Shannon Region
Munster
County Clare

Knappogue Castle

Knappogue Castle 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.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ballymarkahan Castle and 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 1¼ km north of Knappogue Castle.

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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. is situated 3 km northeast of Knappogue Castle.

Archaeological site
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is a late Bronze Age hill fort located in , Ireland. It is a well preserved, recently excavated site, occupying an entire hill with wide views of the surrounding lands. is situated 3½ km west of Knappogue Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Quin and Newmarket on Fergus.

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 3½ km northwest of Knappogue Castle.

Town
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, historically known as Corracatlin, is a town in , Ireland. It is 13 km from , 8 km from , and 24 km from . is situated 6 km southwest of Knappogue Castle.

Village
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in southeast , Ireland. The village is 8 km east of and 14 km north of . is situated 6 km east of Knappogue Castle.

Knappogue Castle

Latitude
52.79393° or 52° 47′ 38″ north
Longitude
-8.83181° or 8° 49′ 55″ west
Open location code
9C4HQ5V9+H7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 690128352
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­building
Wiki­data ID
Q6421764
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Ukrainian—“Knappogue Castle” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Knappogue gaztelua”
  • Danish: “Knappogue Castle”
  • French: “Château de Knappogue”
  • German: “Caisleán Na Cnapóige”
  • German: “Knappogue Castle”
  • Irish: “Caisleán na Cnapóige”
  • Japanese: “ナッポーグ城”
  • Ukrainian: “Замок Кнаппогу”
  • Ukrainian: “замок Наппоґ”
  • Ukrainian: “Наппоґ (замок)”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Knocknakilla Burial Ground for Children and Finlough Holy Well.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Knappogue Castle”. Photo: sitomon, CC BY-SA 2.0.