Kiltartan Castle Explained
Kiltartan Castle |
Native Name: | Caisleán Chill Tartan |
Native Language: | ga |
Other Name: | Castletown Castle |
Coordinates: | 53.0905°N -8.8077°W |
Location: | Castletown, Gort, County Galway, Ireland |
Built: | 1280s |
Owner: | State |
Type: | tower house |
Embedded: | Embed: | yes | Designation2: | National Monument of Ireland | Designation2 Offname: | Kiltartan Castle | Designation2 Number: | 259[1] |
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Kiltartan Castle is a tower house and National Monument located in County Galway, Ireland.[2] [3]
Location
Kiltartan Castle lies in the civil parish of Kiltartan. It is 2.8km (01.7miles) north of Gort, on the west bank of the Gort River.[4]
History
The tower house was built in the 1280s, during the reign of Edward I as Lord of Ireland.[5]
It was ruined in the 1650s during the Cromwellian conquest.[6] [7]
Description
Two storeys partially remain, with a 3-storey spiral stairway and numerous arrowslits.[8]
Notes and References
- Web site: National Monuments of County Galway in State Care . 2 . heritageireland.ie . National Monument Service . 27 July 2020.
- Web site: The Parliamentary Gazetteer of Ireland: Adapted to the New Poor-law, Franchise, Municipal and Ecclesiastical Arrangements, and Compiled with a Special Reference to the Lines of Railroad and Canal Communication, as Existing in 1814-45. 17 May 2018. A. Fullarton and Company. Google Books.
- Book: Spellissy, Sean. The history of Galway. 1 January 1999. Celtic Bookshop. 9780953468331. Google Books.
- Web site: Kiltartan Castle, Galway, Ireland – aerial photo. www.cambridgeairphotos.com.
- Book: Sweetman, David. Medieval Castles of Ireland. 17 May 1999. Collins Press. 9781898256755. Google Books.
- Web site: Castletown Castle - Kiltartan Castle - Castle in Galway.
- Web site: Kiltartan. www.libraryireland.com.
- Web site: 1280s - Kiltartan Castle, Co. Galway - Architecture of Galway, Lost Buildings of Ireland - Archiseek - Irish Architecture. 9 June 2012.