What is recorded here
Robswall Castle in Robswalls has a medieval tower fitted with plastic windows of assorted sizes, scattered about the stonework. Somewhere along the way, a double-glazing salesman got through defences that had taken centuries to build.
Detached five-bay two-storey house, c.1820, with projecting garage extension to side, c.1990. Fifteenth-century rubble stone tower house adjoined to right.ROOF: Hipped; slate roof with terracotta ridge tiles; cast-iron gutter; two tall newly rendered chimney stacks with clay and terracotta pots; double pitched slate roof to porch. WALLS: Nap rendered wall with rendered quoining; channelled porch; tower house walls of limestone; random rubble with cut stone quoins. OPENINGS: Square headed; rendered reveals; granite cills; uPVC windows to front; single 19th century timber sash window to rear; Tower house has randomly placed and sized uPVC windows.
From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 11345001
This does not grant access. Most recorded buildings are privately owned; view them only from public ground unless the owner allows entry.
Places near here
Burnt mound in RobswallsBurnt mound · 378 ydHigh RockViewpoint · 564 yd
Hicks TowerMartello tower · 673 ydMoldowney HouseHouse · 821 ydMalahide BeachBeach / strand · 847 ydThe Southern Cross MonumentMonument · 1523 ydMoatCastle, motte and bailey · 1568 ydBlack WoodWood · 1650 ydCasino Model Railway MuseumMuseum · 1.3 miDonabate BeachBeach / strand · 1.4 miMalahide Castle Demesne Church (Ruin)Ruins · 1.5 miMalahide CastleHeritage attraction · 1.5 mi
Hicks TowerMartello tower · 673 yd
Moldowney HouseHouse · 821 yd
Malahide BeachBeach / strand · 847 yd.jpg/250px-The_%22Southern_Cross%22_Monument_at_Portmarnock_Beach_-_Also_Known_As_%22Eccentric_Orbit%22_erected_1999_(3498852886).jpg "Photo: William Murphy, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0")
The Southern Cross MonumentMonument · 1523 yd
MoatCastle, motte and bailey · 1568 ydBlack WoodWood · 1650 yd.jpg/250px-Fry_Collection_and_Model_Railway_To_Be_Located_Here_(7119020857).jpg "Photo: William Murphy from Dublin, Ireland, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0")
Casino Model Railway MuseumMuseum · 1.3 mi
Donabate BeachBeach / strand · 1.4 mi
Malahide Castle Demesne Church (Ruin)Ruins · 1.5 mi
Malahide CastleHeritage attraction · 1.5 miPictures: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage; Peter Gerken, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0; William Murphy, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0; Ianfhunter, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0; William Murphy from Dublin, Ireland, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0; DiKey, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0; Jonjobaker, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
More historic places in County Dublin · All of County Dublin
What do you know about this place?