Roodstown Castle
Roodstown Castle is a 15th-century tower house and National Monument located in County Louth, Ireland.[1][2]
| Roodstown Castle | |
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| Native name Irish: Caisleán Bhaile an Rútaigh | |
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| Type | tower house |
| Location | Roodstown, Ardee, County Louth, Ireland |
| Coordinates | 53.872243°N 6.486708°W |
| Area | Dee Valley |
| Height | 15 m (49 ft) |
| Built | 15th century |
| Owner | State |
| Official name | Roodstown Castle |
| Reference no. | 298 |
  Location of Roodstown Castle in Ireland | |
Location
Roodstown Castle is located by the roadside, 3.6 km (2.2 mi) north-northeast of Ardee.[3][4]
History
Roodstown Castle was built in the 15th century, standing at a strategic point between the River Glyde, River Dee, Ardee and the Irish Sea. It is similar to, although taller than, the ten-pound castles built under Henry VI. It is locally associated with the Taaffe family.[5]
Building
Roodstown Castle is a rectangular tower house of four storeys with small turrets at diagonally opposed corner: a spiral stairway in the SE and garderobes in the NW.[6]
The castle contained a vaulted ground-floor cellar or storage space, a murder-hole, a crenellated parapet, chemin de ronde.
The upper floors have large ogee windows and fireplaces.[7][8][9][10]
References
- Crowl, Philip Axtell (1 January 1990). The Intelligent Traveller's Guide to Historic Ireland. Contemporary Books. ISBN 9780809240623 – via Google Books.
- Great Britain and Ireland, a Phaidon Cultural Guide. Prentice-Hall. 1 January 1985. ISBN 9780133637557 – via Google Books.
- Archer, Lucy; Smith, Edwin (1 January 1999). Architecture in Britain and Ireland, 600-1500. Harvill Press. ISBN 9781860467011 – via Google Books.
- Friar, Stephen (1 January 2003). The Sutton Companion to Castles. Sutton. ISBN 9780750927444 – via Google Books.
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