Rockfleet Castle
County Mayo, Ireland
Rockfleet Castle is a tower house in County Mayo, Ireland. It is a National Monument of Ireland. The nearest other castle is Westport House, 7.7 mi away.
Rockfleet Castle at a glance
Type
Tower house
Heritage status
national monument of Ireland
Nearest castle
Westport House
7.7 mi away
Castles in County Mayo
14
Ireland
About Rockfleet Castle
Rockfleet Castle, or Carrickahowley Castle (Irish: Carraig an Chabhlaigh), is a tower house near Newport in County Mayo, Ireland. It was built in the mid-fifteenth century, and is most famously associated with Grace O'Malley, the 'pirate queen' and chieftain of the Clan O’Malley.
From the Wikipedia article on Rockfleet Castle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rockfleet Castle sits at 53.8967, -9.6324 in County Mayo. The closest other castles are Westport House (7.7 mi), Doon Castle (10 mi) and Carrickkildavnet Castle (13 mi). County Mayo has 14 castles in all.
