Dunkerron Castle

#798 among destinations in Ireland

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Dunkerron Castle is a ruined four-storey tower house located in Templenoe, near Kenmare, County Kerry, in south-west Ireland. The castle was the family seat of the O'Sullivan Mór family from the late 16th century. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 51°52'32"N, 9°37'15"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Uragh Stone Circle, Moll's Gap, Uragh Wood, Skyline Gallery.

5.4 miSW
Revered landmark from the Stone Age
Uragh Stone Circle, Cloonee and Inchiquin Loughs
139 min walk • The Uragh Stone Circle is an axial five-stone circle located near Gleninchaquin Park, County Kerry, Ireland. The Bronze Age site includes a multiple stone circle and some boulder burials.
4.6 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain pass
Moll's Gap, Killarney
118 min walk • Moll's Gap or Céim an Daimh, is a mountain pass on the N71 road from Kenmare to Killarney in Kerry, Ireland. Moll's Gap is on the Ring of Kerry route, and offers views of the MacGillycuddy's Reeks mountains, and is a popular tourist location.
5.8 miSW
Natural attraction, Protected area
Uragh Wood, Cloonee and Inchiquin Loughs
149 min walk • Uragh Wood is wood in Tuosist, County Kerry, Ireland, which was designated a nature reserve in 1982. The wood is largely sessile oak and covers 87 ha. It is owned by the state.
1.6 miE
51°52'43"N • 9°35'1"W
Skyline Gallery, Kenmare
41 min walk • Shopping, Art gallery, Museum
4.3 miW
Forts and castles
Dromore Castle
111 min walk • Dromore Castle is a manor house in Templenoe, County Kerry, Ireland, looking out over the Kenmare River. It was built in the 1830s for the Mahony family to a neo-gothic design by Sir Thomas Deane.
5.2 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
The Black Valley
132 min walk • The Black Valley or Cummeenduff is a remote valley at the southern end of the MacGillycuddy's Reeks mountain range in Kerry, situated south of the Gap of Dunloe and north of Moll's Gap; it is used as a southerly access into the Gap of Dunloe.
1.7 miE
51°52'45"N • 9°34'50"W
Kenmare Library and Carnegie Arts Centre, Kenmare
45 min walk • Library