Shrule Castle
Shrule Castle is a ruined tower house near Shrule in County Mayo, Ireland. The castle was built c.1238, near the Black River at the County Mayo and County Galway border by the de Burgh family.Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Shrule Abbey and Kinlough Castle.
Shrule Abbey
Archaeological site
Photo: Bmcgeene, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Shrule Abbey is a former monastery and National Monument located in County Mayo, Ireland. Shrule Abbey is situated 320 metres west of Shrule Castle.
Kinlough Castle
Castle
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kinlough Castle is a tower house and National Monument located in County Mayo, Ireland. Kinlough Church, part of the National monument, is nearby. Kinlough Castle is situated 3 km southwest of Shrule Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shrule and Headford.
Shrule
Village
Photo: Nigel Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Shrule is a village in County Mayo in Ireland. It is in the south-east of Mayo, near the County Galway border. The boundary between counties Mayo and Galway follows much of the course of the Black River which runs on the south side of the village.
Headford
Town
Photo: Robert Bone, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Headford is a small town in County Galway, located 26 km north of Galway city in the west of Ireland. It is an angling centre for the eastern shore of Lough Corrib, and Greenfields, approximately 6.5 km west of the town, is its boating harbour. Headford is situated 6 km south of Shrule Castle.
Kilconly
Hamlet
Kilconly is a small rural village near Tuam which is north of Galway City in County Galway, Ireland. It is situated about 12km north west of Tuam town on the Ballinrobe road. Kilconly is situated 10 km northeast of Shrule Castle.
Shrule Castle
- Type: Ruins
- Description: abandoned tower castle in County Mayo, Ireland
- Categories: tower castle, castle, building, and historic site
- Location: County Mayo, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.51958° or 53° 31′ 11″ northLongitude
-9.08588° or 9° 5′ 9″ westOpen location code
9C5GGW97+RJOpenStreetMap ID
way 249902872OpenStreetMap feature
building=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q7504326
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In Other Languages
From German to Ukrainian—“Shrule Castle” goes by many names.
- German: “Caislen Sruthair”
- German: “Shrule Castle”
- Irish: “Caisleán Sruthair”
- Ukrainian: “Замок Шрул”
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Highlights include Shrule Garda Station and Tedders Post Office.
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