Archaeological Survey RO027-048002- Niall Brady Castle ...Figure 22: Isometric view of the Northwest tower, looking east Note: this view and Figure 25 were processed in Bentley Pointools™,

Archaeological Survey Ballintober Castle

Ballintober, Co. RoscommonIreland

RO027-048002-

Niall Brady

for

Castle Studies Trust 2014 Grant award

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Figure 18: Plan and section of the mural stairs on the north wallNote: The figure shows the point cloud data acquired by laserscan survey on the left side, and the archaeological interpretationon the right side.

Point cloud data

Section

Plan Section line

fosse

interior

ivy

ivywindow/gun loop

→

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shattered base batter

Figure 19: Isometric view through the Southwest tower, looking southwest 0 15

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Figure 20: Southwest corner tower, floor plans and sections Notes:ch - chamber fp - fireplace ga - garderobest - stairwell wi - window

Ground Floor

First Floor

Second Floor

Long Section A-A1 Cross Section B-B1

A1

A

B

B1Ground Floor First Floor Second Floor

fp fp wi

wiwi

wi

wi

wiwi

chwi

ga

st

wi

´

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level lines of floor plans

Figure 21: Ortho-images showing interior perspective of Southwest towerNote: Within the north chamber, survey was only possible on the ground floor level, but the result reveals the detail of the main unitand the base ot its barrel-vaulted ceiling.

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West-facing elevation view of main chamber West-facing elevation view of north chamber

arched recessesfor Ground-Floor ceiling

recess for First-Floor joists

First-Floor fireplace

garderobe details lay outside the scanned zone

recess for Second-Floor joists

Figure 22: Isometric view of the Northwest tower, looking east

Note: this view and Figure 25 were processed in Bentley Pointools™, which proved less easy to work in than Realworks™, which was used for processing the cloud point data in the other figures. The lighter colour on the base batter is a processing issue and does not exist in reality.

Figure 23: Northwest corner tower, plans and sections Notes:fp - fireplace st - stairwell wi window wi bl - blocked window

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Ground Floor

First Floor

Second Floor

Third Floor

Cross Section B-B1Long Section A-A1

Ground Floor First Floor Second Floor Third Floor

A

A1

B

B1

fp fpfp

fp

fp

level lines of floor plans

wi

wi

wi

wi

wi

wiwi

wi blwi bl

wi bl

fp

wi bl

st

ivyivy ivy

ivy

ivy

wi

sl

sl

Figure 24: Ortho images showing interior perspective of main chamber in Northwest tower

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Ground Floor

First Floor

Second Floor

Third Floor

fp

fp

fp

wi

wi

wi

wi

wi

wi

slsl

sl

sl

sl sl

sl

Roof line

cb cb

cb cb

wi

cb

Notes:cb - corbelfp - fireplacesl - joist slot wi window

East-facing West-facing

Nor

th

Nor

thgable

Figure 25: Long-section view through the Northwest tower

Figure 26: Isometric view through Northeast tower, looking northeast 0 5

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ivy

fp

Figure 27: Northeast corner tower, floor plans and sections

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Notes: fp - fireplace wi window

Ground Floor

First Floor

ivy

ivy

wi

wi

A A1

Section A-A1

´

Wall thicknesses need to be checked due to ivy growth

level lines of floor plans

Figure 28: Ortho images showing north and east walls of Northeast tower 0 5

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wi

wi

fp

Ground floor

First floor

North-facing East-facing

north perimeter wall northeast corner tower

Notes:fp - fireplace wi window

Figure 29: Isometric view through Southeast tower, looking southeast 0 5

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buttress

A

A1

Figure 30: Southeast corner tower, floor plans and section

Ground floor

First floorivy

buttressSection A-A1

buttress buttress

wi

wi

wi

wi

wi

ivy

´

level lines of floor plans

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Notes: wi window

Wall thicknesses need to be checked due to ivy growth

Figure 31: Ortho images showing east and south walls of Southeast tower

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buttress

East-facing South-facing Southwest-facing

Ground floor

First floor

Ground floor

First floor

Notes:wi window/gun loop opening

wi wi wi wi wi

Figure 32: Isometric view through eastern entrance, looking out southeast 0 5

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Figure 33: Eastern entrance towers, floor plans and section

Notes:fc - front chamberrc - rear chamberwi - window/gun loop opening

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Ground Floor

First Floor

Basement

Cross Section A-A1

Handball Alley

ivy

top of slope

base of slope

West-facing elevation, showing slice lines of floor plans

A

A1

Handball Alley

Basement Ground Floor First Floor

ivy

base of slope

hole

wi

wi

wi

wi

´

fcrc

level lines of floor plans

Figure 34: Ortho images showing internal perspectives of eastern entrance

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wi

North-facing South-facing

castleinterior

castle interiorcastle exterior

castle exterior

wiwi

wi

wi (basement level)

wi

Notes:fc - front chamberrc - rear chamberwi - window/gun loop opening

fcrcfc

rc

hole