Threecastles, County Wicklow - impressive ruins of 1500s tower house
Ruins at Threecastles, County Wicklow

Ruins at Threecastles, County Wicklow

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Threecastles, County Wicklow - Ireland

 

I've been out photographing in the Irish countryside in recent weeks as autumn makes its way across Ireland.

 

On one of the bright blue-sky days I stopped at Threecastles in County Wicklow, south-west of Dublin.

 

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This is a tower house, otherwise known as a castle but was actually more of a fortified dwelling.

 

This one dates from the 1500s and is said to have been one of three in this locality, the other two now long destroyed.

 

Now in ruins it was built from granite and stood close to the upper reaches of the River Liffey that flows from the Wicklow Mountains in a circular route to the Irish Sea through Dublin City.

 

And what a day it was, take a few moments to walk around this impressive structure with me in this short video.

 

Remember, you get one castle at Threecastles.

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Darren McLoughlin

Irishman and International travel photographer in search of the best bits of Ireland. Leading photography tours and experiences in Ireland.
Contributor to: New York Times / Sunday Times / Irish Times / Echtra Echtra and Eonmusic
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