Castletown, Isle of Man - Castle Rushen - RP postcard, Port Erin pmk 1932

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• Picture / Image:  Castle Rushen [Castletown], Isle of Man 
• Publisher: none seen
• Postally used: yes
• Stamp:  George V 1d red
• Postmark(s): Port Erin 1932 cds
• Sent to:  Mr & Mrs Bradburn, 42 Murray Road, Rugby, Warks
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Castle Rushen (Manx: Cashtal Rosien) is a medieval castle located in the Isle of Man's historic capital, Castletown, in the south of the island. It towers over the Market Square to the south-east and the harbour to the north-east. The castle is amongst the best examples of medieval castles in the British Isles,[1] and is still in use as a museum and educational centre.

The castle cannot be dated to the nearest 100 years, although construction is thought to have taken place during the reigns of the late-12th-century and early-13th-century rulers of the Isle of Man – the Kings of Mann and the Isles.[2] The last such king, Magnús Óláfsson, is recorded in the Chronicle of Mann to have died at the castle in 1265.[3] The original Castle Rushen consisted of a central square stone tower, or keep.[4] The site was also fortified to guard the entrance to the Silver Burn. From its early beginnings, the castle was continually developed by successive rulers of Mann between the 13th and 16th century. The limestone walls dominated much of the surrounding landscape, serving as a point of dominance for the various rulers of the Isle of Man.[5] By 1313, the original keep had been reinforced with towers to the west and south. In the 14th century, an east tower, gatehouses, and curtain wall were added.[4]

Make-up of the castle

Castle Rushen's portcullis chamber with so-called murder holes to attack intruders trapped between the two portcullis

The keep of Castle Rushen's first line of defence is an outer wall, 25 feet (7.6 m) high and 7 feet (2.1 m) thick. Attached to the wall are five towers, which in the post-defensive era of Castle Rushen were used for civilian administrative functions. The keep itself has walls 12 feet (3.7 m) thick at the base and 7 feet (2.1 m) thick at the top. Four towers sit atop the keep, the main one in the north rising to a height of 80 feet (24 m) and other three to around 70 feet (21 m).[6]

The entrance to the keep is protected by a drawbridge and a fortified inner gatehouse entrance with two portcullises with a killing area between them covered by three so-called murder holes, through which the defenders could attack any intruders trapped between the two portcullises. On either side of the gatehouse are located guard houses, which were converted into prison cells in the later history of the castle. When on duty, the garrison would spend most of its time in the gatehouses. Inside the gatehouse is a lower level with a tide mill for grinding corn.[7] The castle also included a medieval chapel, housing Castle Rushen's clock mechanism. The still functioning Castle Rushen clock is a notable landmark in Castletown,[8] having been presented by Queen Elizabeth I of England in 1597, while she controlled the island during a dispute.[6] The outer parts of the castle is protected by a moat and a glacis, with the glacis originally extending as far as the moat around the entire land front of Castle Rushen.[8]