Ireland · Partial ruin
Leap Castle
Leap Castle is a medieval tower house and castle near Roscrea in County Offaly, Ireland, long associated with the O'Bannon and O'Carroll families and later the Darbys. The site preserves a tall rectangular stone keep with attached ranges and a partly-ruined wing; it was burned in 1922 and has been the subject of restoration since the 1970s.
First raised
1250
Its prime
1900
Today
Partial ruin
As it stood in 1900
The shape it held in its prime.
A tall, rectangular grey-stone keep with a crenellated parapet dominates the composition, its vertical face pierced by narrow slit windows and a pointed-arch main doorway. Attached lower battlemented ranges extend to one side into a long, partly-ruined wing with multiple pointed windows and ivy on the masonry. The castle sits behind a trimmed lawn forecourt with a low stone curtain wall; masonry appears to be rough-hewn local limestone or rubble with dressed openings and Gothic pointed arches at the entrance.
Step inside
8 places to explore in 1900.
The record describes 8 distinct spots at Leap Castle — including 2 interiors: the bloody chapel (chapel interior), the tainted well (oubliette). 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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