Ashtown Castle

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View from the south

Ashtown Castle ( Irish Caisleán Bhaile to Ásaigh ) is a listed building in the Phoenix Park, the largest recreational park in a European capital in Dublin, Ireland. It was, in a tower house ( fortified house ), a special form of a medieval castle.

Description

Ashtown Castle was modified several times throughout its history and changed corresponds in its dimensions nor the £ 10 - the castles. Among the English King Henry VI were built. In the four-storey rectangular plan building measures about 6 meters to 9 meters. There is a bay window porch, which includes the spiral staircase on the south east corner.

The function of the facilities on the ground floor is currently unknown, but assuming that this was where among other things the kitchen. The first floor holds the living quarters of the castle lords were. The second floor housed the Great Hall (English great hall ), in the roof area, which is now run as a saddle roof, the fortifications were established.

The surrounding gardens sketch a floor plan. It is the non-existent Ashtown Lodge, a former extension of the house, which had at that time transformed the building into a castle.

History

It is unknown when the castle was built. What is certain that it existed in the early 17th century. It is assumed that the facility was built at a time when King Henry VI. announced a statute which said that every castle building that meets minimum requirements, was funded with ten pounds.

The design of the roof suggests that this was rebuilt and altered in the 17th century. It is known that in 1641 John Connell, better known as John of Ashtown, owner of the property was, which at that time consisted of 200 acres and was worth around 200 pounds.

1751 followed the initial work of the subsequent Ashtown Lodge, which was from 1774 modernized and expanded again. From 1782 to resided here the Under Secretary for Ireland.

From 1922 to 1929, the property has been a message for the United States. This was then transferred to the estate Deerfield. However, the use as a message remained for the time being. Apostolic Nuncio, the diplomatic representation of the Vatican, Ashtown Castle took until 1978 until the Restoration in 1989, the building was in poor state of repair, was among other things a use by the Taoiseach, the Irish head of government discussed. Except for the old, then restored castle core, but was demolished in the lodge.