Reeves Castle is about 1 km (0.62 mi) north of Ardclough and 4 km (2.5 mi) south-southwest of Celbridge. It is located in countryside 660 m (720 yd) south of a bend in the River Liffey. Lyons Estate is located 1.4 km (0.87 mi) to the southeast.
HistoryEdit
Reeves Castle is believed to derive its name from the Anglo-Normanrive, "riverbank," although other sources connect it to the Old Irishruibh, "rue."[4] It was built in the 14th century as one of a range of tower houses whose purpose was to defend The Pale from Gaelic Irish raiders.
In the 16th century it was part of the manor of Donaghcumper; in 1537 the manor, along with Reeves Castle was leased to Sir John Alen; the arms of the Alen family were later affixed to Reeves Castle, and they are still to be seen there, now joined to the newer building. In 1537, "le Rew, alias Rewes, and Prioriston" consisted of 1 castle, 3 messuages (dwelling houses with outbuildings), 6 cottages, and 160 acres (65 ha) of land.[5]
The tower house was burned during the Irish Rebellion of 1641, by order of Lord JusticeJohn Borlase, but it was listed as "in good repair" in 1649. It is prominently marked in Alexander Taylor's 1783 map of Co Kildare. In the 18th and 19th centuries it was a property of the Earls of Leitrim.[6]
Today the fortification is located on the grain farm of a Michael McBennett and is not open to the public.[7]
BuildingEdit
Reeves Castle is four storeys high with a semi-circular stair tower. The original doorway was in the south wall; in the 18th or 19th century a stone farmhouse was built attached to the south wall of the old castle. An archway built onto the north wall may have provided access to a bawn.[8]
^"Journal of the County Kildare Archaeological Society". 2 August 1891 – via Internet Archive.
^Ainsworth, William (2 August 1863). "The Illustrated Universal Gazetteer". J. Maxwell & Company – via Google Books.
^"Geocaching - The Official Global GPS Cache Hunt Site". www.geocaching.com.
^"Reeves Castle, Kildare". megalithicireland.com. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
October 21, 2023
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