Blow-off tower, Tower Road, Derrydrummuck, Banbridge, Co Down, BT32

A free-standing blow-off tower situated in a small plot of ground on the west side of Tower Road, just below the summit of a prominent hill commanding wide views of the surrounding countryside. The tower is of rubble blackstone brought to courses, with roughly dressed quoins, slightly advanced chamfered base (with granite chamfering), and moulded concrete crown. It is of square cross-section and stands to its full height of c.6m. According to N.I. Water, both the tower and reservoir are both still in use. Setting The plot within which the tower stands is enclosed to three sides by a post-and-wire fence, and by a hedge along the roadside. On the opposite side of the road is an above-ground grass-covered water service reservoir. Both sites are surrounded by fields