The Crighton Tower on Gad Island, Crom
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The Crighton Tower on Gad Island, Crom
Image: © D Gore Taken: Unknown
Opposite the ruins of Crom Castle is Gad Island on which stands this round tower. It is not as old as the ruins it faces across the Upper Lough Erne waterway. It is a stone folly built as a famine relief project in about 1847 to serve as an observatory.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.159281
Longitude
-7.44661