Blarney Castle
County Cork, Ireland
Blarney Castle is a tower house in County Cork, Ireland, first built in 1446. The nearest other castle is Carrigrohane Castle, 2.3 mi away.
Blarney Castle at a glance
Built
1446
15th century
Type
Tower house
Nearest castle
Carrigrohane Castle
2.3 mi away
Castles in County Cork
36
Ireland
About Blarney Castle
Blarney Castle (Irish: Caisleán na Blarnan) is a medieval stronghold in Blarney, a town in Cork, Ireland. Though earlier fortifications were built on the same spot, the current keep was built by the MacCarthy of Muskerry dynasty, a cadet branch of the Kings of Desmond, and dates from 1446.
From the Wikipedia article on Blarney Castle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Blarney Castle sits at 51.9289, -8.5708 in County Cork. The closest other castles are Carrigrohane Castle (2.3 mi), Ballincollig Castle (3.7 mi) and Dundanion Castle (6.8 mi). County Cork has 36 castles in all.
