Kiltartan Castle
Kiltartan Castle is a tower house and National Monument located in County Galway, Ireland.
Location
Kiltartan Castle lies in the civil parish of Kiltartan. It is 2.8 km (1.7 mi) north of Gort, on the west bank of the Gort River.
History
The tower house was built in the 1280s, during the reign of Edward I as Lord of Ireland.
It was ruined in the 1650s during the Cromwellian conquest.
Description
Two storeys partially remain, with a 3-storey spiral stairway and numerous arrowslits.
References
- ^ "National Monuments of County Galway in State Care" (PDF). heritageireland.ie. National Monument Service. p. 2. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ "The Parliamentary Gazetteer of Ireland: Adapted to the New Poor-law, Franchise, Municipal and Ecclesiastical Arrangements, and Compiled with a Special Reference to the Lines of Railroad and Canal Communication, as Existing in 1814-45". A. Fullarton and Company. 17 May 2018 – via Google Books.
- ^ Spellissy, Sean (1 January 1999). The history of Galway. Celtic Bookshop. ISBN 9780953468331 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Kiltartan Castle, Galway, Ireland – aerial photo". www.cambridgeairphotos.com.
- ^ Sweetman, David (17 May 1999). Medieval Castles of Ireland. Collins Press. ISBN 9781898256755 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Castletown Castle - Kiltartan Castle - Castle in Galway".
- ^ "Kiltartan". www.libraryireland.com.
- ^ "1280s - Kiltartan Castle, Co. Galway - Architecture of Galway, Lost Buildings of Ireland - Archiseek - Irish Architecture". 9 June 2012.
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