Medieval Dublin and Castles

Dublin Castle is defined by the contrast between its grand Georgian courtyards and the thick, weathered stone of the Record Tower, the only remaining piece of the original thirteen-century fortress built by King John of England. While the…

St Werburgh’s Church is distinguished by an imposing Italianate façade on Werburgh Street, marked by giant Ionic pilasters and a pedimented doorcase. Founded around eleven seventy-eight by early Anglo-Norman settlers from Bristol, the…

Isolde's Tower appears as a circular stone foundation tucked behind an iron grille on Exchange Street Lower. This structure is a remnant of the medieval city walls of Dublin, dating back to approximately twelve-sixty. It originally served…

Wood Quay is defined by a pair of blocky office towers that rise above the south bank of the River Liffey. These buildings house the headquarters of the Dublin City Council, occupying the site where Vikings first established a settlement…

Christ Church Cathedral is marked by its imposing stone exterior and the distinct covered stone bridge that connects the main building to the adjacent Synod Hall. Founded around ten-thirty by the Viking King Sitriuc Silkenbeard, this site…

Dublinia is a museum dedicated to the Viking and medieval history of Dublin, housed within the nineteenth-century Synod Hall. You can identify the site by the enclosed, neo-Gothic stone bridge that connects the building directly to Christ…

St. Audoen’s Park is defined by the heavy, weathered stone of the medieval city walls that run through its center. These defensive fortifications, which date back to roughly eleven hundred, once controlled the movement of people and trade…

St Patrick's Cathedral is the largest church in Ireland, defined by its towering spire and the intricate, pointed arches of its thirteenth-century Gothic stonework. Built on the lowest ground in Dublin, the cathedral sits near a sacred…