St. Anne's Park is a wonderful public park and recreational facility

St. Anne's Park is a wonderful public park and recreational facility, originally uploaded by infomatique.

The Park has a number of "Follies" (listed below) in the form of recreated classical monuments or artificial ruins. A structural survey of these follies was carried out in 2009 with a view to conservation/restoration & the creation of a ‘Follies Trail’, complete with interpretive signage. This would be a good idea but something needs to be done soon because the structures in question are being subjected to constant vandalism and there are empty beer cans and discarded clothing strewn nearly everywhere.

To see the report please visit:
www.lmp.ie/services/saint_annes_park_follies.html

Saint Anne's Well
Ornamental stone niche over well

The Roman Tower
Decorative three storey tower perched on a steep embankment

The Annie Lee Tower and Bridge
Two storey tower with an adjoining Tudor-arched limestone viaduct

The Herculanean Temple
Dramatic single storey structure on a mock-ruined bridge abutment

The Hermitage Bridge
Norman-arched limestone viaduct

The Yew Circle and Fountain
Sunken circular brick pond

The Rustic Archways
Three segmental stone archways

The Rustic Cave
Cross-vaulted limestone cell

The Rustic Bridge
Cross-vaulted limestone viaduct

The Rockwork Feature
Portal walkway formed by massive blocks of calp limestone.