Roodstown Castle facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Roodstown Castle |
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| Native name Irish: Caisleán Bhaile an Rútaigh |
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| Type | tower house |
| Location | Roodstown, Ardee, County Louth, Ireland |
| Area | Dee Valley |
| Height | 15 m (49 ft) |
| Built | 15th century |
| Owner | State |
| Official name: Roodstown Castle | |
| Reference no. | 298 |
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Roodstown Castle is a 15th-century tower house and National Monument located in County Louth, Ireland.
Location
Roodstown Castle is located by the roadside, 3.6 km (2.2 mi) north-northeast of Ardee.
History
Roodstown Castle was built in the 15th century, standing at a strategic point between the River Glyde, River Dee, Ardee and the Irish Sea. It is similar to, although taller than, the ten-pound castles built under Henry VI. It is locally associated with the Taaffe family.
Building
Roodstown Castle is a rectangular tower house of four storeys with small turrets at diagonally opposed corner: a spiral stairway in the SE and garderobes in the NW.
The castle contained a vaulted ground-floor cellar or storage space, a murder-hole, a crenellated parapet, chemin de ronde.
The upper floors have large ogee windows and fireplaces.
