Ballyhannon Castle
Ballyhannon Castle is a medieval Irish castle dating back to the 15th century, located near the village of Quin in County Clare, on the west coast of Ireland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Roger Diel, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: historic site in County Clare, Ireland
- Also known as: “Ballyhannan Castle” and “Castlefergus”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dromoland Castle and Mooghaun.
Dromoland Castle
Hotel
Photo: Srleffler, Public domain.
Dromoland Castle is a castle, located near Newmarket-on-Fergus in County Clare, Ireland. It is operated as a five-star luxury hotel with a golf course, with its restaurant, the "Earl of Thomond", being awarded a Michelin star in 1995, under head chef Jean Baptiste Molinari. Dromoland Castle is situated 2 km south of Ballyhannon Castle.
Mooghaun
Archaeological site
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mooghaun is a late Bronze Age hill fort located in County Clare, Ireland. It is a well preserved, recently excavated site, occupying an entire hill with wide views of the surrounding lands. Mooghaun is situated 3 km southeast of Ballyhannon Castle.
Doora
Residential area
Photo: Roger Diel, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Doora is a village and civil parish in County Clare, Ireland, just to the east of the town of Ennis. Doora is situated 3½ km north of Ballyhannon Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Quin and Clarecastle.
Quin
Village
Photo: Simon Huguet, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Quin is a village in southeast County Clare, Ireland. The name also refers to a civil parish in the barony of Bunratty Upper, and to an ecclesiastical parish of the same name. Quin is situated 3½ km northeast of Ballyhannon Castle.
Clarecastle
Village
Photo: Graham Horn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Clarecastle is a village just south of Ennis in County Clare, Ireland. Clarecastle is situated 4 km west of Ballyhannon Castle.
Newmarket on Fergus
Town
Photo: Axik66, Public domain.
Newmarket-on-Fergus, historically known as Corracatlin, is a town in County Clare, Ireland. It is 13 km from Ennis, 8 km from Shannon Airport, and 24 km from Limerick. Newmarket on Fergus is situated 4½ km south of Ballyhannon Castle.
Ballyhannon Castle
- Categories: tower house, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: County Clare, Munster, Shannon Region, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.80143° or 52° 48′ 5″ northLongitude
-8.90827° or 8° 54′ 30″ westOpen location code
9C4HR32R+HMOpenStreetMap ID
way 1288755085OpenStreetMap feature
building=castleOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q4852161
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Ukrainian—“Ballyhannon Castle” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Ballyhannon gaztelua”
- German: “Ballyhannon Castle”
- Ukrainian: “Замок Балліганнон”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The Play Inn and Dromoland Lough.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Manusmore and Deerfield’s Restaurant.
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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 “Ballyhannon Castle”. Photo: Roger Diel, CC BY-SA 2.0.