Doonagore Castle, Doolin

Name: Doonagore Castle
Address: Doolin, Ireland

#5 among attractions in Doolin

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Doonagore Castle is a round 16th-century tower house with a small walled enclosure located about 1 km south of the coastal village of Doolin in County Clare, Ireland. Its name may be derived from Dún na Gabhair, meaning "the fort of the rounded hills" or the "fort of the goats". Doonagore Castle is at present a private holiday home, inaccessible to the public. ()

Alternative names: Completed: XVI centuryCoordinates: 53°0'12"N, 9°23'14"W

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Doolin Ireland

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

Nearby attractions include: Lahinch Golf Club, Ailladie, O'Brien's Tower, O'Brien's Castle.

5 miS
Outdoor activities, Golf
Lahinch Golf Club, Lahinch
127 min walk • Lahinch Golf Club is a links golf course in western Ireland, in the town of Lahinch on the northwest coast of County Clare in northern Munster.
4.8 miN
Climbing
Ailladie
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2.8 miSW
Forts and castles, Tower
O'Brien's Tower, Cliffs of Moher
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6.8 miNW
Ruins
O'Brien's Castle, Inis Oírr
174 min walk • O'Brien's Castle, also called Furmina Castle, is an early 15th century tower house and National Monument located on Inisheer, Ireland.
5.1 miSW
Forts and castles, Tower
Moher Tower, Cliffs of Moher
130 min walk • Moher Tower is the stone ruin of an old Napoleonic-era watchtower which stands on Hag's Head, at the southern end of the Cliffs of Moher, in County Clare, Ireland.
0.8 miNW
53°0'47"N • 9°23'43"W
Doolin Pitch And Putt, Doolin
20 min walk • Golf
3.1 miNE
Tours of a subterranean landscape
Doolin Cave, Doolin
80 min walk • Doolin Cave is a limestone cave near Doolin in County Clare, Ireland, on the western edge of The Burren. The name is the anglicised version of the Irish name Poll an Eidhneáin, which is said to translate into "Ivy Cliff Cave".
5.1 miS
52°56'2"N • 9°20'50"W
Lahinch Surf School, Lahinch
130 min walk • Watersports, Surfing, Tours
6.6 miNW
Archaeological site
Creggankeel Fort, Inis Oírr
169 min walk • Creggankeel Fort is a stone fort and National Monument located on the island of Inisheer, Ireland. It also contains a later Christian site, the Grave of the Seven Daughters.
3.6 miNE
Hotel, Forts and castles
Ballinalacken Castle, Doolin
92 min walk • Ballinalacken Castle is a two-stage tower house located in Killilagh parish of County Clare, Ireland. It is of uncertain date but most likely was built in the 15th or early 16th century.
3.6 miNE
Bridge
Spectacle Bridge, Doolin
93 min walk • The Spectacle Bridge is a bridge built in May 1816 over the Aille River in County Clare, Ireland.