What is recorded here
Carrigaholt Castle is recorded as a castle in County Clare. Its open map record supplies this location and any linked names or public references.
Carrigaholt Castle was built in the 15th century by the Blake family, an influential Norman-Irish clan in County Clare. It is remembered as a significant example of late medieval tower house architecture and as a symbol of the family's historical prominence in the region.
Places near here
Carrigaholt CastleCastle, tower house · 1 yd
Catholic Church of the Blessed Virgin Marychurch/chapel · 840 yd
Carrigaholt BayBay · 945 yd
Carrigaholt Bridgebridge · 967 yd
Kilcredaun PointHeadland · 1.1 mi
LissyhunnaFairy fort / earthen ringfort · 1.3 mi
LismaguireFairy fort / earthen ringfort · 1.7 mi
Glasheen BeachBeach / strand · 2.3 mi
Knocknagarhoon CastleRuins · 3.3 mi
Ocean Rowers MemorialMemorial · 3.8 mi
IllaunonearaunIslet · 3.9 mi
Memorial PlaqueMemorial · 4.1 miOther information
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