Leap Castle
County Tipperary, Ireland
Leap Castle is a castle in County Tipperary, Ireland, first built in 1250. The nearest other castle is Roscrea Castle, 5.1 mi away.
Leap Castle at a glance
Built
1250
13th century
Type
Castle
Nearest castle
Roscrea Castle
5.1 mi away
Castles in County Tipperary
17
Ireland
About Leap Castle
Leap Castle (Irish: Caisleán Léim Uí Bhánáin (IPA:[ˈkaʃlʲaːn̪ˠlʲeːmʲiːˈwaːn̪ˠaːnʲ])) is a castle in Roscrea, County Offaly, Ireland, about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) north of the town of Roscrea and 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) south of Kinnitty on the R421.
From the Wikipedia article on Leap Castle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Leap Castle sits at 53.0281, -7.8085 in County Tipperary. The closest other castles are Roscrea Castle (5.1 mi), Birr Castle (6.4 mi) and Lackeen Castle (12 mi). County Tipperary has 17 castles in all.
