Tower of Moher
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flyingmoose
N 52° 56.893 W 009° 28.072
29U E 468564 N 5866611
Located at the southern end of the Cliffs of Moher
Waymark Code: WM12NZH
Location: Munster, Ireland
Date Posted: 06/24/2020
Views: 7
The current tower (which was built c.1808) stands close to the site of a much earlier promontory fort, known as Mothar or Moher.[3] This earlier fortification stood until at least 1780 and is mentioned in an account from John Lloyd's a Short Tour Of Clare (1780).[4] The earlier fortification was demolished in 1808 to provide material for a new lookout/signaling tower.[2] This was built nearby during the Napoleonic Wars (1803–1815), at a time when similar towers were built along Atlantic coasts to counter fears of invasion during Napoleon's reign in Europe.[2][5]
Construction and use
The building is a single, nearly square, tower with two rectilinear bartizans protruding from the top of its eastern wall, and one from the western wall. Facing the Atlantic Ocean, the structure appears to have incorporated a fireplace on at least 2 floors, and a dry stone roof which has since mostly caved in.
In summer the tower ruin is occupied by the many choughs and similar birds native to the area. The tower is sometimes used as a refuge by visitors to the Cliffs of Moher who become stranded on the southern cliff path during storms that blow in from the Atlantic.
The tower is now surrounded by a barrier and getting close is no longer an option.
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ratings: 
Condition of Building: Derelict
Parking: Not Listed
Location: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
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