Ruin
Ballinacarriga Castle
🇮🇪 Ireland · 16th century
Ballinacarriga Castle (Béal na Carraige in Irish, meaning Mouth of the Rock) is a 16th-century tower house located in the village of Ballinacarriga, about 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) from the town of Dunmanway and 7.5 kilometres (4.7 miles) from the village of Ballineen. It is a ruin but in good structural condition.
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Ballinacarriga Castle ranks #219 of 6,412 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #35 of the 168 mapped in Ireland. Founded c. 1550, it is older than 42% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 532 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. See how Ireland compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Ballinacarriga Castle?
Ballinacarriga Castle stands in Ireland, at 51.70583°, -9.03167°.
When was Ballinacarriga Castle built?
The atlas dates its founding to c. 1550. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Ballinacarriga Castle?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #219 of 6,412 worldwide, and #35 in Ireland. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Ballinacarriga Castle?
Castle Donovan, about 17 km away.
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