Ireland
55 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 Menlo Castle, 3 km north-west of the city centre; the most famous is Bunratty Castle — #696 of 9,079 worldwide — 66 km south. The oldest dated site in the circle is Dun Aengus, founded c. 1100 BC.
Every one of them stands in Ireland — the country page shows the full national picture.
17 km south-east · Castle
Dunguaire Castle is a 16th-century tower house on the southeastern shore of Galway Bay in County Galway, Ireland, near Kinvara.
22 km north-west · Castle
Aughnanure Castle is a tower house near Oughterard on the N59, in County Galway, in the west of Ireland.
20 km east · Castle
Athenry Castle is a tower house and National Monument located in Athenry, Ireland.
8 km east · Castle
Oranmore Castle is a castle in Oranmore, County Galway, Ireland. Oranmore Castle was most likely built some time around the 15th century, possibly…
3 km north-west · Castle
Menlo Castle or Menlough Castle, also called Blake's Castle, is a 16th-century castle situated on the bank of the River Corrib near Menlo village in…
22 km south · Ruin
Ballyallaban ringfort or sometimes An Rath is an earthen ringfort south of Ballyvaughan in the Burren area, in County Clare, Ireland.
18 km south-west · Castle
Gleninagh or Glaninagh is a civil parish in County Clare, Ireland. It lies in the extreme northwest of the Burren, on the south of the mouth of…
33 km north-west · Castle
Ashford Castle is a mainly Victorian and medieval castle near Cong on the County Mayo–Galway border in Ireland.
50 km west · Ruin
Dún Aonghasa is the best-known of several prehistoric hill forts on the Aran Islands of County Galway, Ireland.
55 km south · Castle
Dromoland Castle is a castle, located near Newmarket-on-Fergus in County Clare, Ireland.
37 km south-west · Castle
Doonagore Castle is a round 16th-century tower house with a small walled enclosure located about 1 km south of the coastal village of Doolin in…
59 km east · Castle
Portumna Castle is a semi-fortified house in Portumna, County Galway, Ireland which was built in the early 17th century by Richard Burke, 4th Earl of…
32 km south · Ruin
Leamaneh Castle is a ruined castle located in the townland of Leamaneh North, parish of Kilnaboy, between the villages of Corofin and Kilfenora at…
26 km south-east · Castle
Thoor Ballylee Castle is a fortified, 15th-century Anglo-Norman tower house built by the septs de Burgo, or Burke, near the town of Gort in County…
55 km south · Castle
Knappogue Castle is a tower house, built in 1467 and expanded in the mid-19th century, located in the parish of Quin, County Clare, Ireland.
32 km south-west · Castle
Ballinalacken Castle is a two-stage tower house located in Killilagh parish of County Clare, Ireland.
46 km south-west · Fortress
Dún Dúchathair or simply Dúchathair, meaning "black fort", is a large stone fort on the cliffs at Cill Éinne,, Inishmore in County Galway, Ireland.
29 km south · Fortress
Cahercommaun, sometimes Cahercommane is a triple stone ringfort on the south-east edge of the Burren area, in Kilnaboy, near the rural village of…
31 km south · Ruin
Fiddaun Castle is a tower house in Tubber, County Galway, close to the border of County Clare in Ireland. It is a National Monument of Ireland.
+ 12 more in this range — every one is on the interactive map.
66 km south · Castle
Bunratty Castle is a large 15th-century tower house in County Clare, Ireland.
73 km south-east · 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.
87 km east · Castle
Leap Castle (Irish: Caisleán Léim Uí Bhánáin) is a castle in Roscrea, County Offaly, Ireland, about 6 kilometres north of the town of Roscrea and 10…
78 km east · Castle
Birr Castle is a castle in the town of Birr in County Offaly, Ireland. It is the home of the 7th Earl of Rosse and his family, and as such the castle…
79 km north-west · Castle
Rockfleet Castle, or Carrickahowley Castle, is a tower house near Newport in County Mayo, Ireland.
67 km north-west · Palace & château
Westport House in Westport, County Mayo, Ireland, is a Georgian country house, historically the family seat of the Marquess of Sligo and the Brownes.
81 km east · Ruin
Moydrum Castle is a ruined castle situated in the townland of Moydrum in County Westmeath in Ireland, just to the east of Athlone.
64 km east · Castle
Redwood Castle is a Norman castle near Lorrha in County Tipperary, Ireland. The castle was built by the Normans around 1200 AD, and was occupied by…
75 km east · Castle
Athlone Castle, sometimes known as Adamson Castle, is a castle located in Athlone, County Westmeath, Ireland, dating from the 12th century.
92 km east · Castle
Kinnitty Castle or Castle Bernard is a 19th-century gothic revival castle and hotel in Kinnitty, County Offaly, Ireland.
96 km south · Castle
Listowel Castle, located near the town of Listowel, County Kerry in Ireland, was built in the 15th century.
90 km north-west · Ruin
Carrickkildavnet Castle or Kildavnet Castle is a tower house and National Monument located in Achill Island, Ireland.
+ 12 more in this range — every one is on the interactive map.
Distances are straight-line from the city centre. City coordinates and population: Wikidata Q129610.
The Castle Map atlas maps 55 landmarks (36 castles · 2 fortresses · 1 palace & château · 16 ruins) within 100 km of the centre of Galway, measured straight-line — a curated selection of well-documented landmarks, not a count of every fortification ever built.
Menlo Castle, a castle 3 km north-west of the city centre.
Bunratty Castle, ranked #696 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's fame ranking — 66 km south from Galway.
The oldest dated landmark in the circle is Dun Aengus, founded c. 1100 BC — 50 km west. Earlier structures may have existed; this is the oldest with a documented founding year.
Nearby city guides: Limerick (73 km) · Cork (157 km) · Waterford (172 km) · Drogheda (185 km). See also medieval castles · all rankings · castles by country.
