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Armoy : Round Tower

CountyAntrim
Grid RefD 078 332
GPSD 07790 33243 (7m)
Longitude6° 18' 34.96" W
Latitude55° 8' 4.75" N
Nearest TownArmoy (1.1 Km)
OS Sheet5
UTM zone29U
UTM x671495.19146678
UTM y6113080.0802266
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Visit Notes

Sunday, 20th July 2003

There are a couple of things to note about this round tower beyond the obvious fact that half of it is missing. The doorway is quite an elaborate one for a start. Some of the stone forming the decorated arch is new looking, so I don't know if they are renovating it or if it was just a repair job.

My favourite feature is the presence of the scaffolding holes that are still visible.

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Sunday, 18th February 2007

There is no change to the stone around the doorway, so I presume a more comprehensive restoration isn't going to happen.

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