Castle
Menlo Castle
🇮🇪 Ireland · 16th century
Menlo Castle or Menlough Castle (Irish: Caisleán Mhionlaigh), also called Blake's Castle, is a 16th-century castle situated on the bank of the River Corrib near Menlo village in County Galway, Ireland.
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Menlo Castle ranks #188 of 6,412 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #17 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 Menlo Castle?
Menlo Castle stands in Ireland, at 53.29636°, -9.0757°.
When was Menlo 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 Menlo Castle?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #188 of 6,412 worldwide, and #17 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 Menlo Castle?
Oranmore Castle, about 10 km away.
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