The Medieval Rural Settlement Project

The Medieval Rural Settlement Project commenced in 2002 to consider the nature of the archaeological landscape associated with rural Ireland in the period c. 1100-1650 AD. The Project has four principal modules, each of which will result in a significant monograph publication. The modules were chosen to represent a cross-section of the diverse…


Swords Castle, Co. Dublin: the north tower (seen here) is probably fourteenth- or early fifteenth-century in date. It is sometimes referred to as the ‘Constable’s Tower’.

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The stepped battlements along the top of the curtain wall are typically late medieval in style.


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The Discovery Programme, “Swords Castle, Co. Dublin: the north tower (seen here) is probably fourteenth- or early fifteenth-century in date. It is sometimes referred to as the ‘Constable’s Tower’.,” accessed January 16, 2025, http://discoveryprogrammeimages.locloudhosting.net/items/show/809.

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