Ballymarkahan Castle
County Clare, Ireland
Ballymarkahan Castle is a peel tower in County Clare, Ireland. The nearest other castle is Knappogue Castle, 0.7 mi away.
Ballymarkahan Castle at a glance
Type
Peel tower
Nearest castle
Knappogue Castle
0.7 mi away
Castles in County Clare
17
Ireland
Location
County Clare
Ireland
About Ballymarkahan Castle
Ballymarkahan Castle is a ruined tower house in the parish of Quin, in County Clare, Ireland. It was listed by Irish antiquarian T. J. Westropp as one of the 195 "lesser castles", or peel towers, of County Clare in 1899, by which time it was already a ruin.
From the Wikipedia article on Ballymarkahan Castle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ballymarkahan Castle sits at 52.8039, -8.8368 in County Clare. The closest other castles are Knappogue Castle (0.7 mi), Craggaunowen Castle (1.9 mi) and Ballyhannon Castle (3.0 mi). County Clare has 17 castles in all.
