Castle
Macroom Castle
🇮🇪 Ireland · 19th century
Macroom Castle, in the centre of the town of Macroom, was once residence and fortress of the Lords of Muskerry. The castle has changed owners many times, has been besieged, burned, and rebuilt. The MacCarthys of Muskerry owned it with some interruptions from about 1353 when Muskerry was given to Dermot MacCarthy, 1st Lord of Muskerry, until 1691 when Donogh MacCarthy, 4th Earl of Clancarty lost it definitively.
What remains of the castle is a gatehouse on the town square and a ruin near the bridge over the River Sullane. This ruin comprises an old tower, everything else dates from an early 19th-century rebuild by Robert Hedges Eyre.
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Macroom Castle ranks #174 of 6,412 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #9 of the 168 mapped in Ireland. Founded c. 1825, it is older than 12% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 432 atlas entries founded in the 19th century. See how Ireland compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Macroom Castle?
Macroom Castle stands in Ireland, at 51.9048°, -8.96031°.
When was Macroom Castle built?
The atlas dates its founding to c. 1825. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Macroom Castle?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #174 of 6,412 worldwide, and #9 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 Macroom Castle?
Carrigaphooca Castle, about 5 km away.
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