Castle
Gleninagh Castle
🇮🇪 Ireland · 16th century
Gleninagh or Glaninagh (Irish: Gleann Eidhneach) is a civil parish in County Clare, Ireland. It lies in the extreme northwest of the Burren, on the south of the mouth of Galway Bay. It is known for the well-preserved L-plan Gleninagh Castle, a 16th-century tower house. The parish also contains the lighthouse on Black Head.
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Gleninagh Castle ranks #356 of 6,412 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #55 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 Gleninagh Castle?
Gleninagh Castle stands in Ireland, at 53.1377°, -9.2059°.
When was Gleninagh 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 Gleninagh Castle?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #356 of 6,412 worldwide, and #55 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 Gleninagh Castle?
Ballyallaban ringfort, about 6 km away.
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