Castlebawn
Castlebawn is a 16th-century tower house, in County Clare, Ireland. It is on a small island on Lough Derg on the River Shannon, it is connected to the shore of Bealkelly by a man-made causeway.Photo: Roger Diel, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: tower house, County Clare, Ireland
- Also known as: “Castle Baun”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Inis Cealtra and Lady Well.
Inis Cealtra
Islet
Photo: Deadstar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Inis Cealtra, also known in English as Inishcaltra or Holy Island, is an island off the western shore of Lough Derg in Ireland. Now uninhabited, it was once a monastic settlement. Inis Cealtra is situated 2½ km northeast of Castlebawn.
Lady Well
Spring
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lady Well is a spring, which is situated 2½ km northeast of Castlebawn.
Inishcaltra Early Medieval Ecclesiastical Site
Archaeological site
Photo: Cliodhnaoleary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Inishcaltra Early Medieval Ecclesiastical Site is an archaeological site, which is situated 3 km northeast of Castlebawn.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Scarriff and Tuamgraney.
Scarriff
Village
Photo: Dark-Fire, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Scarriff or Scariff is a large village in east County Clare, in the midwest of Ireland. The town is on the west end of Lough Derg and is best known for its harbour. Scarriff is situated 3½ km west of Castlebawn.
Tuamgraney
Village
Photo: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tuamgraney is a village in eastern County Clare in the west of Ireland and a civil parish by the same name. Situated about a kilometre from the River Graney which flows into Lough Derg, it is an ancient settlement, noted for St Cronán's Church, said to be the oldest church in constant use in Ireland. Tuamgraney is situated 4 km west of Castlebawn.
Mountshannon
Village
Photo: Adie Jackson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mountshannon is a village in east County Clare, Ireland. It is part of the civil parish of Inishcaltra. The village is on the western shore of Lough Derg, north of Killaloe. Mountshannon won the Irish Tidy Towns Competition in 1981. Mountshannon is situated 5 km northeast of Castlebawn.
Castlebawn
- Categories: tower house, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: County Clare, Munster, Shannon Region, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.89905° or 52° 53′ 57″ northLongitude
-8.4809° or 8° 28′ 51″ westOpen location code
9C4HVGX9+JJOpenStreetMap ID
way 1499516477OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q5050455
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In Other Languages
“Castlebawn” goes by many names.
- German: “Castle Baun”
- German: “Castlebawn”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bealkelly Wood and Caher Island.
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