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Castle Hackett

🇮🇪 Ireland · 13th century

Castle Hackett in Ireland
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Castle Hackett is a ruined 13th-century tower house at the base of Knockma Hill, 10 kilometres (6 mi) south-west of Tuam in the parish of Caherlistrane, County Galway, Ireland. It is located near Belclare in the townland of Castlehacket (Irish: Caisleán an Haicéadaigh).

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Castle Hackett ranks #3,195 of 5,793 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #77 of the 107 mapped in Ireland. Founded c. 1250, it is older than 74% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 519 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. See how Ireland compares in the castle statistics.

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