Knopoge Castle

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Knappogue Castle

Historic building

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Knappogue Castle is a tower house, built in 1467 and expanded in the mid-19th century, located in the parish of Quin, County Clare, Ireland. It has been restored and is open to guided tours. Knappogue Castle is situated 260 metres northeast of Knopoge Castle.

Ballymarkahan Castle

Castle

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Ballymarkahan Castle is a ruined tower house in the parish of Quin, in County Clare, Ireland. It was listed by Irish antiquarian T. J. Westropp as one of the 195 "lesser castles", or peel towers, of County Clare in 1899, by which time it was already a ruin. Ballymarkahan Castle is situated 1¼ km north of Knopoge Castle.

Mooghaun

Archaeological site

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Mooghaun is a late Bronze Age hill fort located in County Clare, Ireland. It is a well preserved, recently excavated site, occupying an entire hill with wide views of the surrounding lands. Mooghaun is situated 3 km west of Knopoge Castle.

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Quin

Village

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Quin is a village in southeast County Clare, Ireland. The name also refers to a civil parish in the barony of Bunratty Upper, and to an ecclesiastical parish of the same name. Quin is situated 3½ km northwest of Knopoge Castle.

Newmarket on Fergus

Town

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Newmarket-on-Fergus, historically known as Corracatlin, is a town in County Clare, Ireland. It is 13 km from Ennis, 8 km from Shannon Airport, and 24 km from Limerick. Newmarket on Fergus is situated 5 km southwest of Knopoge Castle.

Kilkishen

Village

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Kilkishen is a village in southeast County Clare, Ireland. The village is 8 km east of Quin and 14 km north of Shannon. Kilkishen is situated 6 km east of Knopoge Castle.

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