Castlebawn

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Castlebawn is a 16th-century Tower house, in County Clare, Ireland. It is on a small island on Lough Derg on the River Shannon, it is connected to the shore of Bealkelly by a man-made causeway. It was built by the McNamaras about 1540, severely damaged in 1827, and is now restored and opened to the public. ()

Coordinates: 52°53'56"N, 8°28'47"W

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Castlebawn – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Brian Boru's Fort, Moylussa, St. Cronan's Church, Inis Cealtra.

5.6 miS
Archaeological site
Brian Boru's Fort
144 min walk • Brian Boru's Fort, also called Béal Ború, is a ringfort and National Monument located in County Clare, Ireland.
4.8 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Moylussa
124 min walk • Moylussa is a mountain in the Slieve Bernagh range in western Ireland, and the highest point in County Clare at 532 metres.
2.5 miW
Church
St. Cronan's Church
64 min walk • St. Cronan's Church is a 10th-century Church of Ireland church in Tuamgraney, County Clare, Ireland. It is the oldest church in continuous use in Ireland. The Tuamgraney parish operates as a unit with the Mountshannon parish in the Killaloe Union of parishes in the Diocese of Limerick and Killaloe.
1.7 miNE
Island
Inis Cealtra
45 min walk • The island is home to a number of ancient ruins and monastic sites, including a well-preserved round tower and a series of intricately carved high crosses. Visitors can wander through the ruins and imagine what life was like for the monks who once inhabited this sacred...
5.2 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Fintan's Grave
132 min walk • Fintan's Grave is a mythological cave on the Irish mountain Tul Tuinde in the Arra Mountains near Lough Derg. Supposedly, Fintan mac Bóchra waited out the Flood here.
7.1 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lough Alewnaghta
182 min walk • Lough Alewnaghta is a freshwater lake in the Mid-West Region of Ireland. It is located in Counties Clare and Galway.
6.5 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Arra Mountains
167 min walk • The Arra Mountains or Arra Hills are situated in County Tipperary in Ireland, between the towns of Nenagh and Ballina, south east of Lough Derg and north of the M7 Motorway. The highest summit is Tountinna at 457m high.
2.3 miW
Village
Scarriff
60 min walk • Scarriff or Scariff is a large village in east County Clare, Ireland, situated in the midwest of Ireland. The town is on the West end of Lough Derg and is best known for its harbour.