Gallarus Castle
Gallarus Castle is a four-storey rectangular tower house in Baile na nGall, County Kerry, Ireland and is notable as one of the few fortified structures preserved on the Dingle Peninsula.Photo: Boston, Public domain.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gallarus Oratory and Caherdorgan North.
Gallarus Oratory
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Gallarus Oratory is an oratory on the Dingle Peninsula, County Kerry, Ireland. It has been presented variously as an early-Christian stone church by antiquary Charles Smith, in 1756; a 12th-century Romanesque church by archaeologist Peter Harbison in 1970; a shelter for pilgrims by the same in 1994. Gallarus Oratory is situated 570 metres southeast of Gallarus Castle.
Caherdorgan North
Archaeological site
Photo: Seandálaí, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Caherdorgan North is a National Monument located in County Kerry, Ireland. Caherdorgan North is situated 1¼ km east of Gallarus Castle.
St. Brendan’s Oratory
Church
Photo: Seandálaí, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St. Brendan’s Oratory is a church, which is situated 1½ km northeast of Gallarus Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ballynagall and Ballyferriter.
Ballynagall
Village
Photo: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Baile na nGall, unofficially anglicized as "Ballydavid", is a Gaeltacht village is situated on the Dingle Peninsula of County Kerry, Ireland. As the 2003 Official Languages Act revoked the status of the English language name Ballydavid, the official name is Baile na nGall.
Ballyferriter
Village
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Baile an Fheirtéaraigh unofficially anglicised as Ballyferriter, or also known as An Buailtín, is a Gaeltacht village in County Kerry, Ireland. It is in the west of the Corca Dhuibhne peninsula and according to the 2002 census, about 75% of the town's population speak the Irish language on a daily basis. Ballyferriter is situated 3½ km west of Gallarus Castle.
Ventry
Village
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Dingle is the only sizable town on the Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry, some 50 km southwest of Tralee. With a population in 2022 of 1,700, it has a colourful town centre and fishing harbour. Ventry is situated 5 km south of Gallarus Castle.
Gallarus Castle
- Type: Ruins
- Description: castle in County Kerry, Ireland
- Categories: tower house, castle, building, and historic site
- Location: County Kerry, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.17589° or 52° 10′ 33″ northLongitude
-10.35588° or 10° 21′ 21″ westLevels
4Open location code
9C4F5JGV+9JOpenStreetMap ID
way 768825923OpenStreetMap feature
building=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q5518880
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In Other Languages
From German to Ukrainian—“Gallarus Castle” goes by many names.
- German: “Gallarus Castle”
- Irish: “Caisleán Ghallarais”
- Ukrainian: “Замок Галларус”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include BEO Fitness & Coffee and Gallarus Oratory Cemetery.
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