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| Roscommon Castle | |
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_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1954256.jpg) Roscommon Castle | |
| Location | Roscommon, County Roscommon, Ireland |
| Coordinates | 53°38′7.638″N 8°11′34.976″W / 53.63545500°N 8.19304889°W |
| Built | 1269 -c. 1290 |
| Built for | Robert de Ufford, Justiciar of Ireland |
| Demolished | 1690 |
| Governing body | The Office of Public Works (As guardian) |
  Location of Roscommon Castle in Ireland | |
| Official name | Roscommon Castle |
| Reference no. | 181 |
Roscommon Castle (Irish: Caisleán Ros Comáin) is a castle on the north side of the town of Roscommon in County Roscommon, Ireland. It is located close to the N60, adjacent to Loughnaneane Park. Over a period of 20 years in the 13th century it was built by Robert de Ufford, the Justiciar of the Lordship of Ireland, on lands taken from an Augustinian priory.[1]
The castle was located on a slope and is now a ruin. It covered a rectangular area and had four D-shaped towers three stories high and a two-tower gatehouse . One of the entrance towers is still preserved today with a vaulted roof. The entire castle was surrounded by a high curtain wall.
The Irish Government are in charge of the care of the castle through the state agency The Office of Public Works (OPW). The castle is on the List of National Monuments in County Roscommon.[2]
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References[edit]
- ^ "Visit Roscommon Castle with Discover Ireland". Discover Ireland. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "Roscommon Castle | National Monuments Service". www.archaeology.ie. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
Further reading[edit]
- Murphy, Denis (1891). "The Castle of Roscommon". The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland. 1 (7): 546–556 – via JSTOR.
- McNeill, T. E. (18 August 2005). Castles in Ireland: Feudal Power in a Gaelic World. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9781134708864.
- Cosgrove, Art, ed. (6 November 2008). A New History of Ireland: Medieval Ireland 1169-1534. Vol. 2. Oxford: Clarendon Press. ISBN 9780199539703.
- Moody, T.W., ed. (12 March 2009). A New History of Ireland: Early Modern Ireland 1534-1691. Vol. 3. Oxford: Clarendon Press. ISBN 9780199562527.
External links[edit]
- "Roscommon Castle". Visit Roscommon. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
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