Ireland · 13th century
Ballyloughan Castle is a ruined castle and National Monument near Bagenalstown, County Carlow in Ireland. A twin-towered gatehouse, the hall and foundations of one of the corner towers, dating to about 1300, remain.
Ballyloughan is at the western end of a glacial ridge near Mount Leinster. The castle is roughly square in form, and the walls are in places up to 50 ft (15 metres) high and 5 ft thick. Nothing is recorded of the castle's early history, though the majority of its features are typical of 13th century construction.
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Ballyloughan Castle ranks #3,690 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #54 of the 178 mapped in Ireland. Founded c. 1300, it is older than 61% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 1080 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. 9 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Dublin, 67 km away. See how Ireland compares in the castle statistics.
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