Killeen Castle
Killeen Castle is a 15th-century tower house in Killeen townland, near Castlegar, County Galway, on the western coast of Ireland. Originally built in 1493, the tower house and surrounding estate is historically associated with Blake family, one of the 14 tribes of Galway.Photo: Irimurz, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: stone structure in Ireland
- Also known as: “Killeen Castle, Castlegar”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Galway Airport and Ballybrit Racecourse.
Galway Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Galway Airport is an airport located at Carnmore, 4 NM east of Galway City, County Galway, Ireland, managed by Corrib Airport Limited. Its last scheduled passenger traffic was on 31 October 2011, when Aer Arann ceased commercial operations at the airport. Galway Airport is situated 3 km southeast of Killeen Castle.
Ballybrit Racecourse
Sports venue
Photo: Robert Bone, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ballybrit Race Track, also known as Galway Racecourse, is a horse race course in County Galway, Ireland. It is located in the townland of Ballybrit, in the environs of Castlegar, just north of the N6 Bóthar na dTreabh, c.6 km northeast of Galway city. Ballybrit Racecourse is situated 2 km southwest of Killeen Castle.
Galway Mosque
Mosque
Maryam Mosque, or the Mary Mosque, also known as the Galway Mosque, is an Ahmadi Muslim mosque, named in honour of Mary, mother of Jesus. The mosque is located in Galway, Connacht, Ireland. Galway Mosque is situated 2½ km southwest of Killeen Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Castlegar and Doughiska.
Castlegar
Village
Galway is the county town of County Galway on the west coast of Ireland. It's Ireland's fourth largest city, with a population in 2024 of 85,000, but its historic centre on the east bank of the River Corrib is compact. Castlegar is situated 3 km southwest of Killeen Castle.
Doughiska
Suburb
Photo: Darrin Antrobus, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Doughiska is a townland and suburb of Galway City in County Galway, Ireland. There has been continuous urban development between Doughiska and the city centre due to the growth of Galway City in the early 21st century. Doughiska is situated 3 km south of Killeen Castle.
Claregalway
Village
Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Baile Chláir or Baile Chláir na Gaillimhe is a Gaeltacht village about 10 km north of Galway city in County Galway, Ireland. Claregalway was founded on the banks of the River Clare, hence the derivation of its name: Baile Chláir na Gaillimhe meaning "town on the Clare, in Galway". Claregalway is situated 4 km northeast of Killeen Castle.
Killeen Castle
- Categories: Tower House, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: County Galway, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.3128° or 53° 18′ 46″ northLongitude
-8.97874° or 8° 58′ 44″ westOpen location code
9C5H827C+4GOpenStreetMap ID
way 1298644622OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q6407400
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In Other Languages
“Killeen Castle” goes by many names.
- German: “Killeen Castle (County Galway)”
- German: “Killeen Castle”
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