Rathlee Signal Tower © Paul Burns cc-by-sa/2.0

G3237 : Rathlee Signal Tower

taken 20 years ago, near to Rathlee, Co Sligo, Ireland

Rathlee Signal Tower

This tower and many others like it around the Irish coast are Napoleonic Signal Towers, part of the coastal defences built by the British after the 1798 Rebellion and the failed French invasion. Inset into the wall of the tower is an old plaque that erroneously describes it as being an O'Dowd castle Link

. It's been suggested that the signal tower actually stands on the site of an O'Dowd castle, and maybe that's where the plaque originated from.

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Grid Square: G3237, 6 images (more nearby )
Photographer: Paul Burns (find more nearby)
Date Taken: Saturday, 29 May, 2004 (more nearby)
Submitted: Wednesday, 28 November, 2007
Category: Castle > Castle (more nearby)
Subject Location: Irish: G 322 373 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:16.8184N 9:2.4714W
Camera Location: Irish: G 322 373
View Direction: North-northwest (about 337 degrees)