White's Castle
County Kildare, Ireland
White's Castle is a castle in County Kildare, Ireland, first built in 1520. The nearest other castle is Woodstock Castle, 0.4 mi away.
White's Castle at a glance
Built
1520
16th century
Type
Castle
Nearest castle
Woodstock Castle
0.4 mi away
Castles in County Kildare
13
Ireland
About White's Castle
White's Castle is a 16th-century tower house in Athy, County Kildare, Ireland. Built on the site of an earlier 15th-century castle, White's Castle was built to guard the main river crossing in Athy (Irish: Baile Átha Í, meaning 'town of the ford of Ae') and was extended over successive centuries.
From the Wikipedia article on White's Castle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
White's Castle sits at 52.9923, -6.9845 in County Kildare. The closest other castles are Woodstock Castle (0.4 mi), Rheban Castle (3.4 mi) and Kilkea Castle (5.3 mi). County Kildare has 13 castles in all.
