Siddons Tower

Siddons Tower stands at Rostellan (Ros Tialláin, meaning 'wooded height' or 'promontory' in Irish), a coastal townland in County Cork overlooking Cork Harbour. The tower was named after Sarah Siddons, the celebrated Welsh-born English actress of the late 18th century. Built circa 1777 by Murrough O'Brien, 5th Earl of Inchiquin (later 1st Marquess of Thomond), the tower was erected as a folly or...