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Cromlech Fields, Ballybrack.
Cromlech Fields, Ballybrack.
The terms cromlech and dolmen are used interchangeably. This cromlech is located in the middle of a housing estate on the Ballybrack-Shanganagh Road on the right hand side. This image is a good example of the development that often occurs around these monuments. The surroundings are now vastly different, the lands having belonged to the Domville estate. At its highest the dolmen stands at 2.75 metres. Not as impressive as the larger monuments, but interesting nonetheless
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Monkstown Castle (ruins)
Monkstown Castle (ruins)
Monkstown Castle dates from the thirteenth/fourteenth century. Originally the castle would have been an imposing structure with three towers and a large house with six chimneys. Time has changed all that and today the remains amount to a gate-house and a tower. The monks of St.Mary's Abbey built the castle but after the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1539, Sir John Travers took control of the castle.
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Bullock Castle (today)
Bullock Castle (today)
Bullock Castle, Dalkey, Co. Dublin has always been known as a ‘place of refuge. The monks of St. Mary's were famed for their hospitality and this continued in the eighteenth century when John Watson took over the castle.He built a house beside the castle to shelter and help those in need. Today the tradition continues with the Carmelite Sisters who now own the castle. They set up ‘Our Lady's Manor’ beside the castle in 1964, a nursing home for the elderly.
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Kilgobbin Castle
Kilgobbin Castle
Smaller castles like Kilgobbin were referred to as ‘tower houses’. The Walsh family built the castle and their descendents lived there for many years. This castle is haunted by a man in armour and by a woman who carries something into the castle. Supposedly there was treasure buried there but this has not been proven.
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Bullock Castle
Bullock Castle
Bullock Castle dates from 1150 and was built by the monks of St.Mary’s Abbey. It is a very simple design with the lower story being used as a store. The castle is divided in two (unequal divisions). The castle has had many owners over the course of its history. Today the castle belongs to the Carmelite Sisters. They set up ‘Our Lady’s Manor’ a nursing home in 1964, beside the castle.
Image acquired from the Collectors' Shop, Blackrock Market.
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Kilgobbin Castle
Kilgobbin Castle
This castle was built by the Walsh family and was inhabited until the eighteenth century. The remains provided valuable information to archaeologists about the layout of a tower house. They were small castles with a single large room on the ground floor and a corner tower with a projection for the staircase. The castle, like many others in the area was haunted.
Courtesy of the National Library
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Goat’s Castle, Dalkey.
Goat’s Castle, Dalkey.
This castle acts as the Town Hall and Heritage Centre for Dalkey. It dates from the fifteenth century or earlier. It is one of the few surviving castles around this area. Originally there was up to seven castles in Dalkey.
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Monkstown Castle (Tower)
Monkstown Castle (Tower)
Although Monkstown Castle dates from the thirteenth/fourteenth century, nothing from that time remains today. The main tower dates from the fifteenth century, although the western part of it is from a later date. It features distinctive Irish battlements with projections from them through which stones could be thrown (machicolations). The tower is four stories high.
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Kilternan Dolmen
Kilternan Dolmen
Kilternan dolmen is located at the back of Kilternan church, on a hillside. The covering stone of the dolmen measures approximately 7 metres x 5.18 metres x 1.83 metres and is made of granite. The rectangular chamber beneath measures 15 feet in length and 10 feet in breadth. At the entrance to this chamber are two portal stones and a blocking stone. Partial excavation of this site in 1956 revealed the presence of flint and potsherds.
Courtesy of Dun Laoghaire/Rathdown County Library
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Shanganagh Castle (drawing)
Shanganagh Castle (drawing)
Shanganagh Castle depicted in a black and white sketch. The castle was built in 1408 and remained until 1763 when it was ruined by a fire. It has close associations with the Lawless family.
Courtesy of the Irish Architectural Archive