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Castles in Ireland

170 landmarks in the Castlemap atlas — every one on the interactive map.

The most famous castle in Ireland is Dublin Castle, ranked #206 of 7,051 in the world — followed by Rock of Cashel and Leinster House.

The Castlemap atlas charts 110 castles, 10 fortresses, 7 palaces & châteaux and 43 ruins in Ireland. They span more than 10 centuries — from Cahercommaun (founded c. 850) to Humewood Castle (1870). Every one is plotted with its photo, founding date and story on the interactive castle map of Ireland.

All 170 castles in Ireland

Dublin Castle
Castle · 13th century · #206 worldwide · #1 in Ireland
Dublin Castle is a major Irish government complex, conference centre, and tourist attraction. It is located off Dame Street in central Dublin.
Rock of Cashel
Castle · #217 worldwide · #2 in Ireland
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,…
Leinster House
Palace & château · 18th century · #335 worldwide · #3 in Ireland
Leinster House is the seat of the Oireachtas, the parliament of Ireland. Originally, it was the ducal palace of the Dukes of Leinster.
Blarney Castle
Castle · 15th century · #360 worldwide · #4 in Ireland
Blarney Castle is a medieval stronghold in Blarney, a town in Cork, Ireland. Though earlier fortifications were built on the same spot, the current…
Kilkenny Castle
Castle · 13th century · #5 in Ireland
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.
Slane Castle
Castle · 18th century · #6 in Ireland
Slane Castle is located in the village of Slane, within the Boyne Valley of County Meath, Ireland.
Ashford Castle, County Mayo
Castle · 13th century · #7 in Ireland
Ashford Castle is a mainly Victorian and medieval castle near Cong on the County Mayo–Galway border in Ireland.
Bunratty Castle
Castle · 15th century · #8 in Ireland
Bunratty Castle is a large 15th-century tower house in County Clare, Ireland.
Manderley Castle
Castle · 19th century · #9 in Ireland
Manderley Castle, formerly "Victoria Castle" and "Ayesha Castle," is a large castellated Irish mansion built in Victorian style, in Killiney, County…
Ross Castle
Castle · 15th century · #10 in Ireland
Ross Castle is a 15th-century tower house and keep on the edge of Lough Leane, in Killarney National Park, County Kerry, Ireland.
Trim Castle
Castle · 12th century · #11 in Ireland
Trim Castle is a castle on the south bank of the River Boyne in Trim, County Meath, Ireland, with an area of 30,000 m2.
Dun Aengus
Ruin · #12 in Ireland
Dún Aonghasa is the best-known of several prehistoric hill forts on the Aran Islands of County Galway, Ireland.
Cahir Castle
Castle · 12th century · #13 in Ireland
Cahir Castle, one of the largest castles in Ireland, is sited on an island in the river Suir.
King John's Castle (Limerick)
Castle · 13th century · #14 in Ireland
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.
Malahide Castle
Castle · 12th century · #15 in Ireland
Malahide Castle, parts of which date to the 12th century, lies close to the village of Malahide, 14 km north of central Dublin in Ireland.
Spike Island
Fortress · 18th century · #16 in Ireland
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…
Birr Castle
Castle · #17 in Ireland
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…
Leap Castle
Castle · 13th century · #18 in Ireland
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…
Lismore Castle
Castle · 12th century · #19 in Ireland
Lismore Castle is a castle located in the town of Lismore, County Waterford, Ireland.
James Joyce Tower and Museum
Fortress · 19th century · #20 in Ireland
The James Joyce Tower and Museum is a Martello tower in Sandycove, Dublin, where James Joyce spent six nights in 1904.
Dunguaire Castle
Castle · 16th century · #21 in Ireland
Dunguaire Castle is a 16th-century tower house on the southeastern shore of Galway Bay in County Galway, Ireland, near Kinvara.
Reginald's Tower
Castle · 13th century · #22 in Ireland
Reginald's Tower is a historic tower in Waterford, Munster, Ireland. It is located at the eastern end of the city quay.
Charles Fort
Fortress · 17th century · #23 in Ireland
Charles Fort is a trace italienne fortification, a bastion fort with one section of the outer wall built in star fashion.
Dromoland Castle
Castle · 19th century · #24 in Ireland
Dromoland Castle is a castle, located near Newmarket-on-Fergus in County Clare, Ireland.
Donegal Castle
Castle · 15th century · #25 in Ireland
Donegal Castle is a castle situated in the centre of Donegal Town in County Donegal in Ulster, the northern province in Ireland.
Doonagore Castle
Castle · 16th century · #26 in Ireland
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…
Howth Castle
Castle · 13th century · #27 in Ireland
Howth Castle is a historic dwelling, based on 14th and 15th century Anglo-Norman construction, that lies by the village of Howth, County Dublin,…
Kilkea Castle
Castle · #28 in Ireland
Kilkea Castle is located 5 km northwest of Castledermot, County Kildare, Ireland near the village of Kilkea on the R418 regional road from Athy to…
Rockfleet Castle
Castle · #29 in Ireland
Rockfleet Castle, or Carrickahowley Castle, is a tower house near Newport in County Mayo, Ireland.
Westport House
Palace & château · 18th century · #30 in Ireland
Westport House in Westport, County Mayo, Ireland, is a Georgian country house, historically the family seat of the Marquess of Sligo and the Brownes.
Carlow Castle
Ruin · 13th century · #31 in Ireland
Carlow Castle is located near the River Barrow in County Carlow, Ireland. It was built between 1207 and 1213, and is a National Monument of Ireland.
Ashtown Castle
Castle · 15th century · #32 in Ireland
Ashtown Castle is a tower house in the Phoenix Park in Dublin, Ireland. It was found hidden within the walls of a much larger and more recent…
Doe Castle
Castle · 15th century · #33 in Ireland
Doe Castle, or Caisleán na dTuath, near Creeslough, County Donegal, was the historical stronghold of Clan tSuibhne, with architectural parallels to…
Swords Castle
Castle · 12th century · #34 in Ireland
Swords Castle is an early medieval castle located in Swords, County Dublin. Originally built for the Archbishops of Dublin in the early 13th century…
Glenveagh Castle
Castle · 19th century · #35 in Ireland
Glenveagh Castle is a large castellated mansion located in Glenveagh National Park, County Donegal, Ireland and was built in about 1870.
Aughnanure Castle
Castle · 15th century · #36 in Ireland
Aughnanure Castle is a tower house near Oughterard on the N59, in County Galway, in the west of Ireland.
Blackrock Castle
Castle · #37 in Ireland
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.
Rathfarnham Castle
Castle · 16th century · #38 in Ireland
Rathfarnham Castle is a 16th-century fortified house in Rathfarnham, South Dublin, Ireland.
Markree Castle
Castle · #39 in Ireland
Markree Castle is a castle located in Collooney, County Sligo, Ireland. It is the ancestral seat of the Cooper family, partially moated by the River…
Ardfinnan Castle
Castle · 12th century · #40 in Ireland
Ardfinnan Castle, is a castle built in 1185 with its sister Lismore Castle, by the river crossing at Ardfinnan in County Tipperary, Ireland.
Moydrum Castle
Ruin · #41 in Ireland
Moydrum Castle is a ruined castle situated in the townland of Moydrum in County Westmeath in Ireland, just to the east of Athlone.
Bargy Castle
Castle · #42 in Ireland
Bargy Castle is a Norman fortress near the village of Tomhaggard in the Barony of Bargy, County Wexford, Ireland, some 12 kilometres south-west of…
Rock of Dunamase
Castle · #43 in Ireland
Dunamase or the Rock of Dunamase is a rocky outcrop in County Laois, Ireland.
Portumna Castle
Castle · 17th century · #44 in Ireland
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…
Ballyloughan Castle
Ruin · 13th century · #45 in Ireland
Ballyloughan Castle is a ruined castle and National Monument near Bagenalstown, County Carlow in Ireland.
Redwood Castle
Castle · 13th century · #46 in Ireland
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…
Leamaneh Castle
Ruin · 15th century · #47 in Ireland
Leamaneh Castle is a ruined castle located in the townland of Leamaneh North, parish of Kilnaboy, between the villages of Corofin and Kilfenora at…
Caherconree
Fortress · #48 in Ireland
Caherconree at 835 metres, is the 20th–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale, and the 27th–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale.
Charleville Castle
Castle · 19th century · #49 in Ireland
Charleville Castle is a Gothic-style castle located in County Offaly, Ireland, bordering the town of Tullamore, near the River Clodiagh.
Cloughoughter Castle
Ruin · 13th century · #50 in Ireland
Cloughoughter Castle is a ruined circular castle on a small island in Lough Oughter, 4 kilometres east of the town of Killeshandra in County Cavan,…
Luttrellstown Castle
Castle · 15th century · #51 in Ireland
Luttrellstown Castle is a castellated house located in Clonsilla on the outskirts of Dublin, Ireland dating from the early 15th century.
Dunsany Castle and Demesne
Castle · 12th century · #52 in Ireland
Dunsany Castle, Dunsany, County Meath, Ireland, is a modernised Anglo-Norman castle, started c. 1180 / 1181 by Hugh de Lacy, who also commissioned…
Ballymoon Castle
Castle · 13th century · #53 in Ireland
Ballymoon Castle is a National Monument situated 2 miles east of Bagenalstown, County Carlow, Ireland.
Athlone Castle
Castle · 12th century · #54 in Ireland
Athlone Castle, sometimes known as Adamson Castle, is a castle located in Athlone, County Westmeath, Ireland, dating from the 12th century.
Maynooth Castle
Ruin · 13th century · #55 in Ireland
Maynooth Castle is a ruined castle in Maynooth, County Kildare, Ireland which stands at the entrance to the South Campus of Maynooth University.
Thoor Ballylee
Castle · 15th century · #56 in Ireland
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…
Athenry Castle
Castle · #57 in Ireland
Athenry Castle is a tower house and National Monument located in Athenry, Ireland.
King John's Castle (Carlingford)
Castle · #58 in Ireland
King John's Castle, also known as Carlingford Castle, is an enclosure castle and National Monument located in Carlingford, County Louth, Ireland.
Knappogue Castle
Castle · 15th century · #59 in Ireland
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.
Ormonde Castle
Castle · 15th century · #60 in Ireland
Ormond Castle is a castle on the River Suir on the east side of Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary, Ireland.
Ballinalacken Castle
Castle · 15th century · #61 in Ireland
Ballinalacken Castle is a two-stage tower house located in Killilagh parish of County Clare, Ireland.
Killeen Castle, Dunsany
Castle · 19th century · #62 in Ireland
Killeen Castle, located in Dunsany, County Meath, Ireland, is the current construction on a site occupied by a castle since around 1180.
Ardgillan Castle
Palace & château · #63 in Ireland
Ardgillan Castle is a country house near Balbriggan, County Fingal, Ireland. It is set in the 200-acre Ardgillan Demesne, a public park in the…
Huntington Castle
Castle · 17th century · #64 in Ireland
Huntington Castle, also known as Clonegal Castle, is a castle in Clonegal, County Carlow, Ireland, built in 1625.
Dún Dúchathair
Fortress · #65 in Ireland
Dún Dúchathair or simply Dúchathair, meaning "black fort", is a large stone fort on the cliffs at Cill Éinne,, Inishmore in County Galway, Ireland.
Dunbeg Fort
Fortress · #66 in Ireland
Dunbeg Fort is a promontory fort built in the Iron Age near the modern village of Ventry in County Kerry, Ireland.
Tullynally Castle
Palace & château · #67 in Ireland
Tullynally Castle, also known as Pakenham Hall, is a country house situated some 2 km from Castlepollard on the Coole village road in County…
Ballycarbery Castle
Castle · #68 in Ireland
Ballycarbery Castle is a castle 3 kilometres from Cahersiveen, County Kerry, Ireland.
Dunboy Castle
Ruin · 15th century · #69 in Ireland
Dunboy Castle is a ruined 15th-century castle on the Beara Peninsula in south-west Ireland near the town of Castletownbere.
Parke's Castle
Palace & château · 17th century · #70 in Ireland
Parke's Castle is a 17th-century Manor house. It was originally known as Newtowne and is situated on the shore of Lough Gill, County Leitrim, Ireland.
Magazine Fort
Ruin · 18th century · #71 in Ireland
The Magazine Fort is a bastion fort and magazine located within the Phoenix Park, in Dublin, Ireland.
Castle Saunderson
Ruin · 19th century · #72 in Ireland
Castle Saunderson is a castle near Belturbet in County Cavan, Ireland. It was the former family seat of the Saunderson family, and is now in ruins.
Dunlough Castle
Castle · 13th century · #73 in Ireland
Dunlough Castle, standing atop the cliffs at the northern tip of the Mizen Peninsula, looks at the Atlantic Ocean from the extreme southwest point of…
Desmond Castle
Castle · 15th century · #74 in Ireland
Desmond Castle is a tower house located in the town of Kinsale in County Cork, Ireland.
Humewood Castle
Castle · 19th century · #75 in Ireland
Humewood Castle is a 32,668 square feet Gothic-fantasy mansion built in 1870 in 427 acres of parkland at Kiltegan, County Wicklow in Ireland.
Cahercommaun
Fortress · 9th century · #76 in Ireland
Cahercommaun, sometimes Cahercommane is a triple stone ringfort on the south-east edge of the Burren area, in Kilnaboy, near the rural village of…
Dún Ailinne
Ruin · #77 in Ireland
Dún Ailinne is an ancient ceremonial site on the hill of Cnoc Ailinne in County Kildare, Ireland.
Dungarvan Castle
Castle · #78 in Ireland
Dungarvan Castle or King John's Norman Castle is a National Monument situated in Dungarvan, County Waterford, Ireland.
Macroom Castle
Castle · 19th century · #79 in Ireland
Macroom Castle, in the centre of the town of Macroom, was once residence and fortress of the Lords of Muskerry.
Listowel Castle
Castle · 15th century · #80 in Ireland
Listowel Castle, located near the town of Listowel, County Kerry in Ireland, was built in the 15th century.
Johnstown Castle
Castle · #81 in Ireland
Johnstown Castle is a Gothic Revival castle located in County Wexford, Ireland.
Barberstown Castle
Castle · 13th century · #82 in Ireland
Barberstown Castle is a structure originally built in 1288 in Straffan, County Kildare, Ireland, 25 km west of Dublin.
Kinnitty Castle
Castle · 19th century · #83 in Ireland
Kinnitty Castle or Castle Bernard is a 19th-century gothic revival castle and hotel in Kinnitty, County Offaly, Ireland.
Slade Castle
Castle · 16th century · #84 in Ireland
Slade Castle is a tower house and National Monument in County Wexford, Ireland.
Castle Roche
Ruin · 13th century · #85 in Ireland
Castle Roche is a Norman castle located some 10 km north-west of Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland.
Fiddaun Castle
Castle · #86 in Ireland
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.
Castle Donovan
Ruin · 16th century · #87 in Ireland
Castle Donovan or Castledonovan or O'Donovan's Castle refer to the remains of an Irish tower house or túrtheach, in a valley near Drimoleague, of…
Carrickkildavnet Castle
Ruin · #88 in Ireland
Carrickkildavnet Castle or Kildavnet Castle is a tower house and National Monument located in Achill Island, Ireland.
Knockdrin Castle
Castle · #89 in Ireland
Knockdrin is a townland and electoral division that is 5.6 kilometers northeast of Mullingar, in County Westmeath, Ireland.
Lough Rynn Castle
Castle · #90 in Ireland
Lough Rynn Castle is a luxury castle hotel on the shores of Lough Rynn in Gortletteragh County Leitrim, Ireland situated on the historic grounds of…
Ballyhannon Castle
Castle · 15th century · #91 in Ireland
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…
Carrigaphooca Castle
Ruin · 14th century · #92 in Ireland
Carrigaphooca Castle is a ruined five storey rectangular tower house situated on a steep-sided rock overlooking the River Sullane.
Dunasead Castle
Castle · #93 in Ireland
Dunasead Castle, sometimes known as Baltimore Castle, is a 17th-century fortified house situated in the town of Baltimore in County Cork, Ireland.
Castle Hackett
Ruin · 13th century · #94 in Ireland
Castle Hackett is a ruined 13th-century tower house at the base of Knockma Hill, 10 kilometres south-west of Tuam in the parish of Caherlistrane,…
Enniscorthy Castle
Castle · 16th century · #95 in Ireland
Enniscorthy Castle is situated in Enniscorthy, County Wexford, Ireland. Construction on the castle commenced in the late 1190s and was first occupied…
O'Dea Castle
Castle · 15th century · #96 in Ireland
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…
Kilcrea Castle
Ruin · #97 in Ireland
Kilcrea Castle is a ruined 15th-century towerhouse and bawn located near the Kilcrea Friary, west of Cork City, Ireland.
Kilcash Castle
Ruin · #98 in Ireland
Kilcash Castle is a ruined castle off the N24 road just west of Ballydine outside the village of Kilcash in County Tipperary, Ireland.
Dromore Castle
Castle · #99 in Ireland
Dromore Castle is a tower house and National Monument located between the towns of Crusheen and Corofin in County Clare, Ireland.
Cullahill Castle
Ruin · 15th century · #100 in Ireland
Cullahill Castle was the principal stronghold of the MacGillapatricks of Upper Ossory built around 1425 and destroyed around 1650.
Rahinnane Castle
Castle · #101 in Ireland
Rahinnane Castle is a tower house and National Monument located in County Kerry, Ireland.
Oranmore Castle
Castle · #102 in Ireland
Oranmore Castle is a castle in Oranmore, County Galway, Ireland.
Ballymote Castle
Castle · 13th century · #103 in Ireland
Ballymote Castle is a large rectangular keepless castle, built around 1300. It is located in the townland of Carrownanty on the outskirts of…
Duncannon Fort
Fortress · #104 in Ireland
Duncannon Fort is a star fort and National Monument located in County Wexford, Ireland.
Menlo Castle
Castle · 16th century · #105 in Ireland
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…
Castle Oliver
Castle · #106 in Ireland
Castle Oliver is a Victorian castle-style country house in the southern part of County Limerick, Ireland.
Drimnagh Castle
Castle · #107 in Ireland
Drimnagh Castle is a Norman castle located in Drimnagh, a suburb of Dublin, Ireland.
Barryscourt Castle
Castle · #108 in Ireland
Barryscourt Castle is a castle located in eastern County Cork in southern Ireland, close to the town of Carrigtwohill.
Ballinskelligs Castle
Castle · 16th century · #109 in Ireland
Ballinskelligs Castle is a castle located near Ballinskelligs on the Iveragh Peninsula in County Kerry, Ireland.
Burnchurch Castle
Castle · 15th century · #110 in Ireland
Burnchurch Castle is a well-preserved 15th century Norman tower house with a round gate tower, located in the parish of Burnchurch, County Kilkenny,…
Glinsk Castle
Castle · #111 in Ireland
Glinsk Castle is a tower house and National Monument located in County Galway, Ireland.
Clara Castle
Castle · #112 in Ireland
Clara Castle is a tower house located in County Kilkenny, Ireland.
Castleknock Castle
Ruin · #113 in Ireland
Castleknock Castle is a ruined Norman castle in Dublin, Ireland. It is now the site of St. Vincent's Castleknock College, an all-boys Catholic school.
Waterford Castle
Castle · #114 in Ireland
Waterford Castle is a historic house on Little Island in Waterford, Ireland. The house was owned by a branch of the Fitzgerald family for hundreds…
James's Fort
Fortress · #115 in Ireland
James Fort is an early 17th-century pentagonal bastion fort located on Castlepark peninsula in Kinsale harbour, County Cork, Ireland.
Fort Dunree
Fortress · 19th century · #116 in Ireland
Fort Dunree is a coastal defence fortification located on the west side of the Inishowen peninsula, County Donegal, Ireland.
Rathgall Hillfort
Ruin · #117 in Ireland
Rathgall, or the Ring of the Rath, is a large multivallate hill fort in County Wicklow, Ireland.
Loughmoe Castle
Ruin · #118 in Ireland
Loughmoe Castle is a ruined castle in County Tipperary, Ireland. It is by Loughmore village, 4 km south of Templemore.
Carrickmines Castle
Ruin · #119 in Ireland
Carrickmines Castle is an archaeological site in Carrickmines, County Dublin, in eastern Ireland.
Foulksrath Castle
Castle · 14th century · #120 in Ireland
Foulksrath Castle is a 14th-century Anglo-Norman tower house located in Jenkinstown in County Kilkenny, Ireland.
Ballymalis Castle
Ruin · #121 in Ireland
Ballymalis Castle is a tower house and National Monument located in County Kerry, Ireland.
Mitchelstown Castle
Castle · #122 in Ireland
Mitchelstown Castle, the former home of the Anglo Irish Earls of Kingston, was located in the north County Cork town of Mitchelstown in Ireland.
Shankill Castle
Castle · #123 in Ireland
Shankill Castle and Gardens is set in parkland near Paulstown on the Carlow/Kilkenny border.
Leighlinbridge Castle
Ruin · 12th century · #124 in Ireland
Leighlinbridge Castle, also called Black Castle, is in the village of Leighlinbridge, County Carlow, Ireland, on the River Barrow.
Carbury Castle
Castle · 13th century · #125 in Ireland
Carbury Castle is a castle situated in the townland of Carbury, near the border between County Kildare and County Offaly.
Puck's Castle
Ruin · 16th century · #126 in Ireland
Puck's Castle is a castle ruin in Rathmichael, County Dublin, Ireland. The castle is thought to have been erected by Peter Talbot in 1537, along with…
Hope Castle
Castle · #127 in Ireland
Hope Castle is a historic house and demesne in Castleblayney, County Monaghan, Ireland.
Rathmacknee Castle
Castle · #128 in Ireland
Rathmacknee Castle is a tower house and National Monument located in County Wexford, Ireland.
Rossmore Castle
Ruin · 19th century · #129 in Ireland
Rossmore Castle, also known as Rossmore Park, was a castle on the outskirts of Monaghan in County Monaghan, Ireland.
Roscrea Castle
Castle · 13th century · #130 in Ireland
Roscrea Castle is a 13th-century motte-and-bailey castle in the town of Roscrea, Ireland.
Carrigrohane Castle
Castle · #131 in Ireland
Carrigrohane Castle is located in the village of Carrigrohane, barony of Barretts in County Cork, Ireland.
Feartagar Castle
Castle · #132 in Ireland
Feartagar Castle, also called Jennings Castle, is a tower house and National Monument located in County Galway, Ireland.
Dough Castle
Ruin · 14th century · #133 in Ireland
Dough Castle is a ruined tower house at Lahinch in County Clare, western Ireland.
Tinnahinch Castle
Ruin · #134 in Ireland
Tinnahinch Castle is a ruined tower house located near River Barrow in Tinnahinch, County Carlow, Ireland.
Conna Castle
Castle · 16th century · #135 in Ireland
Conna Castle is a 16th century tower house located near Conna in County Cork, Ireland.
Ballinacarriga Castle
Ruin · 16th century · #136 in Ireland
Ballinacarriga Castle is a 16th-century tower house located in the village of Ballinacarriga, about 9 kilometres from the town of Dunmanway and 7.5…
Burt Castle
Ruin · #137 in Ireland
Burt Castle is a ruined castle located close to Newtowncunningham and Burt, two villages in the east of County Donegal in Ulster, Ireland.
Roscommon Castle
Ruin · #138 in Ireland
Ballymarkahan Castle
Ruin · 15th century · #139 in Ireland
Ballymarkahan Castle is a ruined tower house in the parish of Quin, in County Clare, Ireland.
Ballincollig Castle
Castle · #140 in Ireland
Ballincollig Castle is a Norman castle to the south of the town of Ballincollig, County Cork, Ireland, built after the Norman invasion of Ireland.
Ballymore Castle
Castle · 15th century · #141 in Ireland
Ballymore Castle in Lawrencetown, County Galway, Ireland was originally a 15th-century tower house belonging to O'Madden.
Barmeath Castle
Palace & château · 15th century · #142 in Ireland
Barmeath Castle is a country house near Dunleer in the centre of County Louth.
Dunsoghly Castle
Castle · #143 in Ireland
Dunsoghly Castle is a castle and a National Monument located in the civil parish of St. Margaret's, County Dublin, Ireland.
Carrigafoyle Castle
Ruin · #144 in Ireland
Castle ruin in Co. Kerry, Ireland
Gallarus Castle
Castle · #145 in Ireland
Gallarus Castle is a four-storey rectangular tower house in Baile na nGall, County Kerry, Ireland and is notable as one of the few fortified…
Ballyallaban ringfort
Ruin · #146 in Ireland
Ballyallaban ringfort or sometimes An Rath is an earthen ringfort south of Ballyvaughan in the Burren area, in County Clare, Ireland.
Ballyhack Castle
Ruin · #147 in Ireland
Tower house in County Wexford, Ireland
Gleninagh Castle
Castle · 16th century · #148 in Ireland
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…
Ardee Castle
Castle · 13th century · #149 in Ireland
Ardee Castle also known as St. Leger's Castle, is a fortified medieval tower house in Ardee, County Louth in Ireland.
Carriganass Castle
Castle · 16th century · #150 in Ireland
Carriganass Castle is a 16th-century tower house in County Cork. It is situated about 8 kilometres north-east of Bantry, close to the village of…
Drishane Castle
Castle · 18th century · #151 in Ireland
Drishane Castle is a MacCarthy tower house and National Monument located in County Cork, Ireland.
Shanbally Castle
Castle · 19th century · #152 in Ireland
Shanbally Castle was located near Clogheen, County Tipperary and built for Cornelius O'Callaghan, 1st Viscount Lismore in around 1810.
Dromaneen Castle
Castle · 17th century · #153 in Ireland
Dromaneen Castle is a fortified house and National Monument located in County Cork, Ireland.
Ardamullivan Castle
Castle · #154 in Ireland
Ardamullivan Castle is a tower house and National Monument located in County Galway, Ireland.
Threecastles Castle
Castle · #155 in Ireland
Threecastles Castle is a three-storey tower house situated near Blessington, County Wicklow, Ireland. It is protected as a national monument.
Dalkey Castle
Castle · #156 in Ireland
Dalkey Castle, formerly known as Goat Castle, is a medieval structure in Castle Street, Dalkey, Dublin, Ireland.
Castle Otway
Palace & château · 18th century · #157 in Ireland
Castle Otway is a former 18th-century country house which stood on a hill on the outskirts of Templederry, near Nenagh in County Tipperary, Ireland.
Moorstown Castle
Castle · #158 in Ireland
Moorstown Castle is a late 15th-century stone structure consisting of an enclosed circular keep near Clonmel, County Tipperary, Ireland.
Skryne Castle
Ruin · 12th century · #159 in Ireland
Skryne Castle was a castle at Skryne, County Meath, Ireland; only ruins remain.
Kilbolane Castle
Castle · 16th century · #160 in Ireland
Kilbolane Castle is a historical fortification atop Kilbolane Hill, half a kilometre from the village of Milford, County Cork, Ireland.
Kindlestown Castle
Ruin · #161 in Ireland
Kindlestown Castle is a ruined hall house-style castle and a National Monument in Delgany, Ireland.
Ballynahow Castle
Castle · #162 in Ireland
Ballynahow Castle is a tower house and a National Monument in County Tipperary, Ireland.
Carrigaholt Castle
Ruin · 15th century · #163 in Ireland
Castle ruin in Ireland
Rockstown Castle
Ruin · #164 in Ireland
Rockstown Castle is a ruined Irish tower house from medieval times in County Limerick, Ireland.
Ballinafad Castle
Ruin · #165 in Ireland
Ballinafad Castle, also known as the Castle of the Curlews, is located in the south of County Sligo, Ireland.
Coolhill Castle
Castle · #166 in Ireland
Coolhill Castle is a keep and National Monument located in County Kilkenny, Ireland.
Castlemore Moat
Ruin · #167 in Ireland
Castlemore Moat is a motte-and-bailey and National Monument in County Carlow, Ireland.
Kinlough Castle
Castle · #168 in Ireland
Kinlough Castle is a tower house and National Monument located in County Mayo, Ireland. Kinlough Church, part of the National monument, is nearby.
Castlelost Castle
Ruin · #169 in Ireland
Castlelost Castle is a ruined motte-and-bailey castle located in the townland of Castlelost, just north of Rochfortbridge in County Westmeath,…
Ballycowan Castle
Castle · 16th century · #170 in Ireland
Ballycowan Castle is a castle located 4 km west of Tullamore, County Offaly. It was built in 1589 as a fortified house by Thomas Morres.

Frequently asked questions

How many castles are in Ireland?

The Castlemap atlas maps 170 landmarks (110 castles · 10 fortresses · 7 palaces & châteaux · 43 ruins) in Ireland — a curated selection of well-documented landmarks from Wikidata, not a count of every fortification ever built.

What is the most famous castle in Ireland?

Dublin Castle, ranked #206 of 7,051 worldwide in the atlas's fame ranking, founded in the 13th century.

What is the oldest castle in Ireland?

The oldest dated landmark in the atlas in Ireland is Cahercommaun, founded c. 850. Earlier structures may have existed — this is the oldest with a documented founding year.

Planning a visit? Day-trip guides: Castles near Dublin · Castles near Cork.