Knappogue Castle, Craggaunowen

Name: Knappogue Castle
Address: Knappogue Castle and Walled Garden, Knopoge, Quin, Co. Clare, Craggaunowen, Ireland
Telephone: +353 61 360 788

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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. It has been restored and is open to guided tours. ()

Alternative names: Built: 1467 (558 years ago)Coordinates: 52°47'38"N, 8°49'54"W

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Knappogue Castle and Walled Garden, Knopoge, Quin, Co. ClareCraggaunowen Ireland

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+353 61 360 788

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Nearby attractions include: Castle, Quin Abbey, Mooghaun, O'Regan Park.

2 miNE
History museum, Museum, Forts and castles
Castle, Craggaunowen
51 min walk • Craggaunowen is a 16th-century castle and an archaeological open-air museum in County Clare, Ireland. Craggaunowen is located 10 km east of Quin, County Clare. The name Craggaunowen derives from its Irish name Creagán Eoghain. The site is operated by Shannon Heritage.
2.2 miNW
Sacred and religious sites, Historical place, Monastery
Quin Abbey, Quin
56 min walk • Quin Abbey, in Quin, County Clare, Ireland, was built between 1402 and 1433 by Sioda Cam MacNamara, for Fathers Purcell and Mooney, friars of the Franciscan order. Although mostly roofless, the structure of the abbey is relatively well preserved.
2.1 miSW
Forts and castles
Mooghaun
55 min walk • Mooghaun is a late Bronze Age hill fort located in County Clare, Ireland. It is a well preserved, recently excavated site, occupying an entire hill with wide views of the surrounding lands. Believed to be the largest hill fort in Ireland, it is one of the region's main tourist attractions.
3.5 miSW
52°45'32"N • 8°53'34"W
O'Regan Park, Newmarket-on-Fergus
90 min walk • Park
3.2 miW
Equestrian trail, Horseback riding tours, Outdoor activities
Ballyhannon Castle, Quin
83 min walk • 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 Ireland.
3.3 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lough Cullaunyheeda, Craggaunowen
86 min walk • Lough Cullaunyheeda is a freshwater lake in the Mid-West Region of Ireland. It is located in east County Clare.
6.3 miNW
Ruins
Doora Church, Ennis
160 min walk • Doora Church, also known as St Brecan, Doora, is a ruined church in the civil parish of Doora, County Clare, Ireland. It may date back to 500 AD, although it has been extensively reworked since then.
2 miNE
Museum
The Ringfort, Craggaunowen
50 min walk • Craggaunowen is a 16th-century castle and an archaeological open-air museum in County Clare, Ireland. Craggaunowen is located 10 km east of Quin, County Clare. The name Craggaunowen derives from its Irish name Creagán Eoghain. The site is operated by Shannon Heritage.
3.9 miSW
Neighbourhood
Kilnasoolagh, Newmarket-on-Fergus
101 min walk • Kilnasoolagh is a civil parish in County Clare, Ireland, and a townland within that parish. Church records mention the parish in 1256.
0.7 miN
Forts and castles
Ballymarkahan Castle, Craggaunowen
19 min walk • Ballymarkahan Castle is a ruined tower house in the parish of Quin, in County Clare, Ireland. It was listed by Irish antiquarian T. J. Westropp as one of the 195 "lesser castles", or peel towers, of County Clare in 1899, by which time it was already a ruin.
4.6 miNW
Ruins
Carntemple
117 min walk • Carntemple, once known as Kilbrecan, is a ruined church in the civil parish of Doora, County Clare, Ireland. It may date back to 480 AD. Little remains except the massive foundations.