Spire of Lloyd

The Spire of Lloyd in Kells, Ireland is an 18th-century folly in the form of a Doric column, surmounted by a glazed lantern.

[1][2] Sometimes described as "Ireland's only inland lighthouse",[3] it was designed by architect Henry Aaron Baker.

[1] The tower is located on the Hill of Lloyd, making this 40 kilometres from the coast and is around 30 m (100 ft) high.

From the top there are views of the surrounding countryside as far as the Mourne Mountains in County Down, Northern Ireland on a clear day.

[citation needed] The tower was used to view horse racing and the hunt in the nineteenth century.