Shannon Region
Munster
County Clare

Ballymarkahan Castle

Ballymarkahan Castle 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.
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Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Knappogue Castle and Craggaunowen Castle.

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 1¼ km south of Ballymarkahan 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 east of Ballymarkahan 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 southwest of Ballymarkahan Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Quin and Kilkishen.

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 2½ km northwest of Ballymarkahan Castle.

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 6 km east of Ballymarkahan 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 Ballymarkahan Castle.

Ballymarkahan Castle

Latitude
52.80377° or 52° 48′ 14″ north
Longitude
-8.83679° or 8° 50′ 13″ west
Open location code
9C4HR537+G7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 693480696
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Wiki­data ID
Q17002710
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In Other Languages

From German to Ukrainian—“Ballymarkahan Castle” goes by many names.
  • German: “Ballymarkahan Castle”
  • Irish: “Caisleán Bhaile Uí Mharcacháin”
  • Japanese: “バリーマーカハン城”
  • Japanese: “バリーマルカハン城”
  • Ukrainian: “Замок Баллімаркаган”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Knocknakilla Burial Ground for Children and Quin National School Football Pitch.

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Explore places such as Quin National School and Malachy’s Bar Parking.

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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 “Ballymarkahan Castle”. Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.