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Kilgobbin Castle (Dublin)
53.2597° N, -6.2131° E
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Kilgobbin Castle is a 15th-century tower house in Dublin, Ireland.
Paleolithic
Mesolithic
Neolithic
Chalcolithic
Bronze Age
Iron Age
Classical Period
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Early Modern Period
Industrial Period
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11th–12th century metalworking
11th–12th century
13th–14th century pottery
13th–14th century
13th-century plough pebble
13th century
Henry VI grant encouraging Pale towers
1429
Castle built by Walsh family
c. 1476
Castle sacked by the O'Byrnes
1476
Walshes dispossessed
1641
Skirmish near the castle
January 1642
Antiquarian visit by John Lee
1806–1807
North and east walls collapse
1832
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Vaults
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Defensive Structures
CastlesTowersDefensive Walls
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Ancient ToiletsSpiral Staircases
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