Slade Castle is a tower house and National Monument in County Wexford, Ireland.[2][3] It is located in the village of Slade on the Hook Peninsula and primarily dates to the late 15th or early 16th century.It was used for storage by the salt works until the 19th century, when that the castle was converted into tenement housing.[4] The ground and third floors have vaulted ceilings, with Irish crenelations on the parapet, from which there are views of Bannow Bay and Waterford Harbour, important for defence.[citation needed] The hall is two storeys tall, and its entrance is protected by a murder-hole.
Another view of the castle, with many
arrowslits
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