Robertstown Castle
| Robertstown Castle | |
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Native name Irish: Caisleán Bhaile Riobaird | |
  Location of Robertstown Castle in Ireland | |
| Type | fortified house |
| Location |
Robertstown, Nobber, County Meath, Ireland |
| Coordinates | 53°48′06″N 6°48′33″W / 53.801668°N 6.809086°WCoordinates: 53°48′06″N 6°48′33″W / 53.801668°N 6.809086°W |
| Area | Dee Valley |
| Built | early 17th century |
| Official name: Robertstown Castle | |
| Reference no. | 25 |
Robertstown Castle is a fortified house and National Monument in County Meath, Ireland.[1]
Location
Robertstown Castle is located in the grounds of Robertstown House, halfway between Moynalty and Nobber.[2]
History
Robertstown Castle was built in the early 17th century, which would place its construction some years after the Nine Years' War. The north wing was added at a later date.[3]
One local legend, recorded in the 1930s by the Irish Folklore Commission, tells of a man named "Gutters" who lived in the castle ruins and fired his gun at random at passers-by. He was in turn shot by a priest[4]
Building
Robertstown Castle is a fortified house, three storeys high with square bartizans (projecting turrets) on two opposite corners. These are supported on moulded corbelling similar to that found in Scottish castles.
The castle shows keyhole-shaped loopholes. The ground floor contains a series of vaulted rooms and the first floor has three rooms.[5]
References
- ↑ http://www.meathheritage.com, meathheritage.com, (6 December 2012). "ME00497 - ROBERTSTOWN - House - fortified house - MeathHeritage.com".
- ↑ "Geograph:: Castles of Leinster: Robertstown, Meath (C) Mike Searle".
- ↑ Killanin, Baron Michael Morris; Duignan, Michael V. (1 January 1989). "The Shell guide to Ireland". Gill and Macmillan – via Google Books.
- ↑ "The Schools' Collection » Moynalty (B.)".
- ↑ "Robertstown Castle".