Rat Castle
| Rat Castle | ||
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 Rat Castle |
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| Alternative name (s): | Caisleán Raitin | |
| Creation time : | 16th Century | |
| Castle type : | Niederungsburg (Tower House) | |
| Conservation status: | ruin | |
| Standing position : | Irish nobility | |
| Construction: | Quarry stone | |
| Place: | Kinnegad | |
| Geographical location | 53 ° 26 '50.9 " N , 7 ° 10' 28.7" W | |
| Height: | 74 m ASLTemplate: height / unknown reference | |
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Rattin Castle ( Irish Caisleán Raitin ) is the ruin of a tower house southwest of Kinnegad in County Westmeath, Ireland . The castle ruins date back to the 16th century and were built as a defensive point for the lands in the area.
The lands originally belonged to Hugh de Lacy and then fell to John d'Arcy . The Niederungsburg remained in the family until the Irish rebellion in 1641 and was then forfeited to the crown.
Today the M6 motorway passes near the castle ruins; all four sides of the Tower House are largely intact.
Individual evidence
- ^ Report - 1999: 865 - RATTIN, KINNEGAD, Westmeath . In: Database of Irish Excavation Reports . Excavations.ie. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
- ↑ Ireland In Ruins: Rattin Castle Co Westmeath . In: Castlehunter . Ireland in ruins. April 6, 2013. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
- ^ Rattin Castle . Geocaching. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
Web links
Commons : Rattin Castle - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files
