Coolhull Castle

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Coolhull Castle

County Wexford

Coolhull Castle - geograph.org.uk - 14545.jpg
Type: Fortified house
Location
Grid reference: S88540992
Location: 52°14’3"N, 6°42’17"W
Village: Coolhull
History
Built late 16th century
Information
Owned by: Heritage Ireland

Coolhull Castle is a fortified house by Coolhull in County Wexford. It is also scheduled as a National Monument.

Coolhull Castle is to be found in the south of the county near Bannow Bay, three miles south-east of Wellingtonbridge.

There are no historical references to Coolhull Castle although it is known that a John Devereux owned land at Coolhull in 1640.

Building

Coolhull Castle has a four-storey service tower and three-storey rectangular block (hall house) attached with a hall at first-floor level. Both sections have Irish crenellations. There is a bartizan in the northeast. The tower doorway is protected by a murder-hole. Other features include fireplaces, garderobe and slop stone.[1][2][3]

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