🇮🇪 Ireland
38 castles, fortresses, palaces and ruins within 100 km of the city centre — every one on the interactive map, with photos, distances and directions.
The closest is Blackrock Castle, 5 km east of the city centre; the most famous is Rock of Cashel — #222 of 8,133 worldwide — 80 km north-east. The oldest dated site in the circle is Cahir Castle, founded 1142.
Every one of them stands in Ireland — the country page shows the full national picture.
7 km north-west · Castle · #370 worldwide
Blarney Castle is a medieval stronghold in Blarney, a town in Cork, Ireland. Though earlier fortifications were built on the same spot, the current…
15 km south-east · Fortress
Spike Island is an island of 103 acres in Cork Harbour, Ireland. Originally the site of a monastic settlement, the island is dominated by an…
23 km south · Fortress
Charles Fort is a trace italienne fortification, a bastion fort with one section of the outer wall built in star fashion.
5 km east · Castle
Blackrock Castle is a castellated fortification located at Blackrock, about 2 km from Cork city centre on the banks of the River Lee in Ireland.
22 km south · Castle
Desmond Castle is a tower house located in the town of Kinsale in County Cork, Ireland.
17 km west · Ruin
Kilcrea Castle is a ruined 15th-century towerhouse and bawn located near the Kilcrea Friary, west of Cork City, Ireland.
15 km east · Castle
Barryscourt Castle is a castle located in eastern County Cork in southern Ireland, close to the town of Carrigtwohill.
22 km south · Fortress
James Fort is an early 17th-century pentagonal bastion fort located on Castlepark peninsula in Kinsale harbour, County Cork, Ireland.
6 km west · Castle
Carrigrohane Castle is located in the village of Carrigrohane, barony of Barretts in County Cork, Ireland.
9 km west · Castle
Ballincollig Castle is a Norman castle to the south of the town of Ballincollig, County Cork, Ireland, built after the Norman invasion of Ireland.
46 km north-east · Castle
Lismore Castle is a castle located in the town of Lismore, County Waterford, Ireland.
33 km west · Castle
Macroom Castle, in the centre of the town of Macroom, was once residence and fortress of the Lords of Muskerry.
38 km west · Ruin
Carrigaphooca Castle is a ruined five storey rectangular tower house situated on a steep-sided rock overlooking the River Sullane.
47 km north · Castle
Castle Oliver is a Victorian castle-style country house in the southern part of County Limerick, Ireland.
43 km north · Castle
Mitchelstown Castle, the former home of the Anglo Irish Earls of Kingston, was located in the north County Cork town of Mitchelstown in Ireland.
44 km south-west · Ruin
Ballinacarriga Castle is a 16th-century tower house located in the village of Ballinacarriga, about 9 kilometres from the town of Dunmanway and 7.5…
33 km north-east · Castle
Conna Castle is a 16th century tower house located near Conna in County Cork, Ireland.
44 km north-west · Castle
Drishane Castle is a MacCarthy tower house and National Monument located in County Cork, Ireland.
31 km north-west · Castle
Dromaneen Castle is a fortified house and National Monument located in County Cork, Ireland.
53 km north-east · Castle
Shanbally Castle was located near Clogheen, County Tipperary and built for Cornelius O'Callaghan, 1st Viscount Lismore in around 1810.
55 km north-west · Castle
Kilbolane Castle is a historical fortification atop Kilbolane Hill, half a kilometre from the village of Milford, County Cork, Ireland.
80 km north-east · Castle · #222 worldwide
The Rock of Cashel, also known as Cashel of the Kings and St. Patrick's Rock, is a historical site located dramatically above a plain at Cashel,…
92 km north · Castle
Bunratty Castle is a large 15th-century tower house in County Clare, Ireland.
74 km west · Castle
Ross Castle is a 15th-century tower house and keep on the edge of Lough Leane, in Killarney National Park, County Kerry, Ireland.
65 km north-east · Castle
Cahir Castle, one of the largest castles in Ireland, is sited on an island in the river Suir.
86 km north · Castle
King John's Castle also known as Limerick Castle is a 13th-century castle located on King's Island in Limerick, Ireland, next to the River Shannon.
61 km north-east · Castle
Ardfinnan Castle, is a castle built in 1185 with its sister Lismore Castle, by the river crossing at Ardfinnan in County Tipperary, Ireland.
88 km north-east · Castle
Ormond Castle is a castle on the River Suir on the east side of Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary, Ireland.
62 km east · Castle
Dungarvan Castle or King John's Norman Castle is a National Monument situated in Dungarvan, County Waterford, Ireland.
92 km north-west · Castle
Listowel Castle, located near the town of Listowel, County Kerry in Ireland, was built in the 15th century.
60 km west · Ruin
Castle Donovan or Castledonovan or O'Donovan's Castle refer to the remains of an Irish tower house or túrtheach, in a valley near Drimoleague, of…
77 km south-west · Castle
Dunasead Castle, sometimes known as Baltimore Castle, is a 17th-century fortified house situated in the town of Baltimore in County Cork, Ireland.
85 km north-east · Ruin
Kilcash Castle is a ruined castle off the N24 road just west of Ballydine outside the village of Kilcash in County Tipperary, Ireland.
+ 5 more in this range — every one is on the interactive map.
Distances are straight-line from the city centre. City coordinates and population: Wikidata Q36647.
The Castlemap atlas maps 38 landmarks (27 castles · 3 fortresses · 8 ruins) within 100 km of the centre of Cork, measured straight-line — a curated selection of well-documented landmarks, not a count of every fortification ever built.
Blackrock Castle, a castle 5 km east of the city centre.
Rock of Cashel, ranked #222 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's fame ranking — 80 km north-east from Cork.
The oldest dated landmark in the circle is Cahir Castle, founded 1142 — 65 km north-east. Earlier structures may have existed; this is the oldest with a documented founding year.
Nearby city guides: Limerick (86 km) · Waterford (101 km) · Galway (157 km) · Dublin (220 km). See also medieval castles · all rankings · castles by country.
