
What is recorded here
Townlough Castle was built in the 13th century by the Fitzgerald family, the influential Norman lords of Kilkenny and later the Earls of Kildare. It is remembered as a strategic stronghold in medieval Tipperary and as an example of early Norman architecture in Ireland.
Places near here
Laghtea HillMountain / peak · 1407 yd
Hillfort in Cloneybrien,laghtea,townlough UpperHillfort · 1408 yd
Saint Patrick's RockNamed rock · 1713 yd
Graves of the LeinstermenArchaeological place · 1.1 mi
Crow IslandIslet · 1.1 mi
Derry CastleCastle · 1.4 mi
Tinarana Housecountry house · 1.5 mi
TountinnaMountain / peak · 1.5 mi
Model Farm 1850Heritage attraction · 1.6 mi
Castle in ruinsCastle, unclassified · 1.6 miOther information
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