King John's Castle (Carlingford)
King John's Castle | |
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Native name Irish: Caisleán Chairlinn | |
Carlingford Castle | |
Type | enclosure castle |
Location | Carlingford, County Louth, Ireland |
Coordinates | 54°02′35″N 6°11′13″W / 54.043177°N 6.186830°W |
Area | Cooley Peninsula |
Built | late 12th century |
Owner | State |
Official name | Carlingford Castle |
Reference no. | 249 |
King John's Castle, also known as Carlingford Castle, is an
Location
King John's Castle is located in Carlingford town's harbour, halfway along the south coast of Carlingford Lough.
History
Carlingford Castle's west wing was built in the late 12th century by
The east wing of the castle was added c. 1261. In 1326 the castle was committed to Geoffrey le Blound. Edmond Loundres was constable in 1388, Stephen Gernon in 1400. Henry MacShane O'Neill attempted to take the castle in 1596.[citation needed]
During the
During the Williamite War it was fired on by Jacobites in 1689 and used as a Williamite hospital by Frederick Schomberg, 1st Duke of Schomberg prior to the Battle of the Boyne.[4][5]
Description
King John's Castle is a D-shaped enclosure castle with walls 3.4 m (11 ft) thick.[6] The curtain wall in the west wing had a gate house and a square flanking tower. The curtain wall also contains deep embrasures with narrow arrowslits.
A large rectangular hall is in the east wing: this hall had two main floors over a basement.[7]
References
- ^ Hardy, Philip Dixon (1 January 1832). "The Dublin Penny Journal". J.S. Folds. – via Google Books.
- ^ O'Dwyer, Francis. "Irish American Post". Archived from the original on 27 September 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
- ^ Pepper, George (1 January 1829). The Irish Shield and Monthly Milesian. s.n. p. 337 – via Internet Archive.
King John's Castle (Carlingford.
- ^ "Castles.nl - Carlingford Castle".
- ^ "Castle works progress - Independent.ie".
- ^ Grose, Francis (1 January 1795). "The antiquities of Ireland". Printed for S. Hooper – via Google Books.
- ^ "1200 - King John's Castle, Carlingford, Co. Louth - Architecture of Louth - Archiseek - Irish Architecture". 6 January 2010.