Thoor Ballylee
Thoor Ballylee Castle is a fortified, 15th-century Anglo-Norman tower house built by the septs de Burgo, or Burke, near the town of Gort in County Galway, Ireland.
- Castle
- Description: building in County Galway, Ireland
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kiltartan Castle.
Kiltartan Castle
Kiltartan Castle is a tower house and National Monument located in County Galway, Ireland. Kiltartan Castle is situated 2½ km southwest of Thoor Ballylee.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gort and Ardrahan.
Gort
Gort is a town in County Galway in the west of Ireland, with a population of 2900 in 2022.
Ardrahan
Ardrahan is a village and civil parish in County Galway, Ireland. Ardrahan is situated 6 km north of Thoor Ballylee.
Thoor Ballylee
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Latitude
53.10313° or 53° 6′ 11″ north
Longitude
-8.77511° or 8° 46′ 30″ west
Open location code
9C5H463F+7X
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Ukrainian—“Thoor Ballylee” goes by many names.
Thoor BallyleeBasque
ת’ור בליליHebrew
トール・バリリーJapanese
Замок БаллилиRussian
Замок БэллилиRussian
Замок БелліліUkrainian
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Highlights include Sinkhole and Church (ruins).
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