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Mural tower (Historic Town)

County Dublin, Ireland

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County
Dublin
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.34354, -6.26684
SMR number
DU018-020002-

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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1799 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The National Monuments Service's description

Dublin Castle: Known as the 'Store House Tower' or the' Powder Tower' this was formerly located at the NE corner of Dublin Castle. Excavations in 1985-86 uncovered most of the base of the circular tower, sitting on bedrock associated with 14th century layers producing pottery and coins. It overlay a section of rampart that enclosed the Viking town. A section of medieval wall abutted the Powder Tower (Lynch and Manning 1987, 178; Healy 1973, 16).

Compiled by: Geraldine Stout

Revised by: Caimin O'Brien

Date of revised upload: 23 November 2022

References

Clarke, H.B. 1978 Dublin c. 840 - c. 1540: the medieval town in the modern city. Dublin.

Healy, P. 1973 The town walls of Dublin. In E. Gillespie (ed.), The Liberties of Dublin, 16-23. Dublin. O'Brien.

Lynch, A. and Manning, C. 1987a Dublin Castle, Royal Exchange Ward. In C. Cotter (ed.), Excavations 1986: summary accounts of archaeological. excavations in Ireland, 17-18. Bray. Wordwell.

Lynch, A. and Manning, C. 1987b Dublin City in Young, Clark and Barry (comp.) Medieval Britain and Ireland. Medieval archaeology 31, 110-92.

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