Dunasead Castle

Dunasead Castle, sometimes known as Baltimore Castle, is a 17th-century fortified house situated in the town of in , . The tower house is built on the site of an earlier Norman-era structure, which itself replaced an earlier Bronze Age ringfort.
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  • Type: Castle
  • Description: 17th century castle in Baltimore, Ireland
  • Also known as: “Dún na Station castle”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sherkin Island and Baltimore Lifeboat Station.

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or Inisherkin is one of the islands of Roaringwater Bay in , a short ferry ride from Baltimore. Its Irish name Inis Arcáin means "Island of the Piglet", which probably refers to sea-pigs meaning porpoises.

Building
Photo: Charles W Glynn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is located at Bull Point, near , a town approximately 85 km south west of , on the south-west tip of , on the south coast of . is situated 460 metres north of Dunasead Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Baltimore.

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is a village in near the southwest tip of Ireland. The harbour is large, and sheltered by islands - several are inhabited and are also described on this page.

Dunasead Castle

Latitude
51.48359° or 51° 29′ 1″ north
Longitude
-9.37308° or 9° 22′ 23″ west
Open location code
9C3GFJMG+CQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 285935622
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Wiki­data ID
Q5314093
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Satellite Map

Discover Dunasead Castle from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Dunasead Castle” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قلعة دوناسيد”
  • German: “Dunasead Castle”
  • Russian: “Дуннашед”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de Dunasead”
  • Ukrainian: “Замок Данасід”

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Highlights include The Waterfront Hotel and Wave Chieftain Whale Watching.

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