Balrothery Tower
tower house in Balrothery, Ireland
Balrothery Tower is a tower house and a National Monument in Balrothery, Ireland.
Location
The tower house is found in Balrothery, east of the R132, and near Balbriggan, in the northeastern part of County Dublin, Ireland. The local authority is Fingal County Council.
History
An Anglo-Norman ally of Strongbow, Robert de Rosel, was granted Balrothery in c. 1171 "where he built the town and castle". The name derives from the Irish Baile an Ridire, "the knight's town." His son Patrick became the parson of the church in Balrothery, and after his death Geoffrey de Costedin donated lands at Balrothery to Tristernagh Abbey, Kilbixy between 1191 and 1212.
Building
Balrothery Tower is a three-storey square plan rubble stone crenellated tower house built c. 1500. It has trefoil-headed openings with limestone surround and square headed openings with brick-dressed openings. In the northwest corner is a turret with spiral stairway.
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