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Slade Castle is a National Monument in state guardianship
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Slade Castle
Slade Castle began life as a slender four- storeyed tower-house built by the Laffan family in the 15th century. The main room is on the second floor and has a fireplace and a garderobe (toilet). The entrance lobby into the tower was protected by a “murderhole”, a hole in the floor above which allowed boiling liquids and other objects to be dropped on unwelcome visitors.
In the 16th century the Laffan family added a new two-storeyed house to the north-east corner of the tower. It was battlemented in the same way as the tower and has some simple carved windows on the first floor. The annexe to the east end of the house has a corbelled stone roof and may be connected to the salt making industry which flourished at Slade in the 17th century.
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This national monument is protected in accordance with the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014
