The east wing of the castle was added c. 1261. In 1326 the castle was committed to Geoffrey le Blound. Edmond Loundres was constable in 1388, Stephen Gernon in 1400. Henry MacShane O'Neill attempted to take the castle in 1596.[citation needed]
King John's Castle is a D-shaped enclosure castle with walls 3.4 m (11 ft) thick.[6] The curtain wall in the west wing had a gate house and a square flanking tower. The curtain wall also contains deep embrasures with narrow arrowslits.
A large rectangular hall is in the east wing: this hall had two main floors over a basement.[7]
ReferencesEdit
^Hardy, Philip Dixon (1 January 1832). "The Dublin Penny Journal". J.S. Folds. – via Google Books.
^O'Dwyer, Francis. . Archived from the original on 27 September 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
^Pepper, George (1 January 1829). The Irish Shield and Monthly Milesian. s.n. p. 337 – via Internet Archive. King John's Castle (Carlingford.
^Grose, Francis (1 January 1795). "The antiquities of Ireland". Printed for S. Hooper – via Google Books.
^"1200 - King John's Castle, Carlingford, Co. Louth - Architecture of Louth - Archiseek - Irish Architecture". 6 January 2010.
October 20, 2023
king, john, castle, carlingford, king, john, castle, also, known, carlingford, castle, enclosure, castle, national, monument, located, carlingford, county, louth, ireland, king, john, castlenative, name, irish, caisleán, chairlinncarlingford, castletypeenclosu. King John s Castle also known as Carlingford Castle is an enclosure castle and National Monument located in Carlingford County Louth Ireland 1 King John s CastleNative name Irish Caislean ChairlinnCarlingford CastleTypeenclosure castleLocationCarlingford County Louth IrelandCoordinates54 02 35 N 6 11 13 W 54 043177 N 6 186830 W 54 043177 6 186830AreaCooley PeninsulaBuiltlate 12th centuryOwnerStateNational Monument of IrelandOfficial nameCarlingford CastleReference no 249Location of King John s Castle in Ireland Contents 1 Location 2 History 3 Description 4 ReferencesLocation EditKing John s Castle is located in Carlingford town s harbour halfway along the south coast of Carlingford Lough History EditCarlingford Castle s west wing was built in the late 12th century by Hugh de Lacy Lord of Meath shortly after the Norman invasion of Ireland It acquired the name King John s Castle after King John Lord of Ireland supposedly stayed there for three days in 1210 during his second expedition when he invaded Ulster to apprehend Hugh de Lacy 1st Earl of Ulster Local myth claims that he began to draft Magna Carta agreed in 1215 at Carlingford 2 Other accounts associate its construction with Ralph Pepper in 1204 3 The east wing of the castle was added c 1261 In 1326 the castle was committed to Geoffrey le Blound Edmond Loundres was constable in 1388 Stephen Gernon in 1400 Henry MacShane O Neill attempted to take the castle in 1596 citation needed During the Irish Confederate Wars the castle was held by the Irish Catholic Confederation then was taken by Sir Henry Tichborne 3rd Baronet Parliamentarian in 1642 then by Murrough O Brien 1st Earl of Inchiquin in 1649 and Charles Coote 1st Earl of Mountrath in 1650 citation needed During the Williamite War it was fired on by Jacobites in 1689 and used as a Williamite hospital by Frederick Schomberg 1st Duke of Schomberg prior to the Battle of the Boyne 4 5 Description Edit nbsp View of walls with arched windowKing John s Castle is a D shaped enclosure castle with walls 3 4 m 11 ft thick 6 The curtain wall in the west wing had a gate house and a square flanking tower The curtain wall also contains deep embrasures with narrow arrowslits A large rectangular hall is in the east wing this hall had two main floors over a basement 7 References Edit Hardy Philip Dixon 1 January 1832 The Dublin Penny Journal J S Folds via Google Books O Dwyer Francis Irish American Post Archived from the original on 27 September 2016 Retrieved 25 September 2016 Pepper George 1 January 1829 The Irish Shield and Monthly Milesian s n p 337 via Internet Archive King John s Castle Carlingford Castles nl Carlingford Castle Castle works progress Independent ie Grose Francis 1 January 1795 The antiquities of Ireland Printed for S Hooper via Google Books 1200 King John s Castle Carlingford Co Louth Architecture of Louth Archiseek Irish Architecture 6 January 2010 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title King John 27s Castle Carlingford amp oldid 1149345347, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
