Swobagh Fort

Swobagh Fort is an archaeological site in County Clare, Munster. Swobagh Fort is situated nearby to the lake Liskenny Lough, as well as near the village Tulla.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Craggaunowen Castle and St Joseph’s Secondary School, Tulla.

Craggaunowen Castle

Photo: Pinzgauer, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Craggaunowen is an archaeological open-air museum in eastern County Clare, Ireland. It is named for the 16th-century castle which is one of its main components. Craggaunowen Castle is situated 4 km southwest of Swobagh Fort.

St Joseph’s Secondary School, Tulla

School

St Joseph's Secondary School, Tulla is an Irish co-educational secondary school located in Tulla, County Clare. It is a Roman Catholic secondary school under the trusteeship of CEIST. St Joseph’s Secondary School, Tulla is situated 3 km north of Swobagh Fort.

Craggaunowen

Ticket shop

Photo: Adrian King, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ennis is the county town of County Clare in Ireland. It's a market town with several historic and religious sites. It also has accommodation and other visitor amenities, and is the public transport hub for the county. In 2022 its population was 28,000. Craggaunowen is situated 3½ km southwest of Swobagh Fort.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tulla and Kilkishen.

Tulla

Village

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Tulla is a market town in County Clare, Ireland. It is situated in the east of the county, on the R462 and near its junction with the R352, 18 km from Ennis. The town is in a townland and civil parish of the same name. Tulla is situated 3½ km north of Swobagh Fort.

Kilkishen

Village

Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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 3½ km south of Swobagh Fort.

O’Callaghan’s Mills

Village

Photo: Graham Horn, CC BY-SA 2.0.

O'Callaghan's Mills, also O'Callaghansmills, is a village in County Clare, Ireland, and a Catholic parish by the same name. It takes its name from the O'Callaghan family, who were large landowners in the area, and a corn and grist mill built by John Coonan on the lands of Cornelius O'Callaghan in 1772. O’Callaghan’s Mills is situated 5 km east of Swobagh Fort.

Swobagh Fort

Type: Archaeological site
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: County Clare, Munster, Shannon Region, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.83712° or 52° 50′ 14″ north

Longitude

-8.75762° or 8° 45′ 27″ west

Open location code

9C4HR6PR+RX

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1054537885

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Liskenny Lough and Earl’s House.

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