Caherkinmonwee Castle
Caherkinmonwee Castle, also known as Caher Castle, is a tower house located in County Galway, Ireland.Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: Irish castle
- Also known as: “Caher Castle”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Craughwell and Moyode Castle.
Craughwell
Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 Caherkinmonwee Castle.
Moyode Castle
Castle
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Moyode Castle is situated 2 km north of Caherkinmonwee Castle.
Dunsandle Castle
Castle
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dunsandle Castle is a 15th-century tower house near Athenry, County Galway, in Ireland. Dunsandle Castle is situated 3½ km east of Caherkinmonwee 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 3 km west of Caherkinmonwee 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 9 km southeast of Caherkinmonwee Castle.
Caherkinmonwee Castle
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: County Galway, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.23682° or 53° 14′ 13″ northLongitude
-8.69482° or 8° 41′ 41″ westOpen location code
9C5H68P4+P3OpenStreetMap ID
way 1026329674OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q114738840
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In Other Languages
“Caherkinmonwee Castle” goes by many names.
- Marathi: “काहेर किनमोनवी किल्ला”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Pete’s Castle and Craughwell Airstrip.
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