Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - tower house
Glebe South, County Dublin, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Glebe South
- County
- Dublin
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Tower
- Coordinates
- 53.58627, -6.18972
- SMR number
- DU005-057006-
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Located on a natural rise in the wooded grounds of Glebe House directly south of the graveyard in Balrothery village. This is a three-storey rectangular tower house with later modifications to the windows and battlements (ext. dims.5.6m N-S; 7.5m E-W). Built of coursed limestone masonry with dressed quoins and a base batter. A pointed-arched doorway on W. side, now blocked, led into a vaulted ground floor. There is a spiral staircase in the SW corner. The interior is lit by a round-headed window in the N wall on the first floor and a trefoil-headed window in N wall on the second floor, which is a later insertion. A machicolation survives on the N wall. There is the scar of a gabled building, which was formerly attached to S wall. This is the castle held by the minister of Balrothery which is mentioned in the Civil survey (1654-6) (Simington 1945, 15; Anon 1833, 209-211). Considerable ivy growth covers the building.
Compiled by: Geraldine Stout
Updated by: Christine Baker
Date of upload: 15 November 2014
References
Simington, R.C. (ed.) 1945 The Civil survey, AD 1654-1656. Vol. VII: county of Dublin. Dublin. Irish Manuscripts Commission.
Anon. 1833b Illustrations of Irish topography. Irish Penny Magazine, July 6th, No. 27, 1, 209-11.
Nearby in the register
- Headstoneunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Field systemunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.