Castle sights in Howth

1. Howth Castle

   • Howth, Ireland
   • Sights › Castle

   Most of the town backs onto the extensive grounds of Howth Castle, built in 1564 but much changed over the years, most recently in 1910 when Sir Edwin Lutyens gave it a modernist make-over. Today the castle is divided into four very posh and private residences. The original estate was acquired in 1177 by the Norman noble Sir Almeric Tristram, who changed his surname to St Lawrence after winning a battle at the behest (or so he believed) of his favourite saint. The family has owned the land ever since, though the unbroken chain of male succession came to an end in 1909.

   On the grounds are the ruins of the 16th-century Corr Castle and an ancient dolmen (tomb chamber or…

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