Ireland · Partial ruin
Carlow Castle
Carlow Castle is an early 13th-century towered keep located beside the River Barrow in County Carlow, Ireland. Constructed c. 1207–1213 and commonly attributed to William Marshal, the stone castle comprised a large rectangular central tower with four three-quarter-circular corner towers and three storeys with timber upper floors. It was largely destroyed by explosives in 1814; today only parts of the west wall and adjacent towers remain and it is a National Monument of Ireland.
First raised
1210
Its prime
1213
Today
Partial ruin
As it stood in 1213
The shape it held in its prime.
A massive rectangular stone keep measuring about 16 by 9.2 metres, its plan punctuated by four projecting three-quarter-circular corner towers each about 4.6 metres across; wall thickness is roughly 2.7 metres. The inner tower rises in three storeys with timber used for the upper floors. The long west wall contains built-in stairways and two garderobes and the main entrance is set into the first-floor wall. The castle stands beside the River Barrow.
Step inside
7 places to explore in 1213.
The record describes 7 distinct spots at Carlow Castle — including 4 interiors: west wall stairways, west wall latrines (garderobes), corner tower interior chamber and more. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and walk through every one — more scenes means more photos, more angles and more rooms of the immersive experience.
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