Yesterday I went for walk around Castlewellan Forest Park. This Moorish tower is marked on one of the trails so we decided to have a look.
Castlewellan Forest Park and much of the village were built by the Annesley Family. The family acquired the estate over 250 years ago. This tower was built for the family’s enjoyment, a great place to appreciate the views over the estate. The roof and windows are gone but the walls have been there for over 200 years.
The tower has interesting openings in the stone walls with stone lintels above them. I wasn’t sure if these have been used to slot timber beams into or if they have another function? Would you know anything about what these would have been for Lisa?
The fireplace is still remains which is also built into the walls.
This photograph shows the views from the tower looking over the lake... really lovely place to visit.
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