Roscommon Castle
| Roscommon Castle | ||
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 Roscommon Castle |
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| Alternative name (s): | Caisleán Ros Comáin | |
| Creation time : | 1269 | |
| Castle type : | Niederungsburg | |
| Conservation status: | ruin | |
| Standing position : | Irish nobility | |
| Construction: | Quarry stone | |
| Place: | Roscommon | |
| Geographical location | 53 ° 38 '7.6 " N , 8 ° 11' 36" W | |
| Height: | 56 m ASLTemplate: height / unknown reference | |
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Roscommon Castle ( Irish Caisleán Ros Comáin ) is the ruin of a low castle on the outskirts of Roscommon in County Roscommon, Ireland .
description
The castle was located on a slope and is now a ruin. It covered a rectangular area and had four D-shaped towers three stories high and a gatehouse with two towers. One of the entrance towers is still preserved today with its strong vaulted roof . The whole castle was surrounded by a tall curtain wall.
history
Robert of Ufford , Justiciar of Ireland , had Roscommon Castle built in 1269 on a piece of land that he had taken from an Augustinian abbey . The castle has a very colorful history. In 1272 it was besieged by the troops of the King of Connacht , Aodh Ó Conchobhair .
Eight years later it was again in the hands of an English garrison and completely repaired. In 1340 the Irish O'Connors had re-conquered it and held it with two short interruptions over two centuries until 1559. Then it was conquered by Sir Henry Sidney , Lord Deputy of Ireland . 1578 Roscommon Castle was to Sir Nicholas Malbie of Connacht in the time of Queen, Governor Elizabeth I , verlehnt. Two years later, the interior was redesigned and large, coupled windows were installed in the towers and the curtain wall. In 1641 the Roundheads captured the castle until it was captured by the Confederate Catholics under Preston in 1645 .
It remained in Irish hands until 1652 and was then partially blown up by the Cromwellian Ironsides under Commissioner Reynolds ; he had all parts of the fortress razed . Eventually the castle was burned down in 1690 and then slowly fell into disrepair from the end of the 17th century. A symmetrical moat surrounded the entire castle at some distance from the curtain wall to protect it. It is now a national monument .
Individual evidence
- ^ Exploring Roscommon Castle in Medieval Times . Archived from the original on January 31, 2014. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
- ^ Roscommon Castle - The History of a National Landmark . Archived from the original on January 31, 2014. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
