Clonyn Castle, Delvin

Name: Clonyn Castle
Address: Delvin, Ireland

#1 among attractions in Delvin

Top attraction, Archaeological site

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Clonyn Castle also known as Delvin Castle, is a Victorian country house situated in Delvin, County Westmeath, Ireland some 18 km from Mullingar along the N52. It is a square, symmetrical, two-storey castle-like building of cut limestone with four tall, round corner towers at each corner. The interior has a large two-storey hall with gallery and arcading. It was one of the last Victorian baronial castles to be built in Ireland. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 53°36'48"N, 7°6'12"W

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Clonyn Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Fore Abbey, Lough Lene, Lough Bane, Ballinlough Castle.

7 miNW
Historical place, Monastery
Fore Abbey, Fore
180 min walk • Fore Abbey is the ruin of a Benedictine Abbey, situated to the north of Lough Lene in County Westmeath, near Fore village. The abbey was founded by Saint Feichin in 630 CE and functioned for over 900 years.
6.1 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lough Lene, Fore
157 min walk • Lough Lene is a lake situated in north County Westmeath, Ireland, between the villages of Castlepollard, Collinstown and Fore. It possesses a rich and varied history.
5.9 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lough Bane, Fore
151 min walk • Lough Bane is a lake on the border of County Meath and County Westmeath in Ireland. The county border runs east–west through the centre of the lake. Lough Bane forms part of the Lough Bane and Lough Glass Special Area of Conservation. The lake is the largest of three lakes in the SAC, the others being Lough Glass and Lough Glass North.
3.5 miNE
Forts and castles
Ballinlough Castle
89 min walk • Ballinlough Castle is a 17th-century country house situated near the rural town of Clonmellon in County Westmeath, Ireland on a hill overlooking two of the Westmeath lakes. It is the home of Sir Nicholas and Lady Nugent.
5.4 miNE
Forts and castles
Killua Castle
139 min walk • Killua Castle, and the nearby Raleigh Obelisk, are situated near Clonmellon, County Westmeath, Ireland. The present house was built in about 1780 by Sir Benjamin Chapman and consisted of a hall, dining room, oval drawing room, breakfast parlour and front and back stairs.
5.7 miNW
Archaeological site
Ranaghan, Fore
145 min walk • Ranaghan is a townland and archaeological site in County Westmeath, Ireland.
6.7 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Hill of Ben, Fore
171 min walk • Situated between Lough Glore and Lough Lene, and Lough Ban, Ireland, the Hill of Ben dominates the valley where Fore abbey was built by De Lacy of the Lord of Meath family for the French Benedictine monks.
5.8 miNW
Neighbourhood
Turgesius Island, Fore
149 min walk • The principal island on Lough Lene is named after Turgesius who was a Viking leader who is said to have conquered Dublin.
5.1 miNW
Village
Collinstown
130 min walk • Collinstown is a village in north County Westmeath, situated on the R395 regional road overlooking Lough Lene. It lies 18 km northeast of the county town of Mullingar and had a population of 356.

Clonyn Castle, Delvin

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Clonyn Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)