What is recorded here
Newtown Castle in County Clare was likely built in the 15th or 16th century by a local Gaelic family or Anglo-Norman lord, though specific builders remain unidentified. It is remembered as part of the medieval defensive landscape of the region, reflecting the complex territorial dynamics between native Irish and English settlers during that period.
Places near here
Newtown CastleCastle, tower house · 2 yd
CaherawarragaFairy fort / stone ringfort · 781 yd
Enclosure in Newtown (burren By.)Enclosure · 885 yd
Catholic Church of Saint John the Baptistchurch/chapel · 1.0 mi
Rathborney R.C. ChapelChurch · 1.0 mi
Ballyvaghan Castle (in ruins)Castle, unclassified · 1.3 mi
Bird Of Prey CentreHeritage attraction · 1.3 mi
Aillwee CaveCave · 1.5 mi
CappanawallaMountain / peak · 1.6 mi
Rine PointHeadland · 1.9 mi
Gleninshing portal tombHeritage attraction · 2.8 mi
Cullaun 1Cave · 3.4 miOther information
Photo: laura ammons · CC BY-SA 2.0