Castle
Reginald's Tower
🇮🇪 Ireland · 13th century
Reginald's Tower (Irish: Túr Raghnaill) is a historic tower in Waterford, Munster, Ireland. It is located at the eastern end of the city quay. The tower has been in usage for different purposes for many centuries and is an important landmark in Waterford and an important remnant of its medieval urban defence system. It is the oldest civic building in Ireland and it is the only urban monument in Ireland to retain a Norse or Viking name.
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Reginald's Tower ranks #16 of 6,412 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #3 of the 168 mapped in Ireland. Founded 1300, it is older than 66% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 555 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. See how Ireland compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Reginald's Tower?
Reginald's Tower stands in Ireland, at 52.26049°, -7.10539°.
When was Reginald's Tower built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1300. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Reginald's Tower?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #16 of 6,412 worldwide, and #3 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 Reginald's Tower?
Waterford Castle, about 3 km away.
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