Athenry Castle, Athenry

Name: Athenry Castle
Address: Athenry, Ireland
Telephone: +353 91 844 797

#2 among attractions in Athenry

Top attraction, Historical place, Forts and castles, Romanesque architecture

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Athenry Castle is a tower house and National Monument located in Athenry, Ireland. ()

Alternative names: Built: 1235 (789 years ago)Coordinates: 53°17'54"N, 8°44'39"W

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Athenry Ireland

Contact

+353 91 844 797

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Nearby attractions include: Athenry Abbey, Rahasane turlough, Cregmore, Monivea Castle.

~70 ftSW
Archaeological site
Athenry Abbey, Athenry
1 min walk • The Priory Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Athenry, also called Athenry Priory, is a medieval Dominican priory and National Monument located in Athenry, Ireland.
5.4 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Rahasane turlough
138 min walk • Rahasane turlough is a turlough, west of Craughwell in south-west County Galway. It is the largest surviving turlough in Ireland. A turlough is a karst lake, which has no surface outlet and is surrounded on all sides by rising land.
6.3 miNW
Neighbourhood
Cregmore
160 min walk • Cregmore is a small rural area situated in the parish of Lackagh, County Galway, Ireland. Cregmore is home to a soccer club, a primary school and a golf course.
5.3 miNE
Memorial
Monivea Castle
137 min walk • Monivea Castle is a former O'Kelly tower house, located near Monivea in County Galway, Ireland. It was acquired by the ffrench family, one of the fourteen Tribes of Galway, who developed it further, enhancing the lands and building the Monivea Castle—all increasing the fortification around the original Norman tower.