2020年9月16日 · Perhaps the most iconic archaeological features of the Irish countryside are the numerous tall tower houses dotting the rural landscape, dating from 1400-1650. They are a …

Tower houses (Irish: caisleán) appeared on the Islands of Ireland and Great Britain starting from the High Middle Ages. They were constructed in the wilder parts of Great Britain and Ireland, …

Everything you need to know about tower houses in Ireland - a variety of castle - before visiting: what to look for, which to see, and more!

Almost 3000 fortified tower houses were built in Ireland between 1430 and 1650 to protect the wealthier ‘Old English’ and Gaelic Irish families. No two are ever identical and most are 3 to 5 …

A tower house is a fortified medieval residence of stone, usually four or more stories in height. Like most of the surviving monuments of our medieval past, the majority of Irish tower houses …

We hope you will enjoy browsing through the examples of tower house castles in Ireland on this page. The magnificent ruin of Kinlough Castle and church, County Galway on the Shrule side …

Ireland’s Tower Houses T ower Houses are defended residences or castles built by the better-off members of society in many parts of Ireland in late medieval times – the 15th and 16th …

However, tower houses are distinct from, and appeared later than, castles which were introduced into Ireland by the Anglo-Normans in the 12th and 13th century and are substantial defensive …

Irish tower-houses, which are typically dated between c.1400 and c.1600 , are amongst the most common of upstanding archaeological monuments in Ireland, yet many points of contention …

Tower houses were defended structures, built first by the Normans, but later adopted by the Irish. Most tower houses that are intact today stem from the 15th and 16th centuries. During that …