Bunratty Castle
Castle/fortified house in Clare, Ireland, dating from 1400–1450
Freestanding square-plan three-bay three-stage tower house, built c. 1425, with single-bay six-stage corner towers. Towers linked by connecting arches to side elevation. Restored, c. 1955 - Architect, Percy le Clerc- to accommodate use as museum and restaurant. Pitched slate roof with octagonal ridge vent. Turrets and battlements to roof parapet. Rubble stone walls with cut-stone quoins. Carved limestone mullions, transoms and surrounds to leaded glass windows. Retaining plasterwork dating to 1619 in chapel.
- Type:
- Castle/fortified house
- Period:
- 1400–1450
- Where:
- Clare, Ireland
- Coordinates:
- 52.70°N, 8.81°W
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