Ireland · 15th century
Barmeath Castle ranks #7,226 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #147 of the 178 mapped in Ireland. Founded c. 1450, it is older than 46% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 556 atlas entries founded in the 15th century. 3 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Drogheda, 12 km away. See how Ireland compares in the castle statistics.
Barmeath Castle is a country house near Dunleer in the centre of County Louth. Of note are the castle's 10 acres of gardens designed by the 18th-century landscape architect Thomas Wright.
Barmeath Castle was erected in the 15th century and the Bellew family have lived there since 1670. It is the ancestral seat of the Barons Bellew.
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