Ballynahow Castle
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 Ballynahow Castle |
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| Alternative name (s): | Caisleán Bhaile na hAbha | |
| Creation time : | 1500-1550 | |
| Castle type : | Niederungsburg (Tower House) | |
| Conservation status: | well preserved | |
| Standing position : | Irish nobility | |
| Construction: | Quarry stone | |
| Place: | Thurles | |
| Geographical location | 52 ° 41 '35.1 " N , 7 ° 52' 41.2" W | |
| Height: | 88 m ASLTemplate: height / unknown reference | |
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Ballynahow Castle ( Irish Caisleán Bhaile na hAbha ) is a Tower House 4.6 km northwest of Thurles in Ireland's County Tipperary . It lies on the west bank of the Farneybridge River , a tributary of the Suir , and is considered a National Monument .
history
Ballynahow Castle was built in the early 16th century for the Purcell family , an Old English family who held the title of Baron of Loughmoe . The lower floors served as a farmhouse in the 1840s. In 1930 the Tower House became the property of the Republic of Ireland.
description
The Tower House is 15.2 meters high and has a battlement at the top , from which four machikulis, evenly distributed around the circumference, extend. It has five floors, slotted windows and a large, open fireplace on the 1st and 3rd floors. A hole in the north wall on the 3rd floor leads to a secret room in the wall. Originally, a conical wooden roof was placed on top, which was supported on trumpets .
Individual evidence
- ^ Ballynahow Castle, Co. Tipperary . In: TravelMania Ireland . Archived from the original on October 14, 2013. Retrieved on April 18, 2019.
- ^ Geographer: Castles of Munster: Ballynahow, Tipperary . Geography. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
- ^ Ballynahow Castle, County Tipperary . In: About Ireland . Retrieved April 18, 2019.
- ^ Ballynahow Castle . In: Irish Antiquities . Retrieved April 18, 2019.
- ^ Ballynahow Castle . In: Historic Houses and Castles - Discover Ireland . Retrieved April 18, 2019.
