Brackenridge's Folly

Brackenridge's Folly is a tower on a hill in Ballyscally townland. One source places it near Dungannon and another places it on the road between Clogher and Fivemiletown. It was commissioned around 1847 by George Charles Brackenridge, a landowner with estates around Clogher who is described as a barrister and landlord. Although the monument is often called a "folly", its purpose was to serve as...