Granard Motte

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Granard Motte is the remains of a motte-and-bailey castle and National Monument in Granard, County Longford, Ireland. ()

Built: 1199 (825 years ago)Coordinates: 53°46'32"N, 7°30'2"W

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Granard Motte – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Lough Gowna, Coolamber Hall House, Lough Kinale, Sonnagh fort.

6 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lough Gowna
152 min walk • Lough Gowna is a fresh water lake which is the uppermost lake on the River Erne. It is located on the border between County Longford and County Cavan, with the largest part of the lake being in County Longford.
4.6 miS
Archaeological site
Coolamber Hall House
119 min walk • Coolamber Hall-House is an Anglo-Norman ruin in County Longford, Ireland that is dated to the early 13th century. Possibly the residence of Thomas Nugent, 4th Earl of Westmeath, one of the commissioners for Plantation of Longford in 1620.
3.6 miE
Lake
Lough Kinale
92 min walk • Lough Kinale is a freshwater lake in the north midlands of Ireland. It is located on the borders of Counties Longford, Westmeath and Cavan. Lough Kinale forms part of the River Inny. The lake's inflow is from Lough Sheelin and the outflow is to Lough Derravaragh.
5.6 miNW
Archaeological site
Sonnagh fort
143 min walk • Sonnagh fort is a ringfort and National Monument located in County Longford, Ireland.
~1110 ftNE
Town
Granard
6 min walk • Granard is a town in the north of County Longford, Ireland, and has a traceable history going back to AD 236. It is situated just south of the boundary between the watersheds of the Shannon and the Erne, at the point where the N55 national secondary road and the R194 regional road meet.
7 miSW
Town
Edgeworthstown
179 min walk • Edgeworthstown or Mostrim is a small town in County Longford, Ireland. The town is in the east of the county, near the border with County Westmeath.