Dunguaire Castle
Dunguaire Castle is a 16th-century tower house on the southeastern shore of Galway Bay in County Galway, Ireland, near Kinvara. The name derives from the dun of King Guaire, the legendary king of Connacht.- Castle
- …lies at an elevation of 2 metres (7 feet)
- …is not wheelchair accessible
- Opening hours: 10:00 AM–4:30 PM
- Description: tower house in County Galway, Ireland
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pollagh Quay.
Pollagh Quay
Pollagh Quay is a wharf, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Dunguaire Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kinvarra and Ballinderreen.
Kinvarra
Kinvara or Kinvarra is a sea port village in the southwest of County Galway, Ireland.
Ballinderreen
Ballinderreen, also Ballindereen, is a village located… Ballinderreen is situated 5 km north of Dunguaire Castle.
Ardrahan
Ardrahan is a village and civil parish in County Galway, Ireland. Ardrahan is situated 8 km east of Dunguaire Castle.
Dunguaire Castle
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Latitude
53.14218° or 53° 8′ 32″ north
Longitude
-8.92629° or 8° 55′ 35″ west
Open location code
9C5H43RF+VF
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building=castle
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Ukrainian—“Dunguaire Castle” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Dunguaire gaztelua”
- Catalan: “Castell de Dunguaire”
- Danish: “Dunguaire Castle”
- Dutch: “Dunguaire Castle”
- Esperanto: “Burgo Dhún Guaire”
- Finnish: “Dunguaire Castle”
- French: “Château de Dunguaire”
- German: “Caisleán Dhún Guaire”
- German: “Dunguaire Castle”
- Italian: “Castello di Dúnguaire”
- Russian: “Замок Дангвайр”
- Ukrainian: “Замок Дангвайр”
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