Ireland · Partial ruin
Swords Castle
Swords Castle is an early medieval manorial castle in Swords, County Dublin, originally built for the Archbishops of Dublin around the early 13th century. The site comprises a large pentagonal curtain wall, a north tower (the Constable's Tower), a south gateway complex and a late 13th-century chapel; the enclosure contained the archbishop's apartments, service rooms and a great hall. The castle is a protected national monument and has been subject to phased restoration and public access in recent decades.
First raised
1200
Its prime
1290
Today
Partial ruin
As it stood in 1290
The shape it held in its prime.
A large pentagonal curtain wall of roughly coursed grey limestone encloses a grassy bailey, topped by stepped crenellations and narrow arrow slits; a squat square tower (the Constable's Tower) projects on the north side. The south side contains an articulated gatehouse complex; an attached late 13th-century chapel rises from the curtain with tall pointed Gothic windows in its ashlar-faced wall. Doorways are semicircular or arched with iron grilles, and the overall roofline is low with battlemented parapets and plain masonry faces.
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10 places to explore in 1290.
The record describes 10 distinct spots at Swords Castle — including 4 interiors: gatehouse passage and warder's rooms, chapel interior / archbishop's oratory, archbishop's private apartments 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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