Grange Castle
| Grange Castle | ||
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 Grange Castle from the west |
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| Alternative name (s): | Caisleán na Gráinsí | |
| Creation time : | around 1460 | |
| Castle type : | Niederungsburg (Tower House) | |
| Conservation status: | preserved, but decaying | |
| Standing position : | Irish nobility | |
| Construction: | Quarry stone | |
| Place: | Grange West | |
| Geographical location | 53 ° 22 '30.4 " N , 7 ° 4' 5.4" W | |
| Height: | 80 m ASLTemplate: height / unknown reference | |
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Grange Castle ( Irish Caisleán na Gráinsí ) is a tower house in Grange West in County Kildare, Ireland . It originated in the 15th century and is now considered a National Monument .
history
The De Bermingham family had the castle built around 1460. Fireplaces and battlements were added in the 1600s , the beauty of which the castle is known for. In the 17th century a large country house was added to the Tower House, but it was later burned down. In 1735 the De Berminghams sold Grange Castle to the Tyrell family , who owned it until 1988.
Robert Tyrell then transferred it to the OPW . In 1998 the Bawn, which had been developed in the north and east, was examined archaeologically .
The Tyrell Trust , which owns the property, received help to restore the castle, but plans to do so were abandoned in 2003. Now the castle is slowly falling into disrepair.
Web links
- Tag Archives: Grange Castle - In Limbo . The Irish Aesthete. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
- SMR #: KD002-007 , National Monument Record in the Archaeological Survey of Ireland
- Grange Castle , private website with detailed information and pictures
Individual evidence
- ^ National Monuments in State Care: Ownership & Guardianship: Kildare . National Monuments Service - Seirbhís na Séadcomharthaí Náisiúnta. March 4, 2009. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
- ↑ In Gaelic bádún , in English bawn : defensive walls, varying from small inner courtyards to large, square enclosures in which the tower house stands free and means, for example, enclosure for cattle , but was often used for defense and other purposes. Some of these ramparts have decorative gatehouses , which are often the only relics that have survived.
- ↑ SMR No .: KD002-007001 , National Monument Record in the Archaeological Survey of Ireland ; accessed on February 1, 2019
- ↑ Grange Castle Co. Kildare . Ireland in ruins. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
- ^ Grange Castle, Kildare, Ireland . Visions of the Past. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
- ↑ Object data set in the Geographic Information System of the Irish National Monuments Service , visualized in the Historic Environment Viewer