Balrothery Tower
Balrothery Tower | |
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Native name Irish: Túr Bhaile an Ridire | |
Type | tower house |
Location | Coach Road, Balrothery, County Fingal, Ireland |
Coordinates | 53°35′12″N 6°11′24″W / 53.586532°N 6.189995°WCoordinates: 53°35′12″N 6°11′24″W / 53.586532°N 6.189995°W |
Built | early 16th century |
National Monument of Ireland | |
Official name | Balrothery Tower |
Reference no. | 285 |
Location of Balrothery Tower in Ireland |
Balrothery Tower is a tower house and a National Monument in Balrothery, Ireland.[1][2][3]
Location[]
Balrothery Tower is found in Balrothery, east of the R132.
History[]
An Anglo-Norman ally of Strongbow, , was granted Balrothery in c. 1171 "where he built the town and castle". The name derives from the Irish Baile an Ridire, "the knight's town." His son Patrick became the parson of the church in Balrothery, and after his death donated lands at Balrothery to Tristernagh Abbey, between 1191 and 1212.
Building[]
Balrothery Tower is a three-storey square plan rubble stone crenellated tower house built c. 1500. It has Trefoil headed openings with limestone surround and square headed openings with brick-dressed openings.
In the northwest corner is a turret with spiral stairway.
The top storey of the main tower has a two-light window at each face and the east face has a bell-cote. Lower down in the west wall is a two-light window with ogee heads and a square moulding with one mask.
References[]
- ^ "Balrothery".
- ^ "Balrothery Church".
- ^ Council, Fingal County. "Balrothery : : Fingal County Council".
- National Monuments in County Dublin
- Castles in Fingal
- Buildings listed on the Fingal Record of Protected Structures
- Tower houses in the Republic of Ireland
- Irish castle stubs