What is recorded here

Dundrum castle is a three-storey tower house on an east-facing ridge above the Slang River, built by Sir Thomas Fitzgerald in the late 16th or early 17th century around part of a much older 13th or 14th century castle. Its randomly coursed granite blocks and dressed limestone jambs still stand where the village lies below, suggesting a place made to be seen, defended and remembered rather than merely occupied.

Dundrum castle is situated S-SW of the village on an E-facing ridge which overlooks the Slang River. This late 16th to early 17th century tower house built by Sir Thomas Fitzgerald incorporates part of a 13th/14th century castle (DU022-023002-). It rises to three storeys with parapet level marked by a string course. Built largely of randomly coursed granite blocks with dressed limestone used in window and door jambs. Entered at the S end of the E wall through a later doorway with rough hammer-dressed jambs under a segmental arch. The door is rebated and bolt holes are visible. Compiled by Geraldine Stout Date of upload: 25 April 2012

Dundrum Castle was built by Sir Thomas Fitzgerald in the late 16th to early 17th century, incorporating parts of an earlier 13th or 14th-century structure. It is important as a historical example of a tower house in a strategically defensible location, reflecting the changing patterns of settlement and defense in the region during the early modern period.

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