Athclare Castle
Athclare Castle is a Tudor tower house in the Dunleer area of County Louth in Ireland. Built in the 1550s, Athclare was built for the Barnewell family, and is typical of defensive architectural structures built in the Pale during the Tudor period in Ireland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Building
- Description: Tudor tower house in the Dunleer area of County Louth in Ireland
- Also known as: “Aclare”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dunleer and Drumcar.
Dunleer
Town
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Dunleer is a town and townland in County Louth, Ireland. Dunleer is situated midway between Dundalk and Drogheda and is located on the junction of the R132, R169 and R170 regional roads that intersect the town.
Drumcar
Locality
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Drumcar is a village and a historical parish, in the barony of Ardee in County Louth, Ireland. Drumcar is situated 5 km north of Athclare Castle.
Sandpit
Village
Sandpit is a small village in the rural hinterland of Drogheda in County Louth, Ireland. It lies in the townland of Milltown, which had a population of 213 as of the 2011 census. Sandpit is situated 8 km southeast of Athclare Castle.
Athclare Castle
- Category: tower house
- Location: County Louth, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
“Athclare Castle” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Athclare Castle”
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