What is recorded here
Gallarus Castle was built in the 15th or 16th century by the O'Donovan family, a prominent Gaelic Irish clan in County Kerry. It is remembered as an example of a well-preserved tower house and as a historical site linked to the region's pre-colonial Gaelic heritage.
Places near here
Gallarus Castle (in ruins)Castle, tower house · 3 yd
Enclosure in GallarasEnclosure · 466 yd
Gallarus OratoryHeritage attraction · 621 yd
CahernagatFairy fort / stone ringfort · 682 yd
Murreagh Church (Kilmalkedar)church/chapel · 1253 yd
Chancellors House (in ruins)Building · 1499 yd
Trá an FhíonaBeach / strand · 1.3 mi
Binn BreacMountain / peak · 1.3 mi
Riasc Monastic SettlementHeritage attraction · 1.5 mi
Cuan Ard na CaithneBay · 1.8 mi
Tráigh Bhéal BánBeach / strand · 2.2 mi
Ballineanig HillMountain / peak · 2.3 miOther information
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