Gallarus Castle

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Gallarus Castle is a four-storey rectangular tower house in Baile na nGall, County Kerry, Ireland and is notable as one of the few fortified structures preserved on the Dingle Peninsula. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 52°10'33"N, 10°21'21"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Gallarus Oratory, Dunbeg Fort, Mount Brandon, Mount Eagle.

~1840 ftSE
Ruins, Sacred and religious sites, Church
Gallarus Oratory, Dingle
9 min walk • Nestled in the picturesque landscape of the Dingle Peninsula in Ireland, Gallarus Oratory stands as an architectural marvel and a testament to early Christian heritage. This impeccably preserved stone church, believed to have been constructed between the 6th and 9th...
5.5 miSW
Historical place, Archaeological site
Dunbeg Fort, Ventry
140 min walk • Dunbeg Fort is a promontory fort built in the Iron Age near the modern village of Ventry in County Kerry, Ireland.
5.9 miNE
Destination for hikers and pilgrims
Mount Brandon
152 min walk • Mount Brandon, the pinnacle of the Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry, Ireland, stands as a majestic beacon to both the wild Atlantic beauty and the rich tapestry of Irish mythology. Named after Saint Brendan the Navigator, a 6th-century monk who is said to have sighted...
5.1 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Eagle
132 min walk • Mount Eagle is a mountain in County Kerry, Ireland.
4.1 miSE
52°8'24"N • 10°16'42"W
Oceanworld Aquarium Dingle, Dingle
105 min walk • Aquarium, Zoo, Park
5.2 miSE
Observation decks and towers, Tower
Eask Tower, Dingle
133 min walk • The Eask Tower is a solid stone tower on the top of Carhoo Hill, in County Kerry, Ireland, over-looking Dingle harbour.
5.8 miSW
Archaeological site
Fahan
149 min walk • Fahan is an area on the Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry, Ireland, noted for a collection of clochán, or drystone beehive huts. Fahan lies below Mount Eagle on the southern coast of the Dingle peninsula, to the west of the fishing village of Ventry and to the east of the steep cliffs of Slea Head.
4.4 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Carhoo Hill, Dingle
111 min walk • Carhoo Hill or Ballymacadoyle Hill is a large hill south-west of Dingle in County Kerry, Ireland.
1.5 miSW
Archaeological site
Reask
38 min walk • Reask is a ruined early Monastic site located 1 km east of Baile an Fheirtéaraigh, County Kerry, Ireland. Although nothing remains of the buildings but low walls and a cross-slab standing stone which sits in the middle of the compound.
3.9 miW
Prehistoric site
Ferriter's Cove
99 min walk • Ferriter's Cove is a small bay located at the westernmost point of Dingle Peninsula, in County Kerry, Ireland. It is in the Dún Urlainn parish and electoral division of the Dingle rural area.
5.7 miE
Bridge
Garfinny Bridge
147 min walk • Garfinny Bridge is a medieval stone bridge located in County Kerry, Ireland. The bridge was designated as an Irish National Monument.