Newtown Castle
Newtown Castle is a 16th-century tower house, located close to the village of Ballyvaughan within the Burren area of County Clare, Ireland. Uniquely for a tower house of its type in Ireland, it is cylindrical in shape above a square pyramidal base.- Castle
- …lies at an elevation of around 20 metres (70 feet)
- …has 5 floors
- Description: castle in Co. Clare, Ireland
Places of Interest Nearby
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Burren College of Art
University
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Aillwee Cave
Aillwee Cave is a cave system in the karst landscape of the Burren in County Clare, Ireland.
2½ km southeast of Newtown Castle
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ballyvaughan and Burren.
Ballyvaughan
Ballyvaughan is a village in County Clare, overlooking Galway Bay on the west coast of Ireland.
Murroogh
Murroogh, sometimes named Murrooghtoohy or Murroghtwohy, is a hamlet in County Clare, Ireland.
8 km northwest of Newtown Castle
Newtown Castle
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Latitude
53.10386° or 53° 6′ 14″ north
Longitude
-9.16929° or 9° 10′ 10″ west
Open location code
9C5G4R3J+G7
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building = yes
OpenStreetMap feature
historic = castle
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Ukrainian—“Newtown Castle” goes by many names.
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