Newtown Castle
County Clare, Ireland
Newtown Castle is a tower house in County Clare, Ireland. The nearest other castle is Gregans Castle, 2.0 mi away.
Newtown Castle at a glance
Type
Tower house
Nearest castle
Gregans Castle
2.0 mi away
Castles in County Clare
17
Ireland
Location
County Clare
Ireland
About Newtown Castle
Newtown Castle is a 16th-century tower house, located close to the village of Ballyvaughan within the Burren area of County Clare, Ireland. Uniquely for a tower house of its type in Ireland, it is cylindrical in shape above a square pyramidal base.
From the Wikipedia article on Newtown Castle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Newtown Castle sits at 53.1039, -9.1692 in County Clare. The closest other castles are Gregans Castle (2.0 mi), Gleninagh Castle (2.8 mi) and Shanmuckinish Castle (3.7 mi). County Clare has 17 castles in all.
