Roodstown Castle

Roodstown Castle is a 15th-century tower house and National Monument located in County Louth, Ireland.[1][2]

Roodstown Castle
Native name
Irish: Caisleán Bhaile an Rútaigh
Typetower house
LocationRoodstown, Ardee,
County Louth, Ireland
Coordinates53.872243°N 6.486708°W / 53.872243; -6.486708
AreaDee Valley
Height15 m (49 ft)
Built15th century
OwnerState
Official nameRoodstown Castle
Reference no.298
Location of Roodstown Castle in Ireland

Location

Roodstown Castle is located by the roadside, 3.6 km (2.2 mi) north-northeast of Ardee.[3][4]

History

Roodstown Castle was built in the 15th century, standing at a strategic point between the River Glyde, River Dee, Ardee and the Irish Sea. It is similar to, although taller than, the ten-pound castles built under Henry VI. It is locally associated with the Taaffe family.[5]

Building
Another view

Roodstown Castle is a rectangular tower house of four storeys with small turrets at diagonally opposed corner: a spiral stairway in the SE and garderobes in the NW.[6]

The castle contained a vaulted ground-floor cellar or storage space, a murder-hole, a crenellated parapet, chemin de ronde.

The upper floors have large ogee windows and fireplaces.[7][8][9][10]

References
  1. Crowl, Philip Axtell (1 January 1990). The Intelligent Traveller's Guide to Historic Ireland. Contemporary Books. ISBN 9780809240623 – via Google Books.
  2. Great Britain and Ireland, a Phaidon Cultural Guide. Prentice-Hall. 1 January 1985. ISBN 9780133637557 – via Google Books.
  3. Archer, Lucy; Smith, Edwin (1 January 1999). Architecture in Britain and Ireland, 600-1500. Harvill Press. ISBN 9781860467011 – via Google Books.
  4. Friar, Stephen (1 January 2003). The Sutton Companion to Castles. Sutton. ISBN 9780750927444 – via Google Books.
  5. "The Schools' Collection » Stabannon, Castlebellingham".
  6. "Ardee - Roodstown Castle".
  7. "Roodstown Castle, Louth".
  8. "Roodstown Castle".
  9. "Roodstown Castle, County Louth".
  10. "Roodstown Castle".


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