Castle
Carriganass Castle
🇮🇪 Ireland · 16th century
Carriganass Castle (Caisleán Charraig an Easa in Irish, meaning The Castle on the Rock of the Waterfall) is a 16th-century tower house in County Cork. It is situated about 8 kilometres north-east of Bantry, close to the village of Kealkill, in West Cork.
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Carriganass Castle ranks #239 of 6,412 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #40 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 Carriganass Castle?
Carriganass Castle stands in Ireland, at 51.75409°, -9.37904°.
When was Carriganass 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 Carriganass Castle?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #239 of 6,412 worldwide, and #40 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 Carriganass Castle?
Castle Donovan, about 10 km away.
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