Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - tower house
Louth Hall, County Louth, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Louth Hall
- County
- Louth
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Louth Hall
- Latest-edition OS map
- Louth Hall
- Coordinates
- 53.91215, -6.55295
- SMR number
- LH014-052----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1636 "Vltoniae Orientalis Pars" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Incorporated into the fabric of the castellated mansion of Louth Hall. The remains of the earlier building can be seen at the W end of the modern structure, as is evidenced by the slight base batter of the N wall and a blocked doorway at the W end of the N wall which must have given access to the barrel-vaulted area. The remains of the W jamb of this doorway can be clearly seen. There are also punch-dressed quoins in the NW angle. The overall measurements of the tower house are c. 14m E-W by c. 13m N-S based on where there are straight joints and where the base batter terminates. (Tempest 1952b, 151; Bence-Jones 1978, 194)
The above description is derived from both the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986) and the 'Archaeological Survey of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1991). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 17 July 2007
References
Tempest, H.G. 1952 Gossiping guide to Co. Louth (3 parts). Dundalk. Dundalgan Press.
Bence-Jones, M. 1978 Burke's Guide to Country Houses: Volume 1 Ireland. London. Burke's Peerage Ltd.
Nearby in the register
- Cross - Wayside crossunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.