Kinlough Castle
Kinlough Castle is a tower house and National Monument located in County Mayo, Ireland. Kinlough Church, part of the National monument, is nearby.Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Shrule Abbey and Shrule Castle.
Shrule Abbey
Archaeological site
Photo: Bmcgeene, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Shrule Abbey is a former monastery and National Monument located in County Mayo, Ireland. Shrule Abbey is situated 3 km northeast of Kinlough Castle.
Shrule Castle
Ruins
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Shrule Castle is a ruined tower house near Shrule in County Mayo, Ireland. The castle was built c.1238, near the Black River at the County Mayo and County Galway border by the de Burgh family. Shrule Castle is situated 3 km northeast of Kinlough Castle.
Killursa
Ruins
Photo: Nealhen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Killursa is a medieval ruined church located in County Galway, Ireland. The name comes from the Irish ‘Cill Fhursa’, meaning “the church of Fursa”. St. Killursa is situated 4 km southwest of Kinlough Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shrule and Headford.
Shrule
Village
Photo: Nigel Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Shrule is a village in County Mayo in Ireland. It is in the south-east of Mayo, near the County Galway border. The boundary between counties Mayo and Galway follows much of the course of the Black River which runs on the south side of the village. Shrule is situated 3 km northeast of Kinlough Castle.
Headford
Town
Photo: Robert Bone, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Headford is a small town in County Galway, located 26 km north of Galway city in the west of Ireland. It is an angling centre for the eastern shore of Lough Corrib, and Greenfields, approximately 6.5 km west of the town, is its boating harbour. Headford is situated 3½ km south of Kinlough Castle.
Knockferry
Locality
Knockferry is a townland in County Galway, on the shores of Lough Corrib. The number of occupied dwellings is 20 and for census purposes it is incorporated within the 'census town' of Rosscahill, Wormhole with a total population of 295 in 2011. Knockferry is situated 9 km south of Kinlough Castle.
Kinlough Castle
- Type: Castle
- Description: tower house in County Mayo, Ireland
- Categories: tower house, national monument of Ireland, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: County Mayo, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.49854° or 53° 29′ 55″ northLongitude
-9.11651° or 9° 6′ 59″ westOpen location code
9C5GFVXM+C9OpenStreetMap ID
way 1137877058OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q28232561
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In Other Languages
From German to Ukrainian—“Kinlough Castle” goes by many names.
- German: “Kinlough Castle”
- Irish: “Caisleán Chionn Locha”
- Ukrainian: “Замок Кінлух”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kinlough Church and Cahernahilk.
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