Carrigadrohid Caslte
Castle/fortified house in Cork, Ireland, dating from 1400–1500
Detached T-plan multiple-bay three-storey over basement tower house, commenced c.1450 with numerous repairs and additions. Now ruinous. Roof now missing with rubble stone chimneystacks to gables, having projecting machicolation on cut limestone corbels to south elevation. Rubble stone walls with roughly dressed limestone quoins having subtle batter to base. Inscribed limestone plaque to east elevation. Mixed square-headed, pointed arch and lancet window openings with cut limestone sills and surrounds. Cut limestone label moulding to window on second floor of north elevation. Pointed arch door opening to east elevation with roughly dressed stone voussoirs. Door absent having recent mesh wiring in place. Remains of segmental-arch opening with cut limestone surround to north elevation, now blocked. Located on rocky outcrop in the River Lee with later rubble stone bridge attached to east.
- Type:
- Castle/fortified house
- Period:
- 1400–1500
- Where:
- Cork, Ireland
- Coordinates:
- 51.90°N, 8.85°W
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