Fanning’s Castle
Fanning's Castle, also called Whitamore's Castle, is the remains of a tower house and National Monument located in Limerick, Ireland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: GilPe, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Ruins
- Description: ruined tower house in Limerick, Ireland
- Also known as: “Whitamore’s Castle”
- Address: Creagh Lane, Limerick
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hunt Museum and St Mary’s Cathedral.
Hunt Museum
Museum
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The Hunt Museum is a museum located in the Custom House in the city of Limerick, Ireland. It holds a personal collection donated by the Hunt family, it was originally situated in the University of Limerick, before being moved to its present location in Limerick's Georgian custom house in 1997. Hunt Museum is situated 200 metres southwest of Fanning’s Castle.
St Mary’s Cathedral
Church
Photo: Sean.magner89, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Saint Mary's Cathedral, Limerick, is a cathedral of the Church of Ireland in Limerick, Ireland, which is dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary. It is in the ecclesiastical province of Dublin. St Mary’s Cathedral is situated 150 metres northwest of Fanning’s Castle.
Saint Michael’s Catholic Church
Church
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Saints Michael's Catholic Church is an 18th-century Catholic church located on Chapel Lane in Limerick, Ireland. It should not be confused with St Michael's Church, a Church of Ireland building on Pery Square. Saint Michael’s Catholic Church is situated 400 metres south of Fanning’s Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Caherdavin and Athlunkard.
Caherdavin
Suburb
Caherdavin is a northern suburban district of Limerick city in the mid-west of Ireland. As of 2022, the population of Caherdavin is 7,364. It is around 2.5 km west of the city centre.
Parteen
Village
Photo: David Hawgood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Parteen is a village in County Clare, Ireland. It is situated in the townland of the same name that is part of the civil parish of St Patrick's. It is also part of the ecclesiastical parish of Parteen-Meelick-Coonagh in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Limerick. Parteen is situated 3 km north of Fanning’s Castle.
Fanning’s Castle
- Categories: tower house, national monument of Ireland, castle, building, and historic site
- Location: Limerick, Munster, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.66731° or 52° 40′ 2″ northLongitude
-8.62198° or 8° 37′ 19″ westOpen location code
9C4HM98H+W6OpenStreetMap ID
way 1145221566OpenStreetMap feature
building=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q30054774
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In Other Languages
“Fanning’s Castle” goes by many names.
- Irish: “Caisleán Uí Fhionáin”
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Highlights include Mary Street Post Office and St Mary’s Prize Band Hall.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Fanning’s Castle”. Photo: GilPe, CC BY-SA 4.0.