Inventory’s rating for a building of significance in its region; most rated buildings carry it.

Visit

Make it a walk: 5 historic places in about 15 minutes

Glin · about 700 m on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Hamilton TowerStart here
  2. 2Castle BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 200 m on
  3. 3DunneRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m on
  4. 4HoganRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m on
  5. 5Catholic Church of the Immaculate ConceptionRegional rating (NIAH) · 300 m on
Farther afield
Hamilton VillaRegional rating (NIAH)300 mGlin LibraryRegional rating (NIAH)300 mO'ShaughnessyRegional rating (NIAH)400 mGlin Garda Síochána StationRegional rating (NIAH)400 mGeogheganRegional rating (NIAH)400 mGlin Castle (gate lodge)Regional rating (NIAH)600 m

Questions about Hamilton Tower

Is Hamilton Tower on the National Inventory?

Yes: rated Regional (record 21830015).

Can you visit Hamilton Tower?

It can be seen from the street; whether you can go inside depends on its owner.

When was Hamilton Tower built?

Its National Inventory record dates it to 1810–1830.

Is Hamilton 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) · Wikidata (CC0) for other names and articles. Under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).

Contains Central Statistics Office (CSO) data, Census 2022, and Tailte Éireann boundaries (CSO Urban Areas, Small Areas, local electoral areas, constituencies), under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).