Kilkea Castle
Kilkea Castle is located 5 km northwest of Castledermot, County Kildare, Ireland near the village of Kilkea on the R418 regional road from Athy to Tullow. It was a medieval stronghold, for over 700 years, of the Fitzgeralds, earls of Kildare.Photo: GsmithEIDW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Email: info@kilkeacastle.ie
- Type: Hotel
- Description: castle in County Kildare, Ireland
- Address: Kilkea Castle, Castledermot, R14 XE97
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mullaghreelan Rath.
Mullaghreelan Rath
Archaeological site
Mullaghreelan Rath is a ringfort and National Monument located in County Kildare, Ireland. Mullaghreelan Rath is situated 1¼ km southeast of Kilkea Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kilkea and Castledermot.
Kilkea
Village
Kilkea is a village and civil parish in County Kildare, Ireland, about 75 km from Dublin, and 15 km from the town of Carlow. The R418 regional road from Athy to Tullow passes through the village.
Castledermot
Town
Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.
Castledermot is an inland town in the south-east of Ireland in County Kildare, about 75 km from Dublin, and 10 km from the town of Carlow. The N9 road from Dublin to Waterford previously passed through the village but upon completion of a motorway bypass in 2010, it was re-designated the R448. Castledermot is situated 5 km southeast of Kilkea Castle.
Moone
Village
Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.
Moone is a small village in the south of County Kildare, Ireland. It is on the former N9 road about 60 km south of Dublin. It has only a few hundred inhabitants, a church, a national school, one shop and a small community centre. Moone is situated 6 km northeast of Kilkea Castle.
Kilkea Castle
- Categories: castle, building, tourism, historic site, historic house, hotel building, and accommodation
- Location: County Kildare, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.94368° or 52° 56′ 37″ northLongitude
-6.88644° or 6° 53′ 11″ westOpen location code
9C4MW4V7+FCOpenStreetMap ID
way 237504251OpenStreetMap feature
building=hotelOpenStreetMap feature
historic=houseOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=hotelWikidata ID
Q2969483
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Kilkea Castle” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “قلعة كيلكيا”
- French: “château de Kilkea”
- French: “Château de Kilkea”
- German: “Kilkea Castle”
- Irish: “Caisleán Cill Chá”
- Italian: “castello di Kilkea”
- Japanese: “キルキー城”
- Portuguese: “Castelo Kilkea”
- Russian: “Замок Килкея”
- Swedish: “Kilkea Castle”
- Ukrainian: “Замок Кілкі”
- Welsh: “Castell Kilkea”
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Highlights include Kilkea Castle Golf Course and Church ruins.
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