Ballymote Castle
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Tourist attraction in Ballymote, Ireland
Ballymote Castle is a large rectangular keepless castle, built around 1300. It is located in the townland of Carrownanty on the outskirts of Ballymote in southern County Sligo, Ireland. This area was known historically as Átha Cliath an Chorainn, which roughly translates as The Ford of the Hurdles of Corann.
Address: Carrownanty, Ballymote, Co. Sligo, Ireland
Hours: Closed ⋅ Opens 9 AM Mon
Ballymote Castle is a large rectangular keepless castle, built around 1300. It is located in the townland of Carrownanty on the outskirts of Ballymote in ...
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Lovely castle ruin amid a nice park. Small stream and wild ducks completes the setting. Ample walking space in safe environment.
Ballymote is almost square in plan with a 3/4 round tower at each angle and a D-shaped tower mid way along the east and west curtains. In the south wall there ...
Ballymote castle was built around the year 1300 by the Anglo-Norman Richard de Burgo, second Earl of Ulster, who was known as the 'Red Earl' in order to ...
The castle is almost square in plan, with three-quarters round towers at each corner. In the centre of the E and W curtain walls there are D-shaped towers.
Ballymote Castle is a large rectangular keepless castle, built around 1300. It is located in the townland of Carrownanty on the outskirts of Ballymote in ...
Siege, Capture and Recapture. Ballymote needed to be a strong castle. It was to be at the centre of local conflicts for centuries after its construction.
The castle is a large rectangular enclosure castle which is in a state of partial ruin although well preserved in parts. The symmetrical plan of the...
The castle was built around the year 1300 by the Anglo-Norman Richard de Burgo, second Earl of Ulster, who was known as the 'Red Earl' in order to protect ...
