- Address
- Oola
- Type
- Folly
- NIAH reg. no.
- 21817010
Castle Lloyd
Oola
About Castle Lloyd
Castle Lloyd is one of 5 buildings in Oola the National Inventory rates Regional. Castle Lloyd dates from 1830–1850.
This folly is a notable example of the Castle Revival style, displaying features such as the limestone machicolations, cross loop and lancet windows. The folly forms a strong focal point in the area, visible from a distance due to its height and prominent siting.
From the National Inventory’s appraisal, record 21817010 · 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 · 21817010↗Regional is the National Inventory’s rating for a building of significance in its region; most rated buildings carry it.
Finding Castle Lloyd
Oola
Other recorded buildings around Oola
All 3 are pictured and within 40 km. Start with “Prison, Crosbie Row, Limerick” in Corbally and King's Island, 28 km away. Adare Castle in Adare is the farthest, at 35 km.
Questions about Castle Lloyd
Is Castle Lloyd on the National Inventory?
Yes: rated Regional (record 21817010).
Can you visit Castle Lloyd?
It can be seen from the street; whether you can go inside depends on its owner.
When was Castle Lloyd built?
Its National Inventory record dates it to 1830–1850.
Is Castle Lloyd 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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