King John’s Castle
King John's Castle, also known as Carlingford Castle, is an enclosure castle and National Monument located in Carlingford, County Louth, Ireland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: castle located in Carlingford, County Louth, Ireland
- Also known as: “Carlingford Castle” and “St. Johns Castle”
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Carlingford Presbyterian Church and The Mint.
Carlingford Presbyterian Church
Church
Photo: Olliebailie, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Carlingford Presbyterian Church is situated 170 metres south of King John’s Castle.
The Mint
Ruins
Photo: Norman McMullan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Mint is a fortified house and National Monument located in Carlingford, County Louth, Ireland. The Mint is situated 340 metres south of King John’s Castle.
The Tholsel Gate
Photo: Darcydwyer, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Tholsel Gate is situated 380 metres south of King John’s Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Carlingford and Carlingford Lough.
Carlingford
Town
Photo: Sitomon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Carlingford is a coastal town and civil parish in northern County Louth, Ireland. For the purposes of local government, the town is part of the Dundalk Municipal District.
Carlingford Lough
Locality
Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.
Carlingford Lough is a glacial fjord or sea inlet in northeastern Ireland, forming part of the border between Northern Ireland to the north and the Republic of Ireland to the south. Carlingford Lough is situated 2½ km east of King John’s Castle.
Killowen
Hamlet
Photo: P Flannagan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Killowen is a small village in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is in the townland of Ballinran near Rostrevor and on the shore of Carlingford Lough. Ballinran is in the Electoral Division of Killowen, in Civil Parish of Kilbroney, in the barony of Iveagh Upper, Upper Half within the Newry and Mourne District Council area. Killowen is situated 3½ km north of King John’s Castle.
King John’s Castle
- Categories: castle, building, tourism, and historic site
- Location: County Louth, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.04322° or 54° 2′ 36″ northLongitude
-6.1868° or 6° 11′ 13″ westOperator
Office of Public WorksOpen location code
9C6M2RV7+77OpenStreetMap ID
way 133612912OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noWikidata ID
Q8704043
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Ukrainian—“King John’s Castle” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Carlingford”
- German: “Caisleán Chairlinn”
- German: “Caisleán Rí Sheáin”
- German: “Carlingford Castle”
- German: “King John’s Castle (County Louth)”
- German: “King John’s Castle”
- Irish: “Caisleán Rí Eoin, Lú”
- Irish: “Caisleán Rí Eoin”
- Italian: “Castello di Carlingford”
- Polish: “King John’s Castle”
- Spanish: “Castillo del Rey Juan (Carlingford)”
- Spanish: “Castillo del Rey Juan”
- Ukrainian: “Замок Короля Джона”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include St Michael’s Hall and Carlingford Garda Station.
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