Kanturk Castle
| Kanturk Castle | ||
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 Ruin of Kanturk Castle |
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| Creation time : | 1601 | |
| Castle type : | Niederungsburg | |
| Conservation status: | ruin | |
| Standing position : | Irish nobility | |
| Construction: | Quarry stone | |
| Place: | Kanturk | |
| Geographical location | 52 ° 9 '51.8 " N , 8 ° 54' 9.8" W | |
| Height: | 87 m ASLTemplate: height / unknown reference | |
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Kanturk Castle ( Irish Caisleán Cheann Toirc ) is a permanent house in the south of the city of Kanturk in the northwest part of the Irish County Cork , which is also known as the "Old Court" by the inhabitants of the city. MacDonagh McCarthy had it built around 1601 as a defensive structure against the English .
The house in the Tudor style consisted of lime breakage , was four stories high and covered an area of 28 meters x 11 meters. At the corners it had four five-story towers that rose up to a height of 29 meters. According to legend, the castle was never completed as rumor of its construction reached the Privy Council in England. This instructed MacDonagh to stop construction, as the members of the council feared the castle could serve as a base of operations for attacks on English settlers. MacDonagh was reportedly so angry by the news that he smashed the blue ceramic tiles for the roof and threw them into a nearby stream. This stream was then called the Bluepool Stream because the remains of the bricks could be seen in the water.
Because of its historical and architectural importance, Kanturk Castle belongs to the An Taisce (National Trust of Ireland) and is listed as a National Monument .
Individual evidence
- ^ The Old Court: The Story of Kanturk Castle . Archived from the original on January 2, 2017. Retrieved September 12, 2018.
- ^ Kanturk Castle . In: Ask About Ireland . Retrieved September 12, 2018.
