OUTER WALLS AND GATES
1: Stanihurst Tower
Named after James Stanihurst. Recorder of Dublin, the tower stands at about 3 storeys tall and was round outside the wall. It was situated from the Bermingham Tower, the south-west tower of Dublin Castle by 65 yar.
2: Pole Gate
Named after a pool which formed around Werbugh Street near Ship Street from the River Poddle. The gate was a square tower; the first storey was vaulted with a portcullis that served as the gate.
3: Genevel's Tower
From the Pole Gate the wall ended up skirting the southern side of Darby Square for 62 yard as far as a three-storied tower, round outside the wall and square within. This was Genevel's tower, named from the adjoining Genevel's Inns, the property of Sir Henry Genevel, whose wife Maud Lacey died in Dublin in 1302.
4: Nicholas's Gate
From Genevel's Tower to St. Nicholas's Gate was 84 yard the line of wall cutting across Ross Road to the southern end of Nicholas Street at St. Nicholas Place where the gate was situated. The gate was three storeys high, and had two round towers outside the walls and two square ones within, with a portcullis for the gate.
5: Round Tower
From St.Nicholas's Gate to the Round Tower was 104 yards, the wall being on the line of the old wall which now separates St. Joseph's Night Shelter from Powers Square. The tower was only 16 ft. high and was filled with earth. In 1585 it was held by Sir William Sarsfield. Part of the wall here was 16 ft. high with ground 8 ft. high within, and part was 16 ft. high.
6: Sedgrave’s Tower
The tower was 2 storeys high with stairs into it from the wall. Name was given due to Christopher Sedgrave who occupied it in 1585. It was known as the Hanging Tower because it leaned outwards over the city ditch.
7: Watch Tower
The Watch Tower was 26.ft high with stairs inside leading to the top, and it was so called because a sentry stood there watching over Newgate Jail.
8: Newgate
From the watchtower to Newgate was 40 yards, the wall following the northern wall of Lamb Alley. Newgate had a circular tower at each tower, with a gate and portcullis in between. In 1485 under a grant by Richard III, the city jail was established in Newgate.
9: Brown’s Castle
About 60 yards from Newgate was Brown’s Castle, four storeys high and named after Sir Richard Brown who was elected mayor in 1614, 1615 and 1620.
10: Gormond’s Gate
The gate stood 47 yards from Brown’s Castle. It stood in the street named Wormwood Gate, near the corner of St. Augustine’s Street, and was two storeys high, vaulted and had a portcullis for the gate. It was named after William Gudmond, who was living nearby in 1233.
11: William Harbard’s Tower
The tower was two storeys high with the upper storey vaulted.
12: William Usher’s House
From this tower to Usher’s House was 47 yards, the latter being at or near the north-western corner of the town wall, where it met the Liffey.
13: Bridge Gate/Ostman’s Gate:
The gate was 35 yards from Usher’s House. The gate defended the bridge across the Liffey at Bridge Street and was two storeys high, with the lower storey vaulted.
14: Prickett’s Tower
The tower was 281 yards from the gate. There appears to have been no continuous wall here, but the quay was 9 ft. high from the channel to the pavement. The tower was located at the bottom of Winetavern Street; it was 34 ft. high, with a turret at the top.
15: Fyan’s Castle
The Castle was four storeys high and was situated at the bottom of Fishamble Street. It is first mentioned in 1305 and was granted to John Marcus in 1455. In 1557 the castle the castle was granted to Richard Fyan. The tower was known as Proudfoote’s Castle, after Richard Proudfoote reclaimed land from the lands east and north of the castle.
16: Case’s Tower
This was a small round tower two storeys high and was 43 yards from Fyan’s Castle.
17: Isolde’s Tower
This was also a round tower 40 ft. high and was situated at lower exchange street.
18: Buttevant Tower
his is described as an old square ruinous tower with one vault, It was so named from the French meaning ‘forward tower’.
19: Bise’s Tower
This was a three-storied half-round tower, 63 yards from Buttevant tower, named because it adjoined Mr. Bise’s house. It was demolished in 1763 when Parliament Street was laid out.
20: Dame’s Gate
The gate was named from the adjoining church of St. Mary del Dam, and before the reformation a statue of the Blessed Virgin stood in a niche over the gate. It had two towers and a portcullis, and was one of the narrowest entries into the city.
Named after James Stanihurst. Recorder of Dublin, the tower stands at about 3 storeys tall and was round outside the wall. It was situated from the Bermingham Tower, the south-west tower of Dublin Castle by 65 yar.
2: Pole Gate
Named after a pool which formed around Werbugh Street near Ship Street from the River Poddle. The gate was a square tower; the first storey was vaulted with a portcullis that served as the gate.
3: Genevel's Tower
From the Pole Gate the wall ended up skirting the southern side of Darby Square for 62 yard as far as a three-storied tower, round outside the wall and square within. This was Genevel's tower, named from the adjoining Genevel's Inns, the property of Sir Henry Genevel, whose wife Maud Lacey died in Dublin in 1302.
4: Nicholas's Gate
From Genevel's Tower to St. Nicholas's Gate was 84 yard the line of wall cutting across Ross Road to the southern end of Nicholas Street at St. Nicholas Place where the gate was situated. The gate was three storeys high, and had two round towers outside the walls and two square ones within, with a portcullis for the gate.
5: Round Tower
From St.Nicholas's Gate to the Round Tower was 104 yards, the wall being on the line of the old wall which now separates St. Joseph's Night Shelter from Powers Square. The tower was only 16 ft. high and was filled with earth. In 1585 it was held by Sir William Sarsfield. Part of the wall here was 16 ft. high with ground 8 ft. high within, and part was 16 ft. high.
6: Sedgrave’s Tower
The tower was 2 storeys high with stairs into it from the wall. Name was given due to Christopher Sedgrave who occupied it in 1585. It was known as the Hanging Tower because it leaned outwards over the city ditch.
7: Watch Tower
The Watch Tower was 26.ft high with stairs inside leading to the top, and it was so called because a sentry stood there watching over Newgate Jail.
8: Newgate
From the watchtower to Newgate was 40 yards, the wall following the northern wall of Lamb Alley. Newgate had a circular tower at each tower, with a gate and portcullis in between. In 1485 under a grant by Richard III, the city jail was established in Newgate.
9: Brown’s Castle
About 60 yards from Newgate was Brown’s Castle, four storeys high and named after Sir Richard Brown who was elected mayor in 1614, 1615 and 1620.
10: Gormond’s Gate
The gate stood 47 yards from Brown’s Castle. It stood in the street named Wormwood Gate, near the corner of St. Augustine’s Street, and was two storeys high, vaulted and had a portcullis for the gate. It was named after William Gudmond, who was living nearby in 1233.
11: William Harbard’s Tower
The tower was two storeys high with the upper storey vaulted.
12: William Usher’s House
From this tower to Usher’s House was 47 yards, the latter being at or near the north-western corner of the town wall, where it met the Liffey.
13: Bridge Gate/Ostman’s Gate:
The gate was 35 yards from Usher’s House. The gate defended the bridge across the Liffey at Bridge Street and was two storeys high, with the lower storey vaulted.
14: Prickett’s Tower
The tower was 281 yards from the gate. There appears to have been no continuous wall here, but the quay was 9 ft. high from the channel to the pavement. The tower was located at the bottom of Winetavern Street; it was 34 ft. high, with a turret at the top.
15: Fyan’s Castle
The Castle was four storeys high and was situated at the bottom of Fishamble Street. It is first mentioned in 1305 and was granted to John Marcus in 1455. In 1557 the castle the castle was granted to Richard Fyan. The tower was known as Proudfoote’s Castle, after Richard Proudfoote reclaimed land from the lands east and north of the castle.
16: Case’s Tower
This was a small round tower two storeys high and was 43 yards from Fyan’s Castle.
17: Isolde’s Tower
This was also a round tower 40 ft. high and was situated at lower exchange street.
18: Buttevant Tower
his is described as an old square ruinous tower with one vault, It was so named from the French meaning ‘forward tower’.
19: Bise’s Tower
This was a three-storied half-round tower, 63 yards from Buttevant tower, named because it adjoined Mr. Bise’s house. It was demolished in 1763 when Parliament Street was laid out.
20: Dame’s Gate
The gate was named from the adjoining church of St. Mary del Dam, and before the reformation a statue of the Blessed Virgin stood in a niche over the gate. It had two towers and a portcullis, and was one of the narrowest entries into the city.