A tower house is a particular type of stone structure, built for defensive purposes as well as habitation.
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Famous quotes containing the words tower and/or house:
“The King’s name is a tower of strength.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
“When cups went round at close of day
Is not that how good stories run?
The gods were sitting at the board
In their great house at Slievenamon.
They sang a drowsy song, or snored,
For all were full of wine and meat.”
—William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)