Maynooth Castle
County Kildare, Ireland
Maynooth Castle is a castle in County Kildare, Ireland. It is a National Monument of Ireland. The nearest other castle is Barberstown Castle, 4.0 mi away.
Maynooth Castle at a glance
Type
Castle
Heritage status
national monument of Ireland
Nearest castle
Barberstown Castle
4.0 mi away
Castles in County Kildare
13
Ireland
About Maynooth Castle
Maynooth Castle is a ruined castle in Maynooth, County Kildare, Ireland which stands at the entrance to the South Campus of Maynooth University. Constructed in the early 13th century, it became the primary residence of the Kildare Fitzmaurice and Fitzgerald family.
From the Wikipedia article on Maynooth Castle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Maynooth Castle sits at 53.3808, -6.5944 in County Kildare. The closest other castles are Barberstown Castle (4.0 mi), Rathcoffey Castle (4.5 mi) and Reeves Castle (5.3 mi). County Kildare has 13 castles in all.
