Athclare Castle
County Louth, Ireland
Athclare Castle is a tower house in County Louth, Ireland. The nearest other castle is Barmeath Castle, 2.6 mi away.
Athclare Castle at a glance
Type
Tower house
Nearest castle
Barmeath Castle
2.6 mi away
Castles in County Louth
12
Ireland
Location
County Louth
Ireland
About Athclare Castle
Athclare Castle (or archaically Aclare, Irish Caisleán Áth Cláir) is a Tudor tower house in the Dunleer area of County Louth in Ireland. Built in the 1550s, Athclare was built for the Barnewell family, and is typical of defensive architectural structures built in the Pale during the Tudor period in Ireland.
From the Wikipedia article on Athclare Castle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Athclare Castle sits at 53.8155, -6.3981 in County Louth. The closest other castles are Barmeath Castle (2.6 mi), Roodstown Castle (5.3 mi) and Ardee Castle (6.3 mi). County Louth has 12 castles in all.
