Kindlestown Castle
| Kindlestown Castle | ||
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 The ruin of Kindlestown Castle from the northeast |
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| Alternative name (s): | Caisleán Bhaile to Chinligh | |
| Creation time : | 13th Century | |
| Castle type : | Niederungsburg (Hallenhaus) | |
| Conservation status: | ruin | |
| Standing position : | Irish nobility | |
| Construction: | Quarry stone | |
| Place: | Delgany | |
| Geographical location | 53 ° 8 '28.4 " N , 6 ° 5' 20.7" W | |
| Height: | 73 m ASLTemplate: height / unknown reference | |
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Kindlestown Castle ( Irish Caisleán Bhaile an Chinligh ) is the ruin of a low castle on the slopes of Kindlestown Hill north of the village of Delgany , about 1.9 km west of Greystones train station in County Wicklow, Ireland . It is considered a national monument .
history
Kindlestown Castle is a late example of a traditional stone hall house with a good view of the countryside and the Irish Sea . The castle was named after its association with Albert de Kenley , a Sheriff of Kildare in 1301. De Kenley is said to have had the building built at the end of the 13th century. Other sources indicate an earlier year of construction, 1225, and the castle is associated with Walter de Bendeville .
De Kenley married Joan , the widow of Ralph Mac Giolla Mocholmág (Sir Ralph FitzDermot) in 1292, and administered his lands for his stepson, John FitzDermot . He kept some of his lands to himself, as can be seen from a document from 1304, and presumably had the castle built as a defense against attacks by the native Irish. In 1301, the O'Byrnes burned down nearby Rathdown Castle , the residents of which are believed to have sought refuge in Kindlestown Castle. But John FitzDermot could not stand the fight with the Irish and passed the manor of Rathdown to Nigel le Brun , the Escheator of Ireland , in 1305 . In 1377 the O'Byrnes Kindelstown Castle took them themselves. Robert de Wickford , Lord Chancellor of Ireland , recaptured it and later it fell to the Archbold family .
Around 1402 there was another attempt by the O'Byrnes to take the castle, but the Archbolds were able to fend off Donnacha O'Byrne . Kindlestown Castle was flourishing then and we know from the investigations of King James I of England that the castle was surrounded by 160 acres of land and had a water mill in 1621 .
The Archbolds piled up debts and Edward Archbold sold the castle in 1630 to William Brabazon , 1st Earl of Meath .
description
The castle covers an area of 21 × 9.8 meters and is 8 meters high, the walls are 1.5 meters thick. The north and east walls are intact to the top parapet , but the west and south walls were destroyed in the post-Middle Ages. The still visible parts of the castle were two stories of limestone dry stone built. There is a protruding tower on the northwest corner, an original barrel vault on the first floor; the entrance (on the ground floor) and a staircase are in the east wall. From the outside, the windows are small loopholes for defense, inward they widen into segmental arches. Window seats are preserved on the upper floor. The remains of the sloping parapet and the stone wall banding can be seen in the front facade.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kindlestown Castle Co. Wicklow . In: Ireland in Ruins . Retrieved July 5, 2019.
- ^ My Townland - Its History and Archeology . In: Journal Volume 1 Article 6.2 . Greystones Archaeological & Historical Society, Wicklow 1992. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
- ↑ Kindlestown Castle in Kindlestown, Co. Wicklow - Map, Locate, Directions, Contact . In: Free Maps Online . Retrieved July 5, 2019.
- ↑ Dr. Emmett O'Byrne: Castle tied up in colonial power . In: Independent . June 1, 2011. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
- ↑ 2001: 1354 - Kindlestown Castle, Delgany, Wicklow . In: Excavations . Department of Culture, Heritage and the Geeltacht, Republic of Ireland. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
