Dictionary of Irish Architects 1720 - 1940

Selected: CO. KILDARE, HILL OF ALLEN, TOWER

Name: AYLMER, GERALD GEORGE (SIR)
Building: CO. KILDARE, HILL OF ALLEN, TOWER
Date: 1859-1863
Nature: 60 ft. high tower designed by Sir G.G. Aylmer for himself. Edenderry limestone with Ballyknockan granite copings and battlements. Formerly had a glass lantern on top. Names of masons carved on steps. Names include 'Gorry Bros., master masons' on top floor.
Refs: J.B. Malone, The Open Road (1950), 104