Newtown Castle, Ballyvaughan

Name: Newtown Castle
Address: On the N67, Ballyvaughan, Ireland
Telephone: +353 65 707 7200

#2 among attractions in Ballyvaughan

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Newtown Castle is a 16th-century tower house, located close to the village of Ballyvaughan within the Burren area of County Clare, Ireland. Uniquely for a tower house of its type in Ireland, Newtown Castle is mostly cylindrical in shape but rises from a square pyramidical base. It is today part of the Burren College of Art. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 53°6'14"N, 9°10'10"W

Address

On the N67Ballyvaughan Ireland

Contact

+353 65 707 7200

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Ballyvaughan

Day trips

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

Nearby attractions include: Aillwee Cave, Poulnabrone Dolmen, Corcomroe Abbey, Caherconnell Stone Fort.

1.5 miSE
Natural attraction, Park, Cave
Aillwee Cave, Ballyvaughan
38 min walk • Nestled in the heart of the Burren in County Clare, Aillwee Cave is one of the oldest caves in Ireland and a premier tourist attraction in Ballyvaughan. Discovered in the 1940s, the cave's limestone formations offer a window into the subterranean world that dates back...
4 miS
Archaeological site, Historical place
Poulnabrone Dolmen
102 min walk • Poulnabrone Dolmen stands as a hauntingly evocative portal tomb in the stark limestone landscape of the Burren in County Clare, Ireland. This archaeological marvel, estimated to have been constructed around 3600 BCE during the Neolithic period, serves as a silent...
5.1 miE
Monastery, Sacred and religious sites, History museum
Corcomroe Abbey
129 min walk • Nestled in the serene Burren landscape of County Clare, Ireland, lies the historic ruins of Corcomroe Abbey. This early 13th-century Cistercian monastery, an emblem of Ireland's rich ecclesiastical heritage, stands as a poignant reminder of the country's medieval past.
4.5 miS
Historical place, Archaeological site
Caherconnell Stone Fort, Kilfenora
115 min walk • Caherconnell is an exceptionally well-preserved medieval stone ringfort in region known as the Burren, County Clare, Ireland. It lies about 1 km south of the Poulnabrone dolmen.
2 miS
Forts and castles
Gregans Castle, Ballyvaughan
51 min walk • Gregans Castle is the name applied to both a 15th-century tower house and a Georgian-style house in the Burren region of County Clare, Ireland, near the village of Ballyvaughan. The latter dates from 1750 and is associated with the Martyn and O'Lochlainn families.
5.1 miS
Archaeological site
Poulawack Cairn
129 min walk • Poulawack Cairn is a prehistoric burial cairn located in the Burren area of County Clare, Ireland.
1.1 miSE
Archaeological site
Ballyallaban ringfort, Ballyvaughan
27 min walk • Ballyallaban ringfort or sometimes An Rath is an earthen ringfort south of Ballyvaughan in the Burren area, in County Clare, Ireland. It is a National Monument.
4.2 miS
Archaeological site
Cahermacnaghten
107 min walk • Cahermacnaghten is a ringfort south of Ballyvaughan in the Burren area, in County Clare, Ireland. It, or a nearby building, is the site of the famous O'Davoran law school. The fort is a National Monument.
3.7 miNE
Forts and castles
Shanmuckinish Castle, Ballyvaughan
94 min walk • Shanmuckinish Castle is a ruined tower house located in Drumcreehy civil parish of County Clare, Ireland.
2.9 miS
Archaeological site
Gleninsheen
74 min walk • The Gleninsheen wedge tombs are two prehistoric wedge tombs located in the north central area of the Burren area of County Clare, Ireland. Both are aligned east-west, and there is evidence of contemporary etchings on some of the stone.
1.3 miS
Archaeological site
Cahermore ringfort, Ballyvaughan
34 min walk • Cahermore ringfort or sometimes Caher Mór or "Ballyallaban stone fort" is a ringfort south of Ballyvaughan in the Burren area, in County Clare, Ireland. It is a National Monument.