Kit’s Castle (Ruins)

Kit’s Castle (Ruins) is a castle in County Donegal, Ulster. Kit’s Castle (Ruins) is situated near the spring St Catherine’s Well, as well as near the cemetery St. Catherine’s Graveyard.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Rotten Island Lighthouse and Church of SS Joseph and Conal.

Rotten Island Lighthouse

Lighthouse

Photo: louise price, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Rotten Island Lighthouse is a harbour light to light the passage from St. John's Point to inner channel and past the rocks to the anchorage within Killybegs Harbour, Donegal Bay, Ireland. It is operated by the Commissioners of Irish Lights. Rotten Island Lighthouse is situated 1½ km south of Kit’s Castle (Ruins).

Church of SS Joseph and Conal

Church

Photo: louise price, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church of SS Joseph and Conal is situated 3½ km northeast of Kit’s Castle (Ruins).

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Killybegs and Dunkineely.

Killybegs

Town

Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Killybegs is a town in County Donegal in Ulster, the northern province in Ireland. It is located on the south coast of the county, north of Donegal Bay, near Donegal Town.

Dunkineely

Village

Photo: Brian Herrity, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Dunkineely is a small village and townland in County Donegal, Ireland. It is situated 11 miles from the town of Donegal and 6 mi from Killybegs on the N56 National secondary road. Dunkineely is situated 5 km east of Kit’s Castle (Ruins).

Kilcar

Village

Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Cill Charthaigh is a Gaeltacht village on the R263 regional road in the south-west of County Donegal in Ireland. It is also a townland of 233 acres and a civil parish in the historic barony of Banagh. Kilcar is situated 10 km west of Kit’s Castle (Ruins).

Kit’s Castle (Ruins)

Type: Castle
Also known as: “Cat’s Castle”
Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: County Donegal, Ulster, Northwest Ireland and Lakelands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.62776° or 54° 37′ 40″ north

Longitude

-8.44304° or 8° 26′ 35″ west

Wheelchair access

Named after

Catherine, compare the nearby well

Open location code

9C6HJHH4+4Q

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1504225191

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: St Catherine’s Well and St. Catherine’s Graveyard.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Office Car Park and The Old Rectory.

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