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Castle Otway
🇮🇪 Ireland · 18th century
Castle Otway is a former 18th-century country house which stood on a hill on the outskirts of Templederry, near Nenagh in County Tipperary, Ireland.
The house was built in stone up against the ruins of Cloghane Castle in two storeys with a 7-bay frontage, of which the middle three were pedimented. In the 19th century a tower house was attached at the rear based on the ruins of the castle keep. The house was burnt down in 1922 during the Civil War, probably by anti-Treaty Republicans. It now stands as a derelict ruin with the gardens and estate land used for farming.
Text adapted from “Castle Otway” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Castle Otway ranks #6,983 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #162 of the 173 mapped in Ireland. Founded c. 1750, it is older than 17% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 556 atlas entries founded in the 18th century. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Limerick, 39 km away. See how Ireland compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Castle Otway?
Castle Otway stands in Ireland, at 52.77926°, -8.08151°.
When was Castle Otway built?
The atlas dates its founding to c. 1750. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Castle Otway?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #6,983 of 8,134 worldwide, and #162 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 Castle Otway?
Ballynahow Castle, about 17 km away.
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