Castle Lisheen
Castle Lisheen is a ruins in County Cork, Munster. Castle Lisheen is situated nearby to the village Milford, as well as near the town Dromcolliher.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kilbolane Castle.
Kilbolane Castle
Ruins
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kilbolane Castle is a historical fortification atop Kilbolane Hill, half a kilometre from the village of Milford, County Cork, Ireland. The castle was built in the 15th or 16th century but employed a 13th-century Norman style with high walls joined by circular guard towers and surrounded by a moat, similar to Liscarroll and Ballincollig. Kilbolane Castle is situated 2½ km northeast of Castle Lisheen.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Milford and Dromcolliher.
Milford
Village
Milford is a small village in County Cork, Ireland. It is in the townland of Kilbolane on the R515 road, close to the border with County Limerick. Milford is in the Dáil constituency of Cork North-West. Milford is situated 2½ km northeast of Castle Lisheen.
Dromcolliher
Town
Photo: Harold Strong, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dromcollogher, officially Dromcolliher, is a village and civil parish in the west of County Limerick, Ireland. The village, which is located at the crossroads of the R522 and R515 regional roads, is part of the ecclesiastical parish of Dromcollogher-Broadford. Dromcolliher is situated 2½ km northwest of Castle Lisheen.
Freemount
Village
Freemount is a village in County Cork in Ireland. It lies on the River Allow, which is crossed by Allow Bridge on the R578 regional road. As of the 2022 census, Freemount village had a population of 257. Freemount is situated 5 km south of Castle Lisheen.
Castle Lisheen
- Type: Ruins
- Categories: castle, building, and historic site
- Location: County Cork, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.32344° or 52° 19′ 24″ northLongitude
-8.8791° or 8° 52′ 45″ westOpen location code
9C4H84FC+99OpenStreetMap ID
way 1533731579OpenStreetMap feature
building=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
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