Parke’s Castle
Parke's Castle is a 17th-century Manor house. It was originally known as Newtowne and is situated on the shore of Lough Gill, County Leitrim, Ireland. Parke's Castle was built on the site of an earlier 16th century O'Rourke tower house.Photo: John Darcy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: O’Rourke Castle
- Also known as: “Newtown Castle”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church Island.
Church Island
Islet
Photo: Hollywelltrees, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Church Island is one of 23 islands on Lough Gill, situated in the northwest of Ireland. It is the largest island on the lake and is named after a monastery that was founded there in the 6th century, by Saint Lommán of Trim. Church Island is situated 4 km west of Parke’s Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fivemilebourne and Dromahair.
Fivemilebourne
Locality
Fivemilebourne is a populated area of County Leitrim, Ireland. It lies within the civil parish of Drumlease and the historic barony of Drumahaire.
Dromahair
Town
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Manorhamilton is a town in County Leitrim in northwest Ireland, 26 km east of Sligo. With a population in 2022 of 1700, it's the only town of any size in the north of the county, from Lough Allen to the Atlantic coast. Dromahair is situated 4½ km southeast of Parke’s Castle.
Ballintogher
Village
Photo: Kenneth Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ballintogher is a village in County Sligo, Ireland. It is located approximately 8 kilometers southeast of the county town of Sligo on the R290 road between Ballygawley to the west and Dromahair in County Leitrim to the north-east. Ballintogher is situated 7 km south of Parke’s Castle.
Parke’s Castle
- Categories: castle, tourism, and historic site
- Location: County Leitrim, Connacht, Northwest Ireland and Lakelands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.26466° or 54° 15′ 53″ northLongitude
-8.33457° or 8° 20′ 4″ westOperator
Office of Public WorksOpen location code
9C6H7M78+V5OpenStreetMap ID
way 1138112518OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q3752480
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Ukrainian—“Parke’s Castle” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Parke’s gaztelua”
- Dutch: “Parke’s Castle”
- German: “Caisleán Parke”
- German: “Parke’s Castle”
- German: “Parke´S Castle”
- German: “Parkes Castle”
- Irish: “Caisleán Parke”
- Russian: “Замок Паркс”
- Spanish: “Parke’s Castle”
- Spanish: “Parke´s Castle”
- Ukrainian: “Замок Паркс”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Dooroy Castle and Lough Anelteen.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Parkes Castle and Castle View B&B.
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