Barretstown Castle

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Barretstown Castle is a castle in Ballymore Eustace, County Kildare, Ireland. It stands on the site of a late 12th century Anglo-Norman castle. It now hosts the Barretstown camp for sick children. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 53°9'0"N, 6°36'0"W

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KildareIreland

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

Nearby attractions include: Russborough House, Moat Theatre, Saint David's Castle, Rath Turtle Moat.

1.4 miSE
Historical place, History museum, Art museum
Russborough House
36 min walk • Russborough House is a house near the Blessington Lakes in County Wicklow, Republic of Ireland. Located between the towns of Blessington and Ballymore Eustace, it is an example of Palladian architecture, designed by Richard Cassels for Joseph Leeson, 1st Earl of Milltown and built between 1741 and 1755.
5.4 miNW
Concerts and shows, Theater
Moat Theatre, Naas
139 min walk • The Moat Theatre is a theatre and arts centre in Naas, County Kildare, Ireland.
5.4 miNW
Forts and castles
Saint David's Castle, Naas
137 min walk • Saint David's Castle is a 13th-century Norman castle located in Naas, Ireland.
2.7 miNE
Archaeological site
Rath Turtle Moat
69 min walk • Rath Turtle Moat is a ringwork and National Monument located in County Wicklow, Ireland.
5.4 miS
Memorial
Piper's Stones
139 min walk • The Piper's Stones or the Athgreany stone circle is a Bronze Age stone circle at Athgreany, County Wicklow. It sits on a low hillock overlooking the N81, 2 km south of Hollywood.
6.8 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Cupidstown Hill
174 min walk • Cupidstown Hill, at 379 metres, is the highest point in County Kildare, Ireland, and lies on the fringes of the Wicklow Mountains, 11.6 kilometres east of Naas.
5.1 miN
Archaeological site
Furness Church
130 min walk • Furness Church is a 13th-century Norman church located in County Kildare, Ireland.
5.2 miNE
Ruins
Threecastles Castle
132 min walk • Threecastles Castle is a National Monument situated in Blessington, County Wicklow, Ireland.
2.6 miE
Memorial
St. Mark's Cross, Blessington
66 min walk • St. Mark's Cross is a high cross and National Monument located in Blessington, County Wicklow, Ireland.
3.1 miNW
Archaeological site
Punchestown Longstone
80 min walk • Punchestown Longstone is a menhir and National Monument near Naas, Ireland.
6.5 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Moanbane, Wicklow Mountains National Park
166 min walk • Moanbane at 703 metres, is the 85th–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale, and the 106th–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale. Moanbane is in the central sector, at the western edge, of the Wicklow Mountains, in Wicklow, Ireland.