Blake's Castle
County Galway, Ireland
Blake's Castle is a tower house in County Galway, Ireland, first built in 1470. The nearest other castle is Menlo Castle, 2.0 mi away.
Blake's Castle at a glance
Built
1470
15th century
Type
Tower house
Nearest castle
Menlo Castle
2.0 mi away
Castles in County Galway
34
Ireland
About Blake's Castle
Blake's Castle (Irish: Caisléan an Bhlácaigh) is an urban tower house built around 1470. The castle was used as the Galway County Gaol from 1686 to 1810.
From the Wikipedia article on Blake's Castle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Blake's Castle sits at 53.2708, -9.0546 in County Galway. The closest other castles are Menlo Castle (2.0 mi), Merlinpark Castle (2.4 mi) and Killeen Castle (4.3 mi). County Galway has 34 castles in all.
