Tynte's Castle

Castle/fortified house in Cork, Ireland, dating from 1440–1460

Detached single-bay three-storey fortified house, built c. 1450. Hipped slate roof with machicolations. Battered walls with render over coursed rubble sandstone masonry. Murder hole to façade. Segmental-headed tripartite openings having brick relieving arches and two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows flanked by one-over-one pane. Lancet window to rear. Segmental-headed opening with brick relieving arch and glazed overlight over timber battened doors.

Type:

Castle/fortified house

Period:

1440–1460

Where:

Cork, Ireland

Coordinates:

51.96°N, 7.85°W

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