Dublin Castle (Bermingham Tower)

Castle/fortified house in Dublin, Ireland, dating from 1200–1780

Attached four-storey round-plan tower, built c. 1220, rebuilt 1775-7, forming southwest corner of the medieval castle. Shallow domed roof, concealed behind parapet. Uncoursed rubble limestone walling to ground floor, with battered base, having ashlar limestone stringcourse between base and next stage, latter having limestone stringcourses at sill level and above openings. Painted rendered walling to top two floors. Perron staircase behind rubble stone wall on ashlar limestone plinth with ashlar limestone coping giving to stone staircase with metal balustrade rising to ground floor entrance to east. Blank panel above second floor, window with moulded surround. Pointed-arch openings to first floor, with inset segmental-headed nine-over-nine pane timber sliding sash windows, having rendered surrounds; wider and taller pointed-arch window openings to second floor, with moulded ashlar limestone surrounds, hood-mouldings with label-stops, cast-iron balconettes and nine-over-six pane windows with bottom hung Y-tracery top lights. Small segmental-headed window openings to top floor, having masonry sills and three-over-three pane windows. Metal plaque to base of tower at south side relates history of building. Interior has round Bermingham Tower Room with hardwood floor, painted plastered walls, moulded skirtings, dado and impost frieze and cornice, regularly disposed pointed-arch openi

Type:
Castle/fortified house

Period:
1200–1780

Where:
Dublin, Ireland

Coordinates:
53.34°N, 6.27°W

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