Kilkenny Castle

House in Kilkenny, Ireland, dating from 1825–1840

Detached eleven-bay three-, four- and five-storey castle, reconstructed 1826-37, on a U-shaped plan incorporating fabric of medieval castle, 1207-19, comprising nine-bay three-storey range to south-west with three-bay full-height pedimented breakfront, under construction 1709, single-bay four-stage flanking bastion to south-east on a circular plan (single-bay six-stage turret to courtyard elevation on a polygonal plan), single-bay five-stage bastion to north-west on a circular plan, and five-bay three-storey range to north-west (six-bay three-storey courtyard elevation having six-bay single-storey projecting range along ground floor) having single-bay three-storey advanced bay leading to single-bay four-stage bastion to north on a circular plan. Renovated, 1858-62, with eight-bay two-storey range to north-east reconstructed having canted oriel windows to first floor, and pair of single-bay single-stage corner turrets on octagonal plans. Restored, 1976-present. Now in use as museum. Pitched and hipped slate roofs behind parapets (gabled to pedimented breakfront; conical to bastions) with clay and rolled lead ridge tiles, cut-limestone chimney stacks (some having grouped (three) polygonal flues), and concealed cast-iron rainwater goods having decorative hoppers and downpipes. Random rubble stone walls with sections of limestone ashlar construction (including to breakfront having

Type:
House

Period:
1825–1840

Where:
Kilkenny, Ireland

Coordinates:
52.65°N, 7.25°W

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