Caherkinmonwee Castle

Caherkinmonwee Castle, also known as Caher Castle, is a tower house located in , .
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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.

Railway station
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railway station is a railway station serving the village of in , Ireland. It is an unstaffed single-platform station. is situated 3 km southwest of Caherkinmonwee Castle.

Castle
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is situated 2 km north of Caherkinmonwee Castle.

Castle
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is a 15th-century tower house near , , in . is situated 3½ km east of Caherkinmonwee Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Craughwell and Athenry.

Village
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is a village and townland in , . As of the 2022 census, the village had a population of approximately 1,000 people. is 8 km south of , 12 km west of , and 22 km east of Galway city. is situated 3 km west of Caherkinmonwee Castle.

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is a market town in 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.

Town
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, is a town in , Ireland. It lies to the north of a range of wooded hills, the Slieve Aughty Mountains and , the lake from which it takes its name. is situated 9 km southeast of Caherkinmonwee Castle.

Caherkinmonwee Castle

Latitude
53.23682° or 53° 14′ 13″ north
Longitude
-8.69482° or 8° 41′ 41″ west
Open location code
9C5H68P4+P3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1026329674
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Wiki­data 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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