The Guinness Tower (1864)

"It's a tower built 1865. The young trees are as tall as it so you cant see much anymore. Worth a climb if only to feel you have earned dinner."

"Worth the visit. Tower built, which is now in the middle of the beautiful forest. Bit of an effort to find it, but that was part of the fun. To get there, enter at the Abbey and cross the bridge behind the Abbey over the bridge. Find the blue route, and follow it clockwise, you need to leave the blue route half way or so (on a trail thats not part of any of the routes) for a few 100 meters. You can climb the tower. You may need to give the gate a bit of a tug to open it, but access is permitted"

"Brilliant tower dating back to 1864. Well maintained stairs but very steep climb to the top. Great view of the surrounding tree tops and scenic"

"Nice tower. Good to see it untouched and open. Don't get excited for a great view though, it's all trees around."

"The Guinness Tower was built in 1864 by Sir Benjamin Lee Guinness, situated on the property of Ashford Castle. Standing over 20 meters tall. When it was built it, the tower would have provided an impressive view of the Ashford Castle grounds and the surrounding area. Today you are able to take a short walk to the Guinness Tower to climb up its spiral staircase where you can find after a few stories of climbing, there is a room with windows to see out, and one more story up you can go to the top of the tower, which is secured around the edges with a fence. The top of the tower will present you with a view of the surrounding tree tops which stand at an impressive height. Although you aren’t able to view Ashford Castle and the surrounding area due to the trees which grew very tall, it’s a peaceful setting at within the tree tops."