Killua Castle

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Killua Castle, and the nearby Raleigh Obelisk, are situated near Clonmellon, County Westmeath, Ireland. The present house was built in about 1780 by Sir Benjamin Chapman and consisted of a hall, dining room, oval drawing room, breakfast parlour and front and back stairs. There was also a stable yard, barn and haggard. From here, the Chapmans administered the surrounding farm lands of some 9,000 acres in the 18th century. In a ruinous condition, it was renovated in 2006. ()

Alternative names: Completed: 1780 (244 years ago)Built: 1780 (244 years ago)Coordinates: 53°39'34"N, 6°59'46"W

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WestmeathIreland

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

Nearby attractions include: Kells Round Tower, Clonyn Castle, Rathmore Church, Hill of Ward.

6.7 miNE
Tower
Kells Round Tower, Kells
170 min walk • Kells Round Tower is a round tower in Kells, County Meath in Ireland. The tower, and the high crosses nearby, are National Monuments.
5.4 miSW
Archaeological site
Clonyn Castle, Delvin
139 min walk • Clonyn Castle also known as Delvin Castle, is a Victorian country house situated in Delvin, County Westmeath, Ireland some 18 km from Mullingar along the N52. It is a square, symmetrical, two-storey castle-like building of cut limestone with four tall, round corner towers at each corner.
5.2 miE
Archaeological site
Rathmore Church
133 min walk • Rathmore Church is a ruined medieval church and National Monument in County Meath, Ireland. It was constructed by the prominent Plunkett living nearby at Rathmore Castle. A modern church 0.5 km to the north-east serving the area was constructed in 1844.
5 miSE
Archaeological site
Hill of Ward
127 min walk • The Hill of Ward is a hill in County Meath, Ireland.
6.7 miNE
Monastery, Pre-romanesque architecture
Abbey of Kells, Kells
170 min walk • The Abbey of Kells is a former monastery in Kells, County Meath, Ireland, 64 kilometres north of Dublin. It was founded in the early 9th century, and the Book of Kells was kept there during the later medieval and early modern periods before finally leaving the abbey in the 1650s.
2.1 miSW
Forts and castles
Ballinlough Castle
55 min walk • Ballinlough Castle is a 17th-century country house situated near the rural town of Clonmellon in County Westmeath, Ireland on a hill overlooking two of the Westmeath lakes. It is the home of Sir Nicholas and Lady Nugent.
6.7 miNE
Archaeological site
St. Columb's House, Kells
171 min walk • St. Columb's House is an oratory and National Monument in Kells, County Meath, Ireland.
6.3 miNE
Memorial
Spire of Loyd
161 min walk • The Spire of Lloyd in Kells, Ireland is an 18th-century folly in the form of a Doric column, surmounted by a glazed lantern. Sometimes described as "Ireland's only inland lighthouse", it was designed by architect Henry Aaron Baker.
4 miSE
Town
Athboy
103 min walk • One of the town's most notable attractions is the Hill of Ward, also known as Tlachtga, which is steeped in myth and legend. This ancient site is believed to have been the location of the Samhain festival, an important Celtic celebration that marked the end of the...