Ruin
Roscommon Castle
🇮🇪 Ireland · 13th century
Roscommon Castle (Irish: Caisleán Ros Comáin) is the ruin of a lowland castle on the outskirts of Roscommon in County Roscommon, Ireland.
Machine-translated from “Roscommon Castle” on the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Roscommon Castle ranks #6,516 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #144 of the 173 mapped in Ireland. Founded c. 1250, it is older than 69% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 861 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Galway, 70 km away. See how Ireland compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Roscommon Castle?
Roscommon Castle stands in Ireland, at 53.63546°, -8.19305°.
When was Roscommon Castle built?
The atlas dates its founding to c. 1250. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Roscommon Castle?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #6,516 of 8,134 worldwide, and #144 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 Roscommon Castle?
Glinsk Castle, about 16 km away.
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