Birr Castle

Birr Castle is a castle in the town of in , Ireland. It is the home of Brendan Parsons, 7th Earl of Rosse and his family, and as such the castle is generally not open to the public, though the grounds and gardens of the demesne are publicly…
  • Castle
  • …lies at an elevation of 57 metres (187 feet)
  • Description: 17th century castle with demesne and historic telescope

Places of Interest

Highlights include Leviathan of Parsonstown and Marian Hall.
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Birr and Riverstown.
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Birr Castle

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Latitude
53.09535° or 53° 5′ 43″ north
Longitude
-7.91476° or 7° 54′ 53″ west
Open location code
9C5J33WP+43
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Geo­Names ID
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Birr Castle” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قلعة بير”
  • Armenian: “Բիր դղյակ”
  • Basque: “Birr gaztelua”
  • Bavarian: “Birr Castle”
  • Belarusian: “Замак Бір”
  • Catalan: “castell de Birr”
  • Catalan: “Castell de Birr”
  • Chinese: “比尔城堡”
  • Chinese: “比爾城堡”
  • Danish: “Birr Castle”
  • Dutch: “Birr Castle”
  • French: “château de Birr”
  • French: “Château de Birr”
  • German: “Birr Castle”
  • Irish: “Caisleán Bhiorra”
  • Italian: “castello di Birr”
  • Italian: “Castello di Birr”
  • Japanese: “バール城”
  • Japanese: “ベール城”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Birr Castle”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo de Birr”
  • Russian: “Замок Бирр”
  • Slovenian: “Birr Castle”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de Birr”
  • Swedish: “Birr Castle”
  • Ukrainian: “Замок Бірр”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Mount Palmer and Scurragh.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Waterfall Point and St Brendan’s Well.

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