Castle
Portumna Castle
🇮🇪 Ireland · 17th century
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 Clanricarde.
Text adapted from “Portumna Castle” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Portumna Castle ranks #20 of 6,412 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #4 of the 168 mapped in Ireland. Founded 1617, it is older than 33% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 422 atlas entries founded in the 17th century. See how Ireland compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Portumna Castle?
Portumna Castle stands in Ireland, at 53.08668°, -8.22073°.
When was Portumna Castle built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1617. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Portumna Castle?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #20 of 6,412 worldwide, and #4 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 Portumna Castle?
Redwood Castle, about 9 km away.
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