Bourchier’s Castle
| Bourchier’s Castle | |
|---|---|
 (c) Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0 Ruine des Bourchier’s Castle | |
| Staat | Irland |
| Ort | Holycross |
| Entstehungszeit | 16. Jahrhundert |
| Burgentyp | Niederungsburg (Tower House) |
| Erhaltungszustand | Ruine |
| Ständische Stellung | Irischer Adel |
| Bauweise | Bruchstein |
| Geographische Lage | 52° 31′ N, 8° 31′ W |
| Höhenlage | 89 m ASLVorlage:Höhe/unbekannter Bezug |
Bourchier’s Castle ist die Ruine eines Tower House an der Nordostseite des Lough Gur im irischen County Limerick.
Die Burg wurde nach Sir George Bourchier (ca. 1535–1605), dem Sohn von John Bourchier, 2. Earl of Bath, der sich in Irland niederließ, benannt.[1] sie liegt an der Basis der Halbinsel, die von Osten in den Lough Gur hineinragt, am Eingang zum dortigen Parkplatz. Die Ruine ist nicht öffentlich zugänglich.
Einzelnachweise
- ↑ M. J. O’Kelly, C. O’Kelly: Illustrated Guide to Lough Gur. Houston, Cork 1981.
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Castles of Munster: Bourchiers, Limerick Sir George Bourchier was granted this C16 five storey tower, the former seat of the Earls of Desmond when it was confiscated by the Crown in the 1580s. His descendants, later earls of Bath, held it until 1641. Also known as Castle Doon, it covered the north-east approach to Knockadoon, which was almost enclosed by Lough Gur. Nearby Black Castle protected the southern approaches.
(c) Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0
Castles of Munster: Bourchiers, Limerick Sir George Bourchier was granted this C16 five storey tower, the former seat of the Earls of Desmond when it was confiscated by the Crown in the 1580s. His descendants, later earls of Bath, held it until 1641. Also known as Castle Doon, it covered the north-east approach to Knockadoon, which was almost enclosed by Lough Gur. Nearby Black Castle protected the southern approaches.