Ireland
78 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 King John's Castle (Limerick), 1 km north of the city centre; the most famous is Rock of Cashel — #221 of 9,079 worldwide — 52 km east. 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.
13 km west · Castle
Bunratty Castle is a large 15th-century tower house in County Clare, Ireland.
1 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.
23 km north-west · Castle
Dromoland Castle is a castle, located near Newmarket-on-Fergus in County Clare, Ireland.
20 km north-west · 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.
24 km north-west · Castle
Ballyhannon Castle is a medieval Irish castle dating back to the 15th century, located near the village of Quin in County Clare, on the west coast of…
21 km north-west · Ruin
Ballymarkahan Castle is a ruined tower house in the parish of Quin, in County Clare, Ireland.
8 km west · Castle
Carrigogunnell Castle is a medieval Irish fortification near the village of Clarina, on the banks of the River Shannon in County Limerick.
12 km south · Ruin
Rockstown Castle is a ruined Irish tower house from medieval times in County Limerick, Ireland.
52 km east · Castle · #221 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,…
57 km south-east · Castle
Cahir Castle, one of the largest castles in Ireland, is sited on an island in the river Suir.
57 km north · Castle
Dunguaire Castle is a 16th-century tower house on the southeastern shore of Galway Bay in County Galway, Ireland, near Kinvara.
54 km north-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…
50 km north-west · 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…
50 km north · 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…
49 km north-west · 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…
42 km north-west · 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.
40 km north-west · Castle
O'Dea Castle, also known as Dysert O'Dea Castle, is an Irish fortified tower house, loosely described as a castle at Dysert O'Dea, the former O'Dea…
37 km north-west · Castle
Dromore Castle is a tower house and National Monument located between the towns of Crusheen and Corofin in County Clare, Ireland.
39 km south · Castle
Castle Oliver is a Victorian castle-style country house in the southern part of County Limerick, Ireland.
55 km east · Ruin
Loughmoe Castle is a ruined castle in County Tipperary, Ireland. It is by Loughmore village, 4 km south of Templemore.
+ 9 more in this range — every one is on the interactive map.
82 km south · Castle · #364 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…
93 km east · Castle
Kilkenny Castle is a castle in Kilkenny, Ireland, built in 1260 to control a fording-point of the River Nore and the junction of several routeways.
93 km south-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.
92 km north-west · Ruin
Dún Aonghasa is the best-known of several prehistoric hill forts on the Aran Islands of County Galway, Ireland.
95 km south · 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…
68 km north-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…
67 km north-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…
75 km south-east · Castle
Lismore Castle is a castle located in the town of Lismore, County Waterford, Ireland.
64 km north-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…
86 km south · 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.
94 km north-west · Castle
Aughnanure Castle is a tower house near Oughterard on the N59, in County Galway, in the west of Ireland.
64 km south-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.
+ 37 more in this range — every one is on the interactive map.
Distances are straight-line from the city centre. City coordinates and population: Wikidata Q133315.
The Castle Map atlas maps 78 landmarks (56 castles · 4 fortresses · 18 ruins) within 100 km of the centre of Limerick, measured straight-line — a curated selection of well-documented landmarks, not a count of every fortification ever built.
King John's Castle (Limerick), a castle 1 km north of the city centre.
Rock of Cashel, ranked #221 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's fame ranking — 52 km east from Limerick.
The oldest dated landmark in the circle is Dun Aengus, founded c. 1100 BC — 92 km north-west. Earlier structures may have existed; this is the oldest with a documented founding year.
Nearby city guides: Galway (73 km) · Cork (86 km) · Waterford (112 km) · Dublin (175 km). See also medieval castles · all rankings · castles by country.
