Ye New Building upon the HillIan Ross conducts a guided tour through the history of the Tower
Folly, eye-catcher, prospect tower, triumphal arch? All describe Viscount Tyrconnel’s 22m high Bellmount Tower. This grade II star listed building still attracts sightseers 272 or so years after its construction. Why and how was it built, what is its future? This article is spread over several titles.