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Leighlinbridge Castle
🇮🇪 Ireland · 12th century
Leighlinbridge Castle, also called Black Castle, is in the village of Leighlinbridge, County Carlow, Ireland, on the River Barrow.
The early castle was built c.1181 for the Normans. In the 1540s a Carmelite friary was converted into a new fort by Edward Bellingham. The remains of the castle are now dilapidated - a 50-foot-tall (15 m) broken castle tower and parts of one side of an enclosing wall are still extant.
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Leighlinbridge Castle ranks #6,059 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #130 of the 173 mapped in Ireland. Founded c. 1181, it is older than 80% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 564 atlas entries founded in the 12th century. 12 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Waterford, 54 km away. See how Ireland compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Leighlinbridge Castle?
Leighlinbridge Castle stands in Ireland, at 52.7357°, -6.9781°.
When was Leighlinbridge Castle built?
The atlas dates its founding to c. 1181. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Leighlinbridge Castle?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #6,059 of 8,134 worldwide, and #130 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 Leighlinbridge Castle?
Shankill Castle, about 6 km away.
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