Ireland
Leinster
Kilkenny

Cantwell’s Castle

Cantwell's Castle is a tower house located in the townland of Sandfortscourt in County Kilkenny, Ireland. It served as the main residence for the head of the Cantwell family, While debated of who owned it in its final days the facts point to the Cantwell Family.
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  • Type: Ruins
  • Description: tower house in County Kilkenny, Ireland
  • Also known as: “Cantwell’s Castle (ruins)”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Clara Castle and St John’s Well.

Ruins
Photo: liam murphy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a tower house located in , . is situated 3 km southeast of Cantwell’s Castle.

Spring
Photo: A.-K. D., CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a spring, which is situated 3 km northeast of Cantwell’s Castle.

Spring
Photo: A.-K. D., CC0.
is a spring, which is situated 3½ km northeast of Cantwell’s Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Johnswell and Castlewarren.

Locality
Photo: liam murphy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in , . On the village green is a powerful spring and well dedicated to John the Baptist which was traditionally the venue for a local "pattern" of note, while the moat north of the village was the site of St John's Eve bonfires. is situated 2½ km northeast of Cantwell’s Castle.

Village
Photo: liam murphy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, previously known as Buile, is a small village in , , located some 4 kilometres north of the N10 national primary road at Flagmount. is situated 6 km east of Cantwell’s Castle.

Cantwell’s Castle

Latitude
52.68248° or 52° 40′ 57″ north
Longitude
-7.1951° or 7° 11′ 42″ west
Levels
4
Open location code
9C4JMRJ3+XX
Open­Street­Map ID
way 698731344
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­ruins
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Wiki­data ID
Q107427966
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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 “Cantwell’s Castle”. Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 3.0.