Castle
Markree Castle
🇮🇪 Ireland · 14th century
Markree Castle is a castle located in Collooney, County Sligo, Ireland. It is the ancestral seat of the Cooper family, partially moated by the River Unshin. Today it is a small family-run hotel.
In the 1830s the Observatory on the grounds of the Castle had the largest refracting telescope in the world. What today is known as the asteroid 9 Metis was discovered there in the 1840s by the Coopers' observatory staff.
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Markree Castle ranks #2,876 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #40 of the 173 mapped in Ireland. Founded c. 1350, it is older than 57% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 604 atlas entries founded in the 14th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,663 times in the last 60 days, more than 62% of the atlas. 3 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Ireland compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Markree Castle?
Markree Castle stands in Ireland, at 54.17414°, -8.46144°.
When was Markree Castle built?
The atlas dates its founding to c. 1350. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Markree Castle?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #2,876 of 8,133 worldwide, and #40 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 Markree Castle?
Ballymote Castle, about 10 km away.
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