| 词条 | Narrow Water Castle |
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HistoryIn 1212, a keep was built on the site by Hugh de Lacy, first Earl of Ulster, to prevent river-borne attacks on Newry. In the 1560s, the tower house and bawn were built. It is a typical example of the tower houses built throughout Ireland from the 14th until the early 17th century. This kind of building, normally rectangular in plan and three or more storeys high, comprised a series of superimposed chambers, with stairs, closets and latrines skillfully contrived within the walls (which are 1.5 metres or five feet thick in places) or sometimes contained in projecting angle turrets. The original was destroyed in the 1641 Rebellion. Nowadays, cruises past the castle are a regular feature throughout the summer months. On 27 August 1979, 18 British Army soldiers were killed by a Provisional IRA ambush at Narrow Water Castle (see Narrow Water ambush). It was the greatest single loss of life for the British Army during The Troubles.[4] BridgeThe proposed Narrow Water Bridge[5] was to be located close south of the Castle, but in July 2013 Louth County Council announced that the tender process had produced cost estimates significantly in excess of the funding available. They decided therefore to put the project on hold. See also
References1. ^Placenames NI 2. ^Jordan's Castle, Ulster-Scots translation Department of the Environment. Retrieved 22 October 2012. 3. ^{{cite web | title=Narrow Water Castle | work=Environment and Heritage Service NI - State Care Historic Monuments | url=http://www.ehsni.gov.uk/state_care_monuments_2007.pdf | accessdate=2007-12-04}} 4. ^{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/august/27/newsid_3891000/3891055.stm|title=On this day - 27 August|publisher=BBC News|accessdate=2008-04-26 | date=27 August 1979}} 5. ^{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-23246878 | title=Narrow Water bridge plan put on hold |publisher=BBC News | accessdate=10 July 2013}} External links
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