Kildownet Castle
Carrickkildavnet Castle or Kildavnet Castle is a tower house and National Monument located in Achill Island, Ireland.Photo: Michelle Owner of the Squishy, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: castle ruin in Irland
- Also known as: “Caisle án Ghráinne”, “Carrickkildavnet Castle”, “Grace O’Malley’s Castle”, “Kildavnet Castle”, and “Kildownet Tower”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Achill Island Lifeboat Station and Achillbeg Lighthouse.
Achill Island Lifeboat Station
Building
Photo: David Purchase, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Achill Island Lifeboat Station sits in the shadow of Carrickkildavnet Castle, overlooking Achill Sound, at the southern tip of Achill Island, the largest of the Irish isles, located of the east coast of Ireland in County Mayo. Achill Island Lifeboat Station is situated 230 metres north of Kildownet Castle.
Achillbeg Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Achillbeg Lighthouse is situated 2½ km south of Kildownet Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Achill Sound and Polranny.
Achill Sound
Village
Photo: David Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gob an Choire or Gob a' Choire, formerly anglicised as Gubacurra, is a Gaeltacht village in County Mayo, Ireland. It had a population of 265 at the 2022 census. Achill Sound is situated 6 km north of Kildownet Castle.
Polranny
Village
Polranny is a village in County Mayo in the province of Connacht in the Republic of Ireland. The Michael Davitt Bridge connects Polranny on the mainland to Achill Island. Polranny is situated 6 km north of Kildownet Castle.
Dooega
Village
Photo: Steve Edge, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dumha Éige is a village in the south west of Achill Island on the west coast of Ireland in County Mayo. It is in the Gaeltacht and is the home of Coláiste Acla. Dooega is situated 7 km northwest of Kildownet Castle.
Kildownet Castle
- Categories: Tower House, castle, building, tourism, ruins, and historic site
- Location: County Mayo, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.88085° or 53° 52′ 51″ northLongitude
-9.94589° or 9° 56′ 45″ westLevels
4Height
12 metres (39 feet)Open location code
9C5GV3J3+8JOpenStreetMap ID
way 773848427OpenStreetMap feature
building=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q24884364
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Ukrainian—“Kildownet Castle” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Carrickkildavnet gaztelua”
- German: “Carrickkildavnet Castle”
- German: “Grace O’Malley’s Castle”
- German: “Kildavnet Castle”
- German: “Kildownet Tower”
- Irish: “Caisleán Ghráinne (Acaill)”
- Irish: “Caisleán Ghráinne”
- Ukrainian: “Замок Карріккілдавнет”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kildownet New Cemetery and Gubnahardin Fort.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Achill Island (Cloughmore) Pier and Doonnaglass.
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