East Tower, Islay House, Islay is a Grade B listed building in the Argyll and Bute local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 20 July 1971. Folly.
East Tower, Islay House, Islay
- WRENN ID
- moated-bastion-ebony
- Grade
- B
- Local Planning Authority
- Argyll and Bute
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 20 July 1971
- Type
- Folly
- OS grid reference
- NR 335 624
- Coordinates
- 55.78195, -6.25164
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
The East Tower at Islay House is an early 19th-century folly. It is octagonal in shape and features coursed stone with decorative banding. The tower has a corbelled crenellated parapet and unglazed slit windows. A string course runs around the structure, and there is a decorative doorhead with two shields that bear monograms. Inside, the tower has a circular layout with a domed ceiling beneath a platform roof. It formerly contained a turnpike stair.
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