Pete’s Castle

Pete’s Castle is a castle in County Galway, Connacht. Pete’s Castle is situated nearby to Caherkinmonwee Castle, as well as near the aerodrome Craughwell Airstrip.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Caherkinmonwee Castle and Craughwell.

Caherkinmonwee Castle

Castle

Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Caherkinmonwee Castle, also known as Caher Castle, is a tower house located in County Galway, Ireland. Caherkinmonwee Castle is situated 150 metres east of Pete’s Castle.

Craughwell

Railway station

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Craughwell railway station is a railway station serving the village of Craughwell in County Galway, Ireland. It is an unstaffed single-platform station. Craughwell is situated 3 km southwest of Pete’s Castle.

Moyode Castle

Castle

Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Moyode Castle is situated 2 km north of Pete’s Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Craughwell and Athenry.

Craughwell

Village

Photo: Graham Horn, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Craughwell is a village and townland in County Galway, Ireland. As of the 2022 census, the village had a population of approximately 1,000 people. Craughwell is 8 km south of Athenry, 12 km west of Loughrea, and 22 km east of Galway city. Craughwell is situated 2½ km west of Pete’s Castle.

Athenry

Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Athenry is a market town in County Galway with medieval town walls, castle and abbey. In Irish it's Baile Átha an Rí, town of the ford of the king. Those kings were the Ó Mainnín dynasty, ousted in the 12th century by supporters of the O'Connor kings, who in turn were ousted in the 13th century by the Anglo-Norman de Bermingham overlords.

Loughrea

Town

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Loughrea, is a town in County Galway, Ireland. It lies to the north of a range of wooded hills, the Slieve Aughty Mountains and Lough Rea, the lake from which it takes its name. Loughrea is situated 10 km southeast of Pete’s Castle.

Pete’s Castle

Type: Castle
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: County Galway, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.23696° or 53° 14′ 13″ north

Longitude

-8.69709° or 8° 41′ 50″ west

Open location code

9C5H68P3+Q5

OpenStreetMap ID

node 6780339087

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

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