Dunboy Castle, Castletownberehaven

Name: Dunboy Castle
Address: Castletownberehaven, Ireland
Telephone: +353 21 470 044

#1 among attractions in Castletownberehaven

Top attraction, Historical place, Forts and castles

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Dunboy Castle is a ruined 15th century castle on the Beara Peninsula in south-west Ireland near the town of Castletownbere. The castle's tower house and bawn were destroyed in the 1602 Siege of Dunboy, though its ruins remain open to the public. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 51°37'60"N, 9°55'29"W

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Castletownberehaven Ireland

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+353 21 470 044

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

Nearby attractions include: Ardnakinna Lighthouse, Allihies Copper Mine Museum, Ballycrovane Ogham Stone, Knockoura.

1.1 miS
Lighthouse
Ardnakinna Lighthouse, Bere Island
27 min walk • The Ardnakinna Lighthouse, is an active aid to navigation located on Bere Island, Co. Cork at the western entrance to Castletownbere.
5.2 miW
Museum
Allihies Copper Mine Museum
133 min walk • The Allihies Copper Mine Museum is a museum dedicated to the history of copper mining in the Allihies area in County Cork. It is situated on the Wild Atlantic Way.
5.6 miN
Stela
Ballycrovane Ogham Stone
143 min walk • Ballycrovane Ogham Stone is an ogham stone and National Monument located in County Cork, Ireland.
3.2 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Knockoura
82 min walk • Knockoura is a mountain on the Beara Peninsula in County Cork, Ireland.
2.6 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Slieve Miskish Mountains, Castletownberehaven
66 min walk • The Slieve Miskish Mountains are a small range of low sandstone mountains found at the extreme south-western tip of the Beara Peninsula of County Cork in Ireland.
3.9 miNW
Neighbourhood
Urhan, Allihies
99 min walk • Urhan or Urhin is a townland in Ireland on the Beara Peninsula. The townland is on the coast between Slieve Miskish and Coulagh Bay, situated on the coast road between Allihies and Eyeries. It has one pub, The Urhan Inn, and a national school. Urhan is on the Ring of Beara and the Wild Atlantic Way.
6.9 miNW
Island
Inishfarnard
176 min walk • Inishfarnard meaning Island of the tall fern is a small island and a townland off Kilcatherine Point, in County Cork, Ireland.
4.3 miN
Village
Eyeries
110 min walk • Eyeries is a village and its hinterland, on the Beara Peninsula in County Cork, Ireland, near the border with County Kerry. It lies at the foot of a hilly area, with a beach nearby, and is home to several retail and tourist businesses.