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Dough Castle
🇮🇪 Ireland · 14th century
Dough Castle (Irish: Dumhach Ui Chonchuir – "sandbank of the O'Connors") is a ruined tower house at Lahinch in County Clare, western Ireland. It was established by the O'Conors in the early 14th century, but nothing remains of the original structures.
Text adapted from “Dough Castle” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dough Castle ranks #212 of 6,412 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #32 of the 168 mapped in Ireland. Founded c. 1325, it is older than 64% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 391 atlas entries founded in the 14th century. See how Ireland compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Dough Castle?
Dough Castle stands in Ireland, at 52.94663°, -9.34923°.
When was Dough Castle built?
The atlas dates its founding to c. 1325. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Dough Castle?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #212 of 6,412 worldwide, and #32 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 Dough Castle?
Doonagore Castle, about 7 km away.
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