
What is recorded here
Howth Castle stands as a late-medieval house rebuilt around 1650, with crenellated turrets flanking a central block. The 1738 renovation added a terrace and remodified openings, while the 1910 work reshaped the interior. Its roughcast walls and slate roof suggest a residence that adapted across centuries rather than freezing into one era.
Attached six-bay two-storey over basement late-medieval house, c.1650. Comprising four-bay two-storey central block flanked by single-bay five-storey square plan crenellated turrets. Renovated 1738, with openings remodelled and terrace added. Renovated, 1910, with interior remodelled.ROOF: Double pitched slate set behdind crow stepped parapets. WALLS: Roughcast render with moulded string course to top floors of turrets. OPENINGS: Timber sash windows and remodelled window openings, 1738. Timber panelled door set in rusticated cut stone Doric doorcase, 1738. Several window openings remodelled, 1910.
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