Shannon Region
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County Clare

Craggaunowen Castle

Craggaunowen is an archaeological open-air museum in eastern , Ireland. It is named for the 16th-century castle which is one of its main components.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Craggaunowen and Knappogue Castle.

Ticket shop
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Ennis is the county town of in Ireland. It's a market town with several historic and religious sites. It also has accommodation and other visitor amenities, and is the public transport hub for the county. In 2022 its population was 28,000.

Historic building
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is a tower house, built in 1467 and expanded in the mid-19th century, located in the parish of , , . It has been restored and is open to guided tours. is situated 3 km southwest of Craggaunowen Castle.

Castle
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is a ruined tower house in the parish of Quin, in , Ireland. It was listed by Irish antiquarian T. J. Westropp as one of the 195 "lesser castles", or peel towers, of County Clare in 1899, by which time it was already a ruin. is situated 3 km west of Craggaunowen Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kilkishen and Quin.

Village
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is a village in southeast , Ireland. The village is 8 km east of and 14 km north of . is situated 3 km east of Craggaunowen Castle.

Village
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is a village in southeast , Ireland. The name also refers to a civil parish in the barony of Bunratty Upper, and to an ecclesiastical parish of the same name. is situated 5 km west of Craggaunowen Castle.

Village
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is a market town in , Ireland. It is situated in the east of the county, on the R462 and near its junction with the R352, 18 km from . The town is in a townland and civil parish of the same name. is situated 7 km north of Craggaunowen Castle.

Craggaunowen Castle

Latitude
52.81099° or 52° 48′ 40″ north
Longitude
-8.79357° or 8° 47′ 37″ west
Open location code
9C4HR664+9H
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way 438540448
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Wiki­data ID
Q5180608
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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Craggaunowen Lough and The Crannóg.

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