Quoile Castle

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Quoile Castle

Quoile Castle ( Irish Caisleán an Chaoil ) is a ruined castle on the road from Downpatrick to Strangford , 1.5 miles from Downpatrick on the east bank of the River Quoile in County Down, Northern Ireland . It is a residential tower from the early 16th century that was inhabited until the 18th century. Quoile Castle is a State Care Historic Monument in Town Country of Quoile in District Newry, Morne and Down .

construction

The residential tower was built from quarry stone and has a sandstone cladding . The south corner of the building has collapsed and shows a vertical section through the castle. The entrance to the northeast wall has been rebuilt, through which one comes to a straight staircase built into the wall. This staircase is protected by a meurtrière at the top and bottom . The inner entrance on the ground floor opens into a room with stone vaults and many small loopholes. Behind it is a second room of the same size. The first floor is also divided into two rooms, one of which is equipped with an open fireplace. The 2nd floor can be reached via another straight flight of stairs in the northwest wall. There is another open fireplace there.

Found objects

In 1986, seven silver sixpence pieces from the time of Queen Elizabeth I were found in the castle.

Gallery images

  • Quoile Castle in October 2009

  • Quoile Castle in October 2009

  • Information board on Quoile Castle in October 2009

  • Quoile Castle in October 2009

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Ruth Logue: Monitoring Report: Quoile Castle, County Down . Center of Archaeological Fieldwork, Queen's University, Belfast 2004. p. 3.
  2. ^ A b Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland: Historic Monuments of Northern Ireland . Her Majesty's Stationary Office, Belfast 1983. p. 107.
  3. ^ Quoile Castle . Environment and Heritage Service NI - State Care Historic Monuments. Archived from the original on July 22, 2012. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 22, 2015. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.ehsni.gov.uk
  4. ^ Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland: Pieces of the Past . Her Majesty's Stationary Office, Belfast 1988. p. 97.

Web links

Commons : Quoile Castle  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 54 ° 20 ′ 58.3 "  N , 5 ° 41 ′ 59.5"  W.