Dromore Castle
Country house in Limerick, Ireland, dating from 1865–1870
Freestanding square-plan Gothic Revival style country house, built 1866-7. Comprising battered three-bay three-storey main block with round-tower to north-west, adjoining crenellated single-storey bay with external flue to west having squinch to north-west corner, terminating in battered square-plan four-stage tower. South block having entrance bay terminating in battered square-plan, crenellated three-stage tower. Multiple-bay five-storey block to north with adjoining battered tower to north-east. House roofless. Hipped limestone roof with cross finial to north-east tower. Limestone spire to round-tower having carved finial. Gables to north-west block with limestone copings, some having carved finials. Limestone chimneystacks. Entrance block to south with pitched limestone roof. Guarderobe-like projections to west and north elevations. Roughly dressed limestone walls with buttress to north-east elevation and carved heraldic plaques to south entrance bay. Square-headed arrow slit window openings. Paired arrow slit window openings having oculus over with inset trefoil-headed opening to west elevation. Paired lancet window openings having limestone mullions and transoms with oculi over having inset quatrefoil openings to west, north and south blocks. Quatrefoil window openings to south entrance bay. Paired lancet window openings having limestone mullions and transoms with oculi o
- Type:
- Country house
- Period:
- 1865–1870
- Where:
- Limerick, Ireland
- Coordinates:
- 52.64°N, 8.84°W
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