R6027 : Castles of Munster: Kilmallock, Limerick (King John's Castle)

taken 15 years ago, near to Kilmallock, Co Limerick, Ireland

Castles of Munster: Kilmallock, Limerick (King John's Castle)
Castles of Munster: Kilmallock, Limerick (King John's Castle)
There is now a public passageway through an opening of the basement of this four storey tower called King John's Castle, that may at one time have been the north gate entrance to the town. It dates probably from the 15c, and was granted to Henry Billingsley in 1588, and to Thomas Browne in 1604. In 1645 it was used as an arsenal by Lord Castlehaven's forces, a military hospital in 1651, and in the 19c it contained a forge and given large new upper windows. It continues as an imposing landmark in the town today.
Creative Commons Licence [Some Rights Reserved]   © Copyright Mike Searle and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.
Loading map... (JavaScript required)
Grid Square
R6027, 13 images   (more nearby search)
Photographer
Date Taken
Saturday, 13 June, 2009   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 9 July, 2009
Category
Castle > Castle   (more nearby)
Subject Location
Irish: geotagged! R 6080 2785 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:24.0730N 8:34.5993W
Camera Location
Irish: geotagged! R 6080 2785
Clickable map
+

Other Tags
Castle  Kilmallock  King Johns Castle 

Click a tag, to view other nearby images.

Image classification(about): Geograph
This page has been viewed about 582 times.
View this location: KML (Google Earth) · Google MapsExternal link · Bing MapsExternal link · Geograph Coverage Map · geotagged! More Links for this image
Background for photo viewing: White / /
NW N NE
W Go E
SW S SE
thumbs up icon
[Mark
You are not logged in login | register