Castle
Bargy Castle
🇮🇪 Ireland
Bargy Castle is a Norman fortress near the village of Tomhaggard in the Barony of Bargy, County Wexford, Ireland, some 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) south-west of Wexford town. The name Bargy derives from Ui Bhairrche, the name of a local tribe.
The building is a square keep to which two wings have been added at right angles during the fifteenth and seventeenth centuries. The keep itself is in good condition, having been renovated several times.
Text adapted from “Bargy Castle” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bargy Castle ranks #3,124 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #43 of the 173 mapped in Ireland. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,812 times in the last 60 days, more than 64% of the atlas. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Waterford, 43 km away. See how Ireland compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Bargy Castle?
Bargy Castle stands in Ireland, at 52.2225°, -6.49139°.
How famous is Bargy Castle?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #3,124 of 8,133 worldwide, and #43 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 Bargy Castle?
Rathmacknee Castle, about 5 km away.
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