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Balrothery stands as a ruined three-storey square tower house in County Dublin, built around 1500 with crenellations and trefoil openings. Its rubble stone walls still rise despite decay, marking a fortified residence that once demanded respect and obedience. The brick-dressed square openings suggest later alteration, perhaps adaptation rather than grandeur. Whatever life moved inside has vanished, leaving only the shape of human ambition pressed into stone.
Three-storey square plan rubble stone crenellated tower house, c.1500, now in ruined condition. Trefoil headed openings with limestone surround; square headed openings with brick dressed openings.

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Photo: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Website use allowed for educational or private purposes with source credit