1180 c. – Wexford Town Walls, Co. Wexford
Wexford began as a Viking town in the 10th century, when the “deep pool”
Wexford began as a Viking town in the 10th century, when the “deep pool”
St. Laurence Gate is a well preserved example of a 13th Century Barbican.
The walled area of medieval Drogheda enclosed 113 acres making it one of the largest walled towns in medieval Ireland.
The Serranos Towers are considered to be the largest Gothic city gateway in Europe,
The two remaining stretches of the City Wall visible above ground can be seen at St Audoen’s Church and at the nearby Cornmarket although portions of the city wall,
The Quart Towers were a part of this old Christian city wall build in the 14th century but the towers are from the 15th century.
The vast towers and walls which surround the Aldstadt of Nuremberg were built in the 15th century.
Now a freestanding tower near the river Iller, the Illertor was once a gateway into the Aldstadt through the city walls.
Northgate Street takes its name from a sixteenth century town gate which formed part of the Town Wall of Athlone.
Lord Deputy Sir Arthur Chichester enclosed Carrickfergus with stone walls from 1611 onwards and more than half the circuit is still visible,