Castlebawn

Castlebawn is a 16th-century tower house, in , . It is on a small island on on the , it is connected to the shore of by a man-made causeway.
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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 Inishcaltra Round Tower.

Islet
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, also known in English as Inishcaltra or Holy Island, is an island off the western shore of in Ireland. Now uninhabited, it was once a monastic settlement. is situated 2½ km northeast of Castlebawn.

Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is situated 3 km northeast of Castlebawn.

Spring
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is a spring, which is situated 2½ km northeast of Castlebawn.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Scarriff and Tuamgraney.

Village
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or Scariff is a large village in east , in the midwest of Ireland. The town is on the west end of and is best known for its harbour. is situated 3½ km west of Castlebawn.

Village
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is a village in eastern in the west of Ireland and a civil parish by the same name. Situated about a kilometre from the River Graney which flows into , it is an ancient settlement, noted for , said to be the oldest church in constant use in Ireland. is situated 4 km west of Castlebawn.

Village
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is a village in east , Ireland. It is part of the civil parish of Inishcaltra. The village is on the western shore of , north of . won the Irish Tidy Towns Competition in 1981. is situated 5 km northeast of Castlebawn.

Castlebawn

Latitude
52.89905° or 52° 53′ 57″ north
Longitude
-8.4809° or 8° 28′ 51″ west
Open location code
9C4HVGX9+JJ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1499516477
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Wiki­data ID
Q5050455
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In Other Languages

“Castlebawn” goes by many names.

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Highlights include Bealkelly Wood and Caher Island.

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