Coolhill Castle
| Coolhill Castle | ||
|---|---|---|
 The square tower in the Coolhill grounds |
||
| Alternative name (s): | Caisleán na Cúlchoille | |
| Creation time : | 13th Century | |
| Castle type : | Niederungsburg (Tower House) | |
| Conservation status: | well preserved | |
| Standing position : | Irish nobility | |
| Construction: | Quarry stone | |
| Place: | The Rower | |
| Geographical location | 52 ° 27 '53.7 " N , 6 ° 55' 55.9" W | |
| Height: | 55 m ASLTemplate: height / unknown reference | |
|
||
Coolhill Castle ( Irish Caisleán na Cúlchoille ) is a donjon 2.1 km northeast of the village The Rower ( An Robhar ) in County Kilkenny, Ireland . It lies on a cliff above the River Barrow . It is considered a national monument .
history
Coolhill Castle was built around the 13th century. Henry de Rupe (also de Roache or de Roche ) owned 1318 lands in Coolhill. Art Óg mac Murchadha Caomhánach held the castle for a short time during one of his raids. In the 1600s, about 30 De Rupe followers were massacred by English soldiers under De la Poer in the village of Rosbercon . In 1621 the castle fell to the Mountgarret family and was confiscated by the Roundheads in 1652 .
description
The castle consists of two towers: one is a round donjon and the other is a square tower on the property east of the former.
The donjon has a small lead to the south. The entrance on the north side is protected by a maschikuli and there is another entrance to the east of it. A "killer hole" protects both entrances.
A spiral staircase in the wall leads to the upper floors. The downstairs room has large alcoves and a vaulted ceiling with some wicker marks . There are another three floors above the vault. There is an open fireplace on the first floor. On the 2nd floor there is an open fireplace and a lavatory and a separate staircase to the roof. There are individual round or cross-shaped loopholes .
Individual evidence
- ^ Coolin our Heals at a Round Tower House . In: Ireland by Chance . Retrieved February 6, 2019.
- ^ Peter Harrison: Castles of God: Fortified Religious Buildings of the World . Boydell Press. January 1, 2004. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
- ↑ Holdings: Cool Hill Castle on the Barrow, The Rower, Co. Kilkenny . Retrieved February 6, 2019.
- ^ William Carrigan: The History and Antiquities of the Diocese of Ossory . Roberts Brooks. January 1, 1981. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
- ↑ Cool Hill Castle . Duchás.ie. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
- ↑ Talk on fascinating history of Dominican order in Rosbercon . Independent.ie. August 6, 2016. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
- ↑ Historic Castles of County Kilkenny - Collhill Castle . Rootsweb.com. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
- ↑ Stock Photo - Stone Stair case in Medieval Coolhill Castle in Kilkenny Ireland . Alamy Ltd. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
- ↑ Cool Hill Castle . In: Geocaching . Retrieved February 7, 2019.