Castle
Dunasead Castle
🇮🇪 Ireland · 17th century
Dunasead Castle (Irish: Dún na Séad, meaning 'fort of the jewels'), sometimes known as Baltimore Castle, is a 17th-century fortified house situated in the town of Baltimore in County Cork, Ireland. The tower house is built on the site of an earlier Norman-era structure, which itself replaced an earlier Bronze Age ringfort. Traditionally associated with the chiefs of clan O'Driscoll, the castle was purchased and restored by members of the McCarthy family in the late 1990s, and partially opened to the public from 2005.
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Dunasead Castle ranks #5,465 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #98 of the 173 mapped in Ireland. Founded c. 1650, it is older than 26% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 626 atlas entries founded in the 17th century. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Cork, 77 km away. See how Ireland compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Dunasead Castle?
Dunasead Castle stands in Ireland, at 51.48359°, -9.37307°.
When was Dunasead Castle built?
The atlas dates its founding to c. 1650. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Dunasead Castle?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #5,465 of 8,134 worldwide, and #98 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 Dunasead Castle?
Castle Donovan, about 24 km away.
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