1 10 19 https://collections.ecu.edu/files/original/28/943/Kilcolman_Castle_artefacts.jpg 472c933fce15445c392e47dbf4d1a786 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Kilcolman Today Image Gallery Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Dr. Thomas Herron, ECU Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Kilcolman Castle Description An account of the resource Finds from the archaeological excavations in the mid-1990s. 1-4 copper alloy 1 buckle plate 2 stick pin 3 sewing pin 4 miniature chape (i.e, the protective end of a knife sheath) 5 bone tuning peg (for an instrument, such as a lute) 6-12 clay tobacco pipes (these post-date Spenser's occupation) From Eric Klingelhofer, "Edmund Spenser at Kilcolman Castle: the archaeological evidence." Post-Medieval Archaeology 39.1 (2005), 133-54. https://collections.ecu.edu/files/original/28/942/Kilcolman_Castle_excavation_plan.jpg 7d6edc1a54321f3ba3da6a0011934da9 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Kilcolman Today Image Gallery Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Dr. Thomas Herron, ECU Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Kilcolman Castle Description An account of the resource Bird's-eye view plan of excavations in the mid-1990s under the direction of Eric Klingelhofer. Only parts of the compound were excavated. Note the outlines of a "Tower House", "Parlor" and "Great Hall" at the bottom of the illustration. A "bawn" or enclosure wall ran around the compound. From Klingelhofer, "Edmund Spenser at Kilcolman Castle: the archaeological evidence." Post-Medieval Archaeology 39.1 (2005), 133-54. https://collections.ecu.edu/files/original/28/941/plant_life.jpg 4330a88557ed46e1158c68bc31641b17 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Kilcolman Today Image Gallery Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Dr. Thomas Herron, ECU Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Close-up of a wall of the castle Description An account of the resource Close-up of lichen and plant life on the nineteenth-century stone addition to the castle. Up to six hundred years of exposure have taken their toll on the castle, as have raids, renovators and treasure-hunters. https://collections.ecu.edu/files/original/28/940/Notice.1.JPG ed1a71109e3b724114b24635b33792fa Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Kilcolman Today Image Gallery Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Dr. Thomas Herron, ECU Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Notice sign Description An account of the resource Entry to the castle is locked and forbidden. https://collections.ecu.edu/files/original/28/939/vaultedcellar_[15].JPG 484d1b28cd464ba4ea73fcc5f7de7961 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Kilcolman Today Image Gallery Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Dr. Thomas Herron, ECU Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource View inside the late-medieval vaulted cellar Description An account of the resource The visitor's first view inside the tower house is of the cellar, which would have been used to store goods. https://collections.ecu.edu/files/original/28/938/south-view_[14].jpg f89c4b060e9f59b7f6db8ed947ef0694 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Kilcolman Today Image Gallery Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Dr. Thomas Herron, ECU Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource View from the south Description An account of the resource The door and the window immediately above the door, as well as the rectangular opening on the same level as the door (in the staircase/garderobe block), are all modern insertions. The arrow loop on the second level of the tower block is an original feature that provided defense. It also provides light to the staircase. https://collections.ecu.edu/files/original/28/937/south-view_[13].jpg b6bf8acc022ec6720453eb651700fb8d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Kilcolman Today Image Gallery Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Dr. Thomas Herron, ECU Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource View from the south Description An account of the resource Additional stories are missing from the top of the tower. An attacker would have been targeted by the arrow slits and windows, which also give fine views of the landscape. The ivy is no longer on the tower (as of 2009-10). https://collections.ecu.edu/files/original/28/936/south_closeup_[12].jpg 3bc3180f75e0a136e30f3fca7d056e8c Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Kilcolman Today Image Gallery Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Dr. Thomas Herron, ECU Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource View from south Description An account of the resource Close-up of the castle, including “Raleigh's window,” from the south. Note (to the right) the arrow slit in the staircase/garderobe tower on the same level as the window. Defense was paramount in the original castle design. The loop also serves as one of two windows for the privy. https://collections.ecu.edu/files/original/28/935/southeast-view_[11].jpg 16b8a91f152dbeb57f4f34d389dac71c Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Kilcolman Today Image Gallery Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Dr. Thomas Herron, ECU Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource View from southeast Description An account of the resource This shows the tower house from the vantage point of the marsh or seasonal lake to the south. The doorway at the bottom is formed from a pre-existing window loop (i.e., opening) and now leads into the cellar. This indicates use of the cellar as a cattle byre in modern times. https://collections.ecu.edu/files/original/28/934/southeast-view_[10].jpg fbfc0e1fdb743ed53ec8ba376812929a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Kilcolman Today Image Gallery Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Dr. Thomas Herron, ECU Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource View from southest Description An account of the resource Kilcolman castle stands on a ridge. In the foreground (right) can be see the remains of the south-east corner of the bawn wall, which doubled as the wall of the Great Hall on this side. The Hall and adjacent Parlor are no longer standing.