Athclare Castle
Castle/fortified house in Louth, Ireland, dating from 1500–1600
Detached multiple-bay three-storey tower house, built c. 1550, extended c. 1650. Rectangular-plan, tower to east. Pitched slate roof, clay ridge tiles, red brick corbelled chimneystack, c.1970, half-round gutters on corbelled eaves course, circular cast-iron downpipes; corbelled stone parapet to tower. Random rubble stone walling, stone quoins, stone string course to parapet. Pointed arch, square-headed window openings, some uPVC windows; arrow loops to north, south and east including decorative arrow loop to first floor south elevation, stone surrounds. Pointed arch door opening to south, dressed limestone voussoirs, steel gate; square-headed door openings to north, smooth rendered surrounds, uPVC and timber and glazed doors,. Two-storey house directly abuts castle to west. Single- and two-storey outbuildings to north forming courtyard c. 1840; hipped and pitched slate roofs, random rubble stone walling, segmental-headed window openings, red brick surrounds, painted timber casements; segmental- and square-headed door openings, red brick surrounds, painted timber vertically timber sheeted doors and metal roller shutters.
- Type:
- Castle/fortified house
- Period:
- 1500–1600
- Where:
- Louth, Ireland
- Coordinates:
- 53.82°N, 6.40°W
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